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Quote #10
"Play your best" [Harrison] told [the musicians], "and I'll make you barons and dukes and earls" (65)
Ah, it seems like Harrison is the type to reward an exceptional performance, not stifle it. That's what competition is about, right? With Harrison and his sheer awesomeness being depicted as so scary, maybe Vonnegut is criticizing America's slow decline into mediocrity. (Although, we have to say, this sounds like one of those "kids these days" complaints. Everything looks better in hindsight.)