... but without warning one day he went to New York and claimed on the radio that he had been kidnapped by aliens called Trafalmadorians. Billy's daughter, Barbara, when and picked him up in New York. A month later, Billy wrote a letter to Ilium's newspaper describing the aliens. The Trafalmadorians are ... letter, oblivious to the increasingly frantic shouts of his daughter, who has stopped by to check on him. The burden of caring for Billy has made Barbara a "bitchy flibbertigibbet."" We move to the first time Billy gets unstuck in time. Billy receives a little training as a chaplain's ass...

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• Grade Level: High School

... to the planet Tralfamadore. He is glowing with the expectation that his letter will console many people by explaining the true nature of time. His twenty-one-year-old daughter Barbara is distraught by his behavior. She arrives at his house with the newspaper in hand, unable to get Billy to talk sense. Billy describes his entry into the army, his ... drives a Cadillac with John Birch Society bumper stickers. His son is a Green Beret in Vietnam. His daughter is about to get married. He is quite wealthy. At the meeting, a Marine major speaks about bombing in North Vietnam. Billy has no opi...

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• Grade Level: High School

... School of Optometry where Billy studies to become an optometrist. She's a very fat and unattractive woman, but with a kind personality. She dies of carbon monoxide poisoning while Billy is hospitalized. Barbara - Billy and Valencia's daughter. She marries an optometrist, bringing more wealth to the already rich family. She believes her father has gone crazy after his plane crash, head injury, and ... by the Trafalmadorians is. Billy indirectly states that war is inevitable and will always exist, and as bad as it is, it's in human blood to make war. VI. Major Themes A major theme of the ...

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• Grade Level: High School