The Way of a Pilgrim

Five, analyzes the life of Billy Pilgrim, a World War II veteran who survived the horrific firebombing of Dresden, Germany in the year 1945. Billy Pilgrim narrates the timeline of his life, with events being told out of order and with, what seem to be, bizarre twists added to it. Slaughterhouse Five is a novel that can be interpreted in different ways, which is why it created enough controversy to be banned in schools all over the United States. Kurt Vonnegut has a way with his words, and is…

thanks to the Lord. The History of Thanksgiving goes back to 1621 when the Pilgrims and the Indians had started it. Some Families have their different traditions for thanksgiving too. Some might eat, some might pray, and some might just have fun and be happy with their families. “What Is Thanksgiving?” Is a good question that people don’t think about. Thanksgiving is a celebration for the arrival and friendship of the Pilgrims and the Indians. When you think of “Thanksgiving”, What do you think…

Thanksgivings Differ If I ever wiped my face off on the tablecloth at the Thanksgiving dinner table, I would probably get smacked by my Mother. But, that is exactly how the Pilgrims and Indians did on their first ever Thanksgiving. Today, I am going to compare and contrast the differences between modern day Thanksgivings and the first ever Thanksgiving. The first person I asked was Dezmyn Abbring, a student at Kankakee Valley, about how he would usually spend his Thanksgiving. Some…

Although the novel “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut is an anti-war book, I believe time was more importantly presented within the book rather than warfare. It is easy to feel this way seeing as that the theme dominates every chapter of this “jumbled” book. Vonnegut develops this theme throughout the book by telling events throughout Billy Pilgrim’s life. Let's just say, for a mild mannered, scrawny man, he's able to get around. Events in the novel aren't presented directly, but instead…

Enrique travels through Mexico illegally on top of trains in order to reunite with his mother Lourdes. Migrants travel on train tops, these trains have nicknames that describe their experiences The Train of Death, The Train that Devours, and The Pilgrims Train. The Train of Death was one of the trains that Enrique rode on his adventure to his mother. “ His fingers uncurled. He tried to bounce his feet off the wheels and push away. But as he let go, the air pulled him in. The wheels flattened…

Literature The poet and the pilgrim both show sympathy towards Dante the Pilgrim’s guide, Virgil, also known as Vergil. Virgil was one of the greatest Roman poets, and while living in Rome he attained a thorough knowledge of Greek and Roman authors and poets (Schoder 414). He was also trained in rhetoric and philosophy (Williams). He wrote the Aeneid, in which Dante was very fond of and saw Virgil as the highest level of achievement and human intelligence (Schoder 414). Because of these reasons…

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…

Canterbury is the site of Canterbury Cathedral where the relics of Saint Thomas Becket are stored. Pilgrims journey there to thank the martyr for helping them in their time of need. Chaucer tells us that as he prepared to go on such a pilgrimage. He is renting a room in the Tabard Inn tavern in the city of Southwark. During Chaucer’s stay, he encounters a great company of twenty-nine other travelers also on their way to Canterbury. Chaucer…

Miller In the Canterbury Tales, by Geoffrey Chaucer, there are 29 pilgrims headed to Canterbury from London. Harry Bailey, the host of the pilgrimage, presents a competition that each pilgrim tell two stories on the way to Canterbury and back to London and whoever shares the best story will be honored with a feast paid for by the other pilgrims. All of the pilgrims agree to do the challenge and they start the journey. The pilgrims each come from a specific class of society and depict a wide…

the Mayflower to better educate those that do not have enough information about the Mayflower. Philbrick tells the story of the Pilgrims from the escape in England all the way through the end of Kind Philip’s War. He begins by telling of the two voyages that bring the pilgrims to America. He then talks of the discovery, accommodation, community, and war of the pilgrims. He does this while using many resources, maps, and pictures. Philbrick uses three themes to identify…