... real controversy lies in its use for essays and assignments by students, its use in fiction is equally as important; specifically, the use of alternative discourse in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five. Slaughterhouse Five is by no means written in a traditional way. There are multiple aspects of Vonnegut's novel that would fall under the category of "alternative discourse." I think that "Time Magazine ... Pilgrim's life like the tassel on a four-year-old's tricycle. Most books we are used to follow a very simple chronological order, possibly with a flashback here or there, and t...

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The novel Slaughterhouse Five is written by Kurt Vonnegut. Who tells a mixed up story of a man named Billy and his life traveling through time. In this novel I find that the theme of the ... sent to Dresden, to do hard labor. During his stay, the city is bombed and totally destroyed. Billy, some other Americans, and a few German guards hide in the basement of Slaughterhouse Five during the bombing and manage to escape unharmed. Another important setting in the book is the planet of Tralfamadore, where Billy is taken by aliens. There he is held ... ...

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... as the other sci-fi writers, and that probably makes the difference between his works and science fiction. I read and summarized three of his works: Cat's Cradle, Harrison Bergeron, and Slaughterhouse five. Through these stories Mr. Vonnegut argued through fate, the future, love, oppression and humanity. His descriptive writing style gives the reader a present sense impression of the story, and really ... makes you think. When you examine Cat's Cradle, Harrison Bergeron, and Slaughterhouse five you are given a good idea of Vonnegut a writer, because it provides a cross section of his id...

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... in Germany. He was taken to Dresden with other POWs. While they were there, Dresden was bombed and the group hid in the basement of a slaughterhouse. This experience later led to create the story-line of Slaughterhouse Five. Upon his return to the U.S. Vonnegut received the Purple Heart and in 1950, at twenty-eight years of age, his first short story was ... ...

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