1. Slaughterhouse Five
The book, Céline and His Vision, is a story of a French soldier whose skull gets cracked during World War I. ... He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel is ready to begin. ... In his own mind, Weary narrates the war stories he will one day tell. ... In his head he refers to them and himself as the Three Musketeers, and tells himself the story of how the Three Musketeers saved the life of a dumb college kid. ... He jumps forward to 1965, when he is a middle-aged man visiting his mother in a nursing home. ...
- Word Count: 7795
- Approx Pages: 31
- Grade Level: High School