How is the setting San Lorenzo significant in Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut?


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The Republic of San Lorenzo is a fictional country where much of the book's second half takes place.San Lorenzo is a tiny, rocky island nation located in the Caribbean Sea, positioned in the relative vicinity of Puerto Rico. San Lorenzo has only one city, its seaside capital of Bolivar.As the story progresses, it becomes clear that San Lorenzon society is more bizarre and cryptic than originally revealed. Though everyone on the island seems to know about Bokononism and its founder, Bokonon, the present government calls itself Christian and those caught practising Bokononism are punished with death by the giant hook.

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