The dictionary defines Nihilism as a doctrine which considers all values baseless and states that nothing is knowable or can be communicated. In Cat ´s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut suggests a meaninglessness of all human pursuits, therefore stating nothing leads to jubilance, especially not desires, by portraying the Hoenikker family members as individuals with desires that in the end are fulfilled, yet do not lead to contentment. Emily, Felix Hoenikker's wife, choses her husband by considering her desires and not valuing the right choice for herself, leading to her death. Dr. Breed, Felix's supervisor, and the protagonist discuss Emily and Felix Hoenikker and Dr. Breed verbalizes, "That ´s why she married. She said his mind was tuned to the biggest music there was, the music of the stars.  (49). This demonstrates Emily ´s reason for espousing Dr. Hoenikker. She predicates her love for him on his research and when she decides to marry him, she believes he will be a good husband. As being a very unique person, Felix indirectly causes her death because, "Emily wasn't used to driving the Marmon. She got into a bad wreck on the way home. It did something to her pelvis...And that was why she died when little Newt was born.  (23) This exemplifies Emily's death and illuminates who's indirect fault it was. Pursuing her desires is what subsequently led to her tragic death and her daughter Angela's forsaken awkwardness. Angela endeavors a doting relationship and because of her desperate situation, she fails to apperceive her partner ´s erroneous intentions. Angela recounts to Jonah how she meets her husband Harrison Conners, "He was the most beautiful thing I ´d ever seen. He came in, we talked about father ´s last days and about old times in general. Two weeks later, we were married.  (84). This foreshadows Harrison ´s intention to marry Angela. His sudden attentiveness towards her should cause her to suspiciously view his motives. The a