Kurt Vonnegut structures Billy Pilgrim’s story using quick, concise paragraphs. The style of the novel does not fall in chronological order, but instead they jump back and forth. This corresponds with the Tralfamadorian belief that one can experience all moments at any time because time is not linear. They view time as a whole almost as if they can pick and choose any moment they want to experience. For Billy Pilgrim, he never knows when he will be. For Vonnegut, he can never escape Dresden. The form of non-linear story added the significant fact that Vonnegut will never escape Dresden. Dresden is now a part of him and takes up most of the moments in his life; thus, if the story was linear, the meaning could not be obtained otherwise.
