Five Families

was in the gallery of the U.S. Senate when the resolution of war was passed. Billy was now eighteen and he quickly packed his bag with the intent to join his father’s old regiment in Wisconsin. Upon the return of John Mitchell to Wisconsin the family was surprised when John gave his consent for Billy to join the war, remarking at the time he would rather have men fight who were under twenty then over forty (Miller). As Billy left for Florida to embark on a twenty-eight-year career in the…

Factor 1: Martin Luther [CD1] Evidence that backs up Focus Point 1 One of the evidence that backs up Focus Point 1 is the Ninety-five theses and the corruption of Martin Luther. [CM1] Explain how Focus Point 1 led to Reformation Martin Luther witnessed corruption when he visited Europe and he also wrote a statement called the 95 theses which was basically made to forgive sins and they sell those indulgences. Indulgences was money that was paid to to the church officials to be guaranteed in…

Martin Luther was a rebel in his time, and created quite a stir in the religious community. While is early years were somewhat unremarkable his later deeds were filled with controversy. The things he is best known for is the writing of the 95 Theses, the diets that led to his being labeled a heretic, and translating the New Testament into German. Martin Luther was born in 1483 in Eisleben, Saxony to Hans and Margaretta Luther. He was educated and set on a path to become a lawyer at his fathers…

Everyone wants a perfect life, but most people do not know what they have to do to get it. Many think that they can have the life they want without sacrificing anything. The author Kurt Vonnegut argues that when one has a perfect life, consequently, there was a dark way to obtain it that nobody else perceives to be wrong. Kurt Vonnegut indicates that life can be darker than the way it is perceived in his story "2BR02B" through his use of symbolism and imagery. Kurt Vonnegut uses the symbolism…

Kurt Vonnegut is able to tie together the idea that fate is predetermined with the ideas that life is meaningless, by pointing out that the actions people take in life are inconsequential. Billy Pilgrim sees this in his everyday life, as he travels through time, showing him that all the events in his life are already set, and therefore there is nothing he can do to change what will happen to him. This has its effects on his emotion as he is very distant from his own life, as he sees the events…

The 95 theses was wrote in 1517 by Martin Luther as a protest of selling in indulgences. Salvation could only be reached by faith and divine grace only. One of the most popular legends say the Luther nailed the 95 theses to the Wittenberg castle church door. The 95 theses would start to become the foundation for the Protestant Reformation. The 95 theses quickly spread through Germany and started making their way to Rome. The 95 theses refueled the Reformation that resulted in the rebirth of…

In Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut it is contrasted into two major perspectives, Biographical and Structuralist which reveal the devastations of war. Kurt Vonnegut is undoubtedly displaying his life experiences through Billy Pilgrim and his encounters,as he enlisted in the army and exhibits the horrors of war. Kurt channels his experiences through a third person perspective which Billy is essentially a physical manifestation of his memories “The war parts, anyway, are pretty much…

Billy Pilgrim is born in Ilium, New York in 1922 to an optometrist and his wife. He does well in high school and goes to optometry school. Soon afterwards, he is drafted into WWII where he becomes a chaplain’s assistant to avoid fighting. Shortly before Billy is sent to Europe, his father is killed while hunting. Upon his arrival, Billy is sent to the Battle of the Bulge in Belgium and taken prisoner by Germans almost as soon as he got there. Soon before being captured, he experiences his entire…

Perfect World in Slaughterhouse Five With countless wars and other conflicts, history seems to tell that a perfect world without violence can’t happen, as Henry Rollins remarked, “I don't think you'll ever have a perfect world because we humans are prone to error.” In his satirical anti-war book Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut focuses on World War II and the bombing of Dresden as he demonstrates the senselessness of war. In the passage from Slaughterhouse Five analyzed in this essay, the…

When a tragedy occurs, it has the power to provoke many different types of responses. Some people mourn a great amount, some go into a state of denial, and others may speak up and tackle it. In Slaughterhouse-Five, author Kurt Vonnegut introduces Billy Pilgrim as someone who was affected by the bombing of Dresden, and someone who is taken by Tralfamadorians (an alien species) to talk to him about their theories of time. There are many ways to react to a catastrophe, but the author emphasizes the…