Kurt Vonnegut’s unique and preposterous novel Slaughterhouse-Five was peculiar in the sense that it was evoked by misleading ideas, abstract humor, and visual imagery to display post- modernistic style- in it of itself reflecting the fractured psyche of the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim. It was a combination of a unique blend of being fiction and nonfiction. Vonnegut 's novel engrossed postmodernism because it had no limits, it is free and associates with dissonance. He is living his act, never knowing which will come up next. The book is filled with unexpected events and unthinkable surprises, that the author lived through and that fills the reader 's head with limitless questions. Slaughterhouse- Five is a writing piece that is put together
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Uniquely, Kurt Vonnegut uses his own voice to stylistically approach his novel indirectly, which results in the inclusion of the author himself, through the technique of breaking the fourth wall. Vonnegut chose to conceal the true meaning of his novel through keen hints and illusions that are intended for open interpretations by his audience, it is meaningless to find a certain real point throughout the chapters since Slaughterhouse- Five and the war are chaotic. The author breaks the fourth wall when he informs the audience of what is going to happen in the book before it happens to give the reader a different experience and allows them to keep all minds open. Kurt Vonnegut induces the audiences queue for their attention by forcefully writing “Listen” (Vonnegut, 22). Vonnegut is presenting himself almost verbally present enlivening his memoir that aims to convince readers of the inhumanity of war . Provided that, Vonnegut’s use of breaking the fourth wall is the most effectual in such a way that both elevates and personalizes his audiences’ reading, the audience gains an equal footing with the author and holds the readers in high regard, at the same time positions the focus on the reader. Vonnegut skillfully composes Billy Pilgrim’s personal vignette of life events manifested by absurd transitions, which intrigues readers to be eager to …show more content…
He noted in resignation, war is neither heroic nor glamorous. It is messy, very disruption, and especially corrupts the morality of individuals. War is an event that can not be justified. Vonnegut is able to show the readers what war is like, even if it is conveyed through untidy themes. Furthermore, it is sensible to mention that Vonnegut’s literature is not able to actualize the depiction of such catastrophic event that takes part in reality. The disarrangement of his novel in a way prevails the literal state that there is nothing more to say in the novel about war except “poo-tee-weet” because there are no other words to distinguish how ashamed, interruptive, and shocking and useless he perceived the whole thing was. Viewed at the introductory and conclusion of this novel there is complete silence, there is no appropriate interpretation to the horrific occurrence of war- no one knows why a massacre leads to complete silence except for the ringing of the birds."Billy and the rest wandered out onto the shady street. The trees were leafing out. There was nothing going on out there, no traffic of any kind. There was only one vehicle, an abandoned wagon drawn by two horses. The wagon was green and coffin shaped. Birds were talking. One bird said to Billy Pilgrim. 'Poo-tee-weet '?" (215). The birds are incorporated to
Uniquely, Kurt Vonnegut uses his own voice to stylistically approach his novel indirectly, which results in the inclusion of the author himself, through the technique of breaking the fourth wall. Vonnegut chose to conceal the true meaning of his novel through keen hints and illusions that are intended for open interpretations by his audience, it is meaningless to find a certain real point throughout the chapters since Slaughterhouse- Five and the war are chaotic. The author breaks the fourth wall when he informs the audience of what is going to happen in the book before it happens to give the reader a different experience and allows them to keep all minds open. Kurt Vonnegut induces the audiences queue for their attention by forcefully writing “Listen” (Vonnegut, 22). Vonnegut is presenting himself almost verbally present enlivening his memoir that aims to convince readers of the inhumanity of war . Provided that, Vonnegut’s use of breaking the fourth wall is the most effectual in such a way that both elevates and personalizes his audiences’ reading, the audience gains an equal footing with the author and holds the readers in high regard, at the same time positions the focus on the reader. Vonnegut skillfully composes Billy Pilgrim’s personal vignette of life events manifested by absurd transitions, which intrigues readers to be eager to …show more content…
He noted in resignation, war is neither heroic nor glamorous. It is messy, very disruption, and especially corrupts the morality of individuals. War is an event that can not be justified. Vonnegut is able to show the readers what war is like, even if it is conveyed through untidy themes. Furthermore, it is sensible to mention that Vonnegut’s literature is not able to actualize the depiction of such catastrophic event that takes part in reality. The disarrangement of his novel in a way prevails the literal state that there is nothing more to say in the novel about war except “poo-tee-weet” because there are no other words to distinguish how ashamed, interruptive, and shocking and useless he perceived the whole thing was. Viewed at the introductory and conclusion of this novel there is complete silence, there is no appropriate interpretation to the horrific occurrence of war- no one knows why a massacre leads to complete silence except for the ringing of the birds."Billy and the rest wandered out onto the shady street. The trees were leafing out. There was nothing going on out there, no traffic of any kind. There was only one vehicle, an abandoned wagon drawn by two horses. The wagon was green and coffin shaped. Birds were talking. One bird said to Billy Pilgrim. 'Poo-tee-weet '?" (215). The birds are incorporated to