<span>Vonnegut uses flat, static characters like George Bergeron to develop critique of 1950s American society because it depicts her as a flat character as she represents the stereotype of perfectly average intelligence. Same as her characters, she reflects them with her personalities.</span>
Vonnegut uses flat characters to exaggerate the lack of individuality that may result when a society seeks absolute equality. The fact that the characters are static emphasizes citizens’ inability to grow and change freely in a equal society.