«2BRO2B (summary)» in English with a Parallel Translation

"2 B R 0 2 B" is a short story by American writer Kurt Vonnegut, published in 1962. The title of the story is a play on words, sounding like "to be or not to be" from William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet." The story presents a dystopian narrative set in a future society where the struggle between life and death is regulated by the state and the population.

In this world where medical science has reached an advanced level, people can live almost indefinitely. However, there is a strict quota on the number of people in society, and for each new birth, someone must voluntarily die to make room. The protagonist of the story, a painter, faces a dilemma when his sister becomes pregnant, and he must find a volunteer to die in order to make space for the newborn child.

"2 B R 0 2 B" raises important questions about life, death, morality, and the value of human life. Vonnegut explores the potential future that awaits us if we start looking at life and death through the lens of numbers and utilitarianism.

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