What is the setting of Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut?

Vonnegut sets many of his stories in the Northeast United States, which is where he is from. "Who Am I This Time?" and "The Hyannis Port Story" feature North Crawford, New Hampshire. "The Hyannis Port Story" and "Welcome to the Monkey House" both feature Hyannis Port, specifically as the place the Kennedys spent their summers. This mythical location is indicative of Vonnegut's time—these stories were written from the mid-fifties to the mid-sixties—and the consciousness of America in that time was one of both hope and fear.