Billy Pilgrim - Pacifistic, wimpy, and passive-natured main character in Vonnegut’s Dresden story. Generally seen as a pilgrim in his own haunted past, from which he returns with a message of goodness for all to hear. The firebombing of Dresden has a severe affect on him, for he is plagued with the question - In what kind of world is such a thing possible? Through Billy’s struggles and through his disillusionment, we are forced to witness along with him the brutalities of war.

Roland Weary - As his name suggests, Weary is tired of war. He is a typical hardcore soldier, always on duty. He isn’t well liked by anyone, especially his scouts, who are constantly trying to ditch him. Because of this, he is always fantasizing about heroic war stories and great friendships (i.e. the Three Musketeers), and he also needs a sense of security in case he is ditched. This is why he picks up Billy Pilgrim

Kilgore Trout - A science fiction novelist with good ideas and terrible writing style. His novels, however, provide Billy Pilgrim with fantasy worlds to dream in and also allow Vonnegut to make fun of many values that Americans hold so dear.

Valencia Pilgrim - Billy’s unattractive and insensitive wife, who he married for the sole reason that there was no reason not to. He checks into a mental hospital after proposing to her, for he sees her as a “symptom of his disease”. However, she adores Billy, and in the end she dies in a car wreck while frantically trying to visit Billy in the hospital.

Paul Lazarro - A nasty character with a taste for blood. Roland Weary’s only true friend, with whom he shares the role of disgusting outcast. Lazarro is thought to be a gangster outside of the war and always has his mind on revenge. Therefore, when Roland Weary dies, Paul Lazarro focuses his attentions on killing Billy Pilgrim.

Howard W. Campbell, Jr. - American Nazi propagandist who tries to recruit Americans from Billy’s POW camp to his own Free American Corps. Edgar Derby puts him in his place with an inspirational and moving speech.

Eliot Rosewater - Another disillusioned American wh

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