The Tralfamadorian

As chapter four commenced, on the night of his daughter’s wedding, Billy was tossing restlessly in bed. Previously announced in chapter two, Billy has traveled through time more than once, so during the night he was restless, he was prepared for what was about to happen. Billy knew that within an hour, the Tralfamadorians would capture him. Upon getting out of bed, he explored his daughter’s empty bedroom and answered the phone when it rang. The caller had been a drunk man who dialed the wrong number. Then, Billy Pilgrim wandered downstairs and watched a World War II documentary. He watched the documentary forwards and backwards. When he watched it backwards, destruction was turned into peace, and in his mind, Hitler and everyone else turned …show more content…
Next, after Billy was on board, a speaker asked him if he had any questions, therefore, Billy asked “Why me?” Then, they explained that there is no “why?”, they were all just trapped in the moment like bugs trapped in amber. They then put him to sleep using an anesthetic. The acceleration of the saucer sent him hurdling through time, so when he regained consciousness, he was, once again, in a boxcar crossing Germany. The people on the boxcar had taken turns sleeping and standing, so Billy decided he wanted to sleep, but nobody wanted to sleep next to him because they claimed that he shouted and kicked in his sleep. Billy had to sleep standing up. By the ninth day on the boxcar, more people had died. On that day, even Roland Weary died of gangrene. Before doing so, Weary made sure everyone knew who was to be held responsible for his death: Billy. After ten nights, the train finally stopped at a prison. Billy and many others were let off of the train and issued coats. They were all led to a room where they were measured. One of the prisoners, Edgar Derby, was in good shape. He had been in Weary’s boxcar. Another prisoner, Lazzaro was very