Lit Analysis Essay

Part 1

Throughout the book, Billy Pilgrim travels between moments in his life. Billy Pilgrim was drafted in the army for WWII. He was then shopped oversees for the battle of Bulge in Belgium. During the battle, he was captured by enemy forces which leads him to Dresden. Dresden later is bombed which herds Billy into a slaughterhouse in order to evade the incoming bombs. After the war, Billy returns to Illium to pursue Optometry. He then attends an asylum and meets a man named kilgore, who is writing a book, While in the asylum, events trigger his flashbacks of the war. It then forwards to when a relative has a wedding, in which he is captured by aliens that trap him with an actress named Montana Wildhack, While aboard the alien ship, Montana conceives Billy's babies. Billy never sees her again. Time then changes to a point in which Billy is in a plane crash and becomes the lone survivor. He then was taken to get surgery. After the surgery, billy then says that he remembers everything.

Part 2

I believe the theme is that war takes a toll on the body AND mind of a person. I believe Vonnegut tried to take on the topic of war and the harshness of it. One thing to point out is that Billy Pilgrim's so called moments of "time travel" are actually just a byproduct if war on a person's mind and the feeling of wanting to go back in time to unsee the harshness of war

Part 3

Billy Pilgrim is a flat character. However, This book jumps around from different points in time.

Part 4

"Poo-tee-weet?" this is a phrase said by the Bird after the massacre. This symbol shows that war is intellectual like that bird that is speaking.

Part 5

I chose this book because I wanted to read an Anti-war book. The senselessness killing of war is just not needed and the this book explains why.

Part 6

" So it goes" this phrase takes the harsh fact that war is not a fun topic and that death can take a toll on the mind.