Slaughterhouse Five Persuasive Essay

Books are quickly becoming a thing of the pass. With new ways of entertainment emerging, libraries are being abandoned for a variety of millions of apps on their phones. Yet with all this competition arising many people still believe that barriers should be put in to place on what books are allowed and which are not. One of these book is Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Many challenges have rose against the book because of its use of profanity and gore. Kurt Vonnegut, a World War II vet, based the book on his experience, giving these actions a factual representation. Although the use of violence and profanity in Slaughterhouse-Five is questionable at times, the use of these methods allows for the reader to have a true insight in the realities and effects of war on a soldier and his surroundings. Profanity should not be placed as a barrier to reading a book in this society. Students have already encountered such use of vulgar language that it should not be the reason a book is banned. For example, "in a society in which movies rated for a high school audience include extensive profanity and violence, and where three of the top 10-selling songs featured the F-word in their titles, how can coarse language in a book be …show more content…
They can see these same actors come right back in another movie, creating the sense that it's all just a game,"(Duncan). As Duncan demonstrates how the actual traits of war are often masqueraded with positive ending. Thus giving a the viewer a false perspective on the reality of war. She also elucidates that viewers need to see the consequences of the aftermath, not just a heroes ending. Slaughterhouse-Five creates a real environment of war. By Vonnegut being a vet, and basing the book on his experiences, this creates a sense of authenticity. Not incorporating or simply ignoring the negative realities of war such as extreme violence in Slaughterhouse-Five would force the reader to develop a flawed image of