Slaughterhouse

In Slaughterhouse Five, Kurt Vonnegut uses a unique style of writing to change the reader's point of view throughout the text. He uses imagery, select word choice and highlights his theme with motifs to add depth to the book. Birds are present after tragic events to almost lighten the mood and downplay the event. The word choice after these events are positive and do not have negative connotations. Tralfamadorians view the world a lot differently than humans and view time as a constant "range of…

Autobiography Slaughterhouse-Five ain't a pure autobiography because, while it does have elements of the author's life in it, most of the narrative is focused on a fictional character, Billy Pilgrim. At the same time, many of Vonnegut's own experiences in Dresden, Germany, provide the engine for Slaughterhouse-Five's plot... so we think it deserves to be called a semi-autobiographical novel. War Drama Slaughterhouse-Five is also primarily about various aspects of war: (a) how much it sucks,…

Both Slaughterhouse Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut, and Briefing for A Descent into Hell, written by Doris Lessing, show signs of a disturbed individual; one whose life has been altered from reality. Billy Pilgrim, the main character of Slaughterhouse Five, disconnects from reality from the destruction of war. On the other hand, Charles Watkins, the main character of Briefing for A Descent into Hell, becomes disconnected from reality due to a mental breakdown. These novels deal with the works…

Slaughterhouse-Five written by Kurt Vonnegut is not a relaxed read. If this book was not assigned for a class reading, Slaughterhouse- Five would not be a novel I would have considered picking up. The unpleasant flash of red on the book cover is mysterious, but not approachable. The chaotic format is intriguing, but confusing. However, my views on this remarkably written literature piece has changed dramatically as I finished the novel. Kurt Vonnegut’s satirical approach was unlike other authors…

In Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse Five, the main character Billy discusses death numerous times and how it’s simply a part of life. To further go on, The Tralfamadorians also see death as just another aspect in life, “Now, when I myself hear that somebody is dead, I simply shrug and say what the Tralfamadorians say about dead people, which is ‘So it goes’ (27). This quote talks about how the Tralfamadorians view death and that to them it is irrelevant. Vonnegut uses the phrase “So it goes”…

The lesson of "Slaughterhouse-Five" is whatever you need it to be. That is the magnificence of the book. In any case, in his usually dull, wry way, Kurt Vonnegut gives us a few conceivable subjects to investigate. One of the subjects identifies with the route in which Mr. Vonnegut displays the human life expectancy. Through his written work, Mr. Vonnegut offers an old conversation starter: Are we experts of our fate, or would we say we are pawns of destiny? The medium through which Mr. Vonnegut…

Crazy people see crazy things becomes a true statement in Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut when a distressed book about a Billy Pilgrim’s life is impacted by what he saw and went through during the war. In Kurt Vonnegut’s book, Billy Pilgrim suffers from severe PTSD that leads him to time travel and being kidnapped by the Tralfamadorians. Slaughterhouse Five was first banned in Oakland County, Michigan and has been since 1972 according to Betsy Morais. The book should be allowed to be read…

The Futility of Free Will in Slaughterhouse-Five There are no war heroes in Slaughterhouse-Five. Throughout Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, Slaughterhouse-Five, Billy Pilgrim, the man lost in time, is portrayed as an ignorant soldier wandering about World War II Europe. Other characters such as Paul Lazzaro or Roland Weary are too self-absorbed to understand that they are in war and distract themselves by bullying other soldiers. Even Edgar Derby, who was elected to become the leader for the American…

since September 2nd Slaughterhouse-Five – Kurt Vonnegut – pp.275 (Book finished) Slaughterhouse-Five is an antiwar satire following Billy Pilgrim, a former World War II veteran who has become “unstuck in time.” The novel has a nonlinear narrative, constantly jumping between Billy’s war time, pre-war, and post-war experiences as he lives the events of his life over and over again. The plot mainly focuses around the war and Billy’s experiences as a POW in a German slaughterhouse in Dresden.…

in each story every story would be boring and not worth telling. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut and The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien have a similar style of expressing their exaggerated war stories with the contex making things up, they also are similar in a thematic way as Slaughterhouse Five and The Things they Carried both show that one may exaggerate a story to emphasize how important the impact was. In Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut the main character Billy, jumps back…