God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (1965) | How Woke Is It?

Our VerdictMildly Woke

32%

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater1965

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What We Think

God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater is mildly subversive by 1960s standards, but by today’s ‘woke’ metrics, it barely registers. The satire is wide-ranging, with no heavy-handed identity politics or pushed monoculture, making it almost a breath of non-woke air in hindsight.

Score Breakdown

Compromised:Narrative Integrity

Mildly Woke

What is this?

Vonnegut’s satirical approach prioritizes story and character over identity politics. There’s almost no sign of characters being reduced to their race, gender, or sexuality; instead, they’re eccentric individuals. Ideological messaging is woven with humor and irony, but it doesn’t dominate the narrative at the expense of character or plot.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

Woke

What is this?

The novel lampoons wealth, class, and American capitalism, which some might see as undermining traditional values. However, it doesn’t aggressively attack family, religion, or masculinity, there’s irreverence, but not overt hostility. Social structures are critiqued rather than outright vilified.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

Mildly Woke

What is this?

While the book certainly leans satirical and critical of American social norms, it still offers a variety of perspectives and mocks all sides. Characters hold different worldviews, and no modern ideological uniformity is present. It’s more subversive in a 1960s way rather than what we’d call ‘woke’ now.

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