... feels like the story is being relayed in conversation rather than written form. The book begins with an unknown narrator explaining what we're about to read. I reread the first chapter after finishing the book, and it's somewhat clearer now that it's a jumbled autobiographic account of Vonnegut's time spent in ... he went through write this book. Normally, this would be recorded in a book's foreward, but Vonnegut doesn't appear to do anything normal. Chapter 1 states many times we're about to read a book about Dresden; however, there is one clue that something is amiss when Vonnegut speak...

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... feels like the story is being relayed in conversation rather than written form. The book begins with an unknown narrator explaining what we're about to read. I reread the first chapter after finishing the book, and it's somewhat clearer now that it's a jumbled autobiographic account of Vonnegut's time spent in ... he went through write this book. Normally, this would be recorded in a book's foreward, but Vonnegut doesn't appear to do anything normal. Chapter 1 states many times we're about to read a book about Dresden; however, there is one clue that something is amiss when Vonnegut speak...

• Word Count: 1646
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... feels like the story is being relayed in conversation rather than written form. The book begins with an unknown narrator explaining what we're about to read. I reread the first chapter after finishing the book, and it's somewhat clearer now that it's a jumbled autobiographic account of Vonnegut's time spent in ... he went through write this book. Normally, this would be recorded in a book's foreward, but Vonnegut doesn't appear to do anything normal. Chapter 1 states many times we're about to read a book about Dresden; however, there is one clue that something is amiss when Vonnegut spea...

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... his views are those of an alien, and he also has breakdowns where he shows his human nature. In chapter one, Kurt Vonnegut really shows his human side and even goes out to prove how he is human. Then the Tralfamadorians teach us how to feel no unhappiness. They teach Billy, more importantly, to move on from troubles in his life, but since ... not be a good way to come to terms with the death of a person. "The most important thing I learned on Tralfamadore was that when a person dies he only appears to die. He is very much alive in the past, so it is very silly for people to cry at his f...

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... time has always existed, and will always exist. The best thing we can do is ignore the bad moments of our life, because we cannot change them. So it goes. When Vonnegut places himself inside the book, particularly in the first chapter, the reader is told that the all the events of the story ... is. Not only is the book inundated with thousands of meaningless deaths, but many riddles and double meanings. For a Tralfamadorian, it does not really matter how you live your live, as long as you have at least one happy moment to relive for eternity. Billy Pilgrim, just like any other human bein...

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... die anyway, and it cannot be helped, then people should simply be kind. Don't hurt. Vonnegut also takes a much more straight forward approach towards his expression of "be kind, don't hurt." And that is with the parts of the novel that talk about World War II. First of all, Vonnegut subtitles the book "The Children's Crusade" to show how the violent crusades we ... is humorous beyond belief, but at the same time he delivers an extremely potent and powerful message. He is a black humorist. We find ourselves laughing in self-defense. But Vonnegut's messages aren't the only characteristics ...

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