Kilgore Trout is a prolific but underappreciated science fiction writer. Dwayne Hoover is a wealthy businessman concealing a deep mental instability. Their meeting sets off a bizarre and violent chain of events. Enriched by images, characters, and ideas from Vonnegut’s other works, Breakfast of Champions deals humorously and ironically with themes such as free will, self-determination, and the commodification of art.