... by a Trafalmadorian flying saucer. He kills time. He watches a war movie, and because he is unstuck in time the movie goes forward and then backward. This is my favorite part of the entire novel. The passage is quoted in its entirety in the "Quotes- portion of this assignment. He goes out to meet the ship, and he is taken as planned. As the ship shoots out into ... victims. My great-grandmother was Jewish so this means more to me than it would the next person. Luckily, she came to America before the war. This also introduced another important, but almost stock, character; Howard Campbel...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School