1. Slaughterhouse Five
... to do. Now, he presents us with his war book. He will strive to look back no more. This book, he says, is a failure. It was bound to be a failure because it was written by a pillar of salt. He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel ... 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. Straggling behind the others, Billy becomes unstuck in time. He goes back to the red light of pre-birth and then forward again to a day ... speech is beautiful. He h...
- Word Count: 7795
- Approx Pages: 31
- Grade Level: High School