One boy jumped out of the way and only received a few bruises. The car swiped another, and he sustained a broken arm and a broken leg. The third, however, was not so lucky, as he was hit head on. Tragically, the innocent young man never regained consciousness and passed away the next day. The twenty-seven year old driver has been charged with reckless homicide and two counts of felony driving under the influence.
People simply fail to anticipate the repercussions of their actions.
However, this is not to say one should attempt to predict the many potential results of all actions. If one constantly attempts to speculate about consequences of every single action, he will never accomplish anything. Kurt Vonnegut attempts to answer this perplexing question by presenting situations where his characters fail to foresee both the negative and positive consequences of their actions. Generally, Vonnegut's characters find themselves in extraordinary predicaments that are a result of their lack of anticipation. Not only does this lack of prognostication affect the characters themselves, but their actions also affect those interacting with them.