... few hours of the clothes being re-worn the body heat generated would cause the eggs to hatch. Lice caused Trench Fever, a particularly painful disease that began suddenly with severe pain followed by high fever. Recovery, away from the trenches, took up to twelve weeks. Also, frogs by the score were found in shell holes covered in water; they were also found in the base of ... trenches. Slugs and horned beetles crowded the sides of the trench. Many men chose to shave their heads entirely to avoid another prevalent ... the war. The experiences of the war lead to a sort of national traum...

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... 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's" description of Vonnegut's writing style is most excellent when they say that "Vonnegut is George Orwell, Dr. Caligari and Flash ... enemies both - and ultimately the fire bombing of Dresden (Olderman 506). "The cruelest deeds are done in the best causes" (Scholes 451). In my favorite passage of the entire novel, Von...

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