KURT VONNEGUT JR.’S USAGE OF T

be divided into several distinct stories all combined to convey one theme. The major theme

focuses around the central character of Billy Pilgrim before, during, and after the war.

Vonnegut himself plays a major role in the novel as narrator and witness of World War II.

The difficulties Vonnegut had in the writing of the actual novel are also examined in the

novel. All of these issues revolve around the main theme, “the shock and outrage over the

havoc and destruction man is capable of wreaking in the name of what he labels a worthy

cause (Schatt 84).” Vonnegut had tremendous difficulty writing this novel. He says, “I

thought it would be easy for me to write about the destruction of Dresden, since all I

would have to do would be to report what I had seen (Vonnegut 2).” He did not count on

his emotions getting in the way with his attempts of doing this. It took Vonnegut twenty

years to directly face his private demon of the firebombing of Dresden in the form of this

novel (Lundquist 48). He had trouble recalling any memories of importance about his time

in Dresden. In order for Vonnegut to write his Dresden novel, he had to find a wa

. . .
Some common words found in the essay are:
Billy Pilgrim, Tralfamadore Billy, Billy Vonnegut, War II, James Lundquist, Billy Pilgrims, Slaughterhouse Five, Edgar Derby, Kurt Vonnegut, Pilgrim Vonnegut, billy pilgrim, kurt vonnegut, dream world, character billy, character billy pilgrim, slaughterhouse five, world war ii, dresden novel, fictional character, world war, war ii, vonnegut tries, fictional character billy, ironic jump past, concepts kurt vonnegut,
Approximate Word count = 1749
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)