... can change humans. There are several details to lead the reader to thinking the Tralfamadorians are nonexistent. Such as the framed prayers on Billy's office. The same words reappeared on Montana Wildhack's locket. This could be a kind of deja vu. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by a life threatening event. Some of the symptoms include flashbacks that ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... an alien mother ship on his daughter's wedding night and is put on display in an zoo on the planet Trafalmadore. Billy is Put on display with a Hollywood actress named Montana Wildhack and is renowned as a "splendid specimen" of a human being. The aliens are unaware that Billy is considered a lanky unattractive individual on earth and thousands of aliens come to see ... ...

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... important setting in the book is the planet of Tralfamadore, where Billy is taken by aliens. There he is held captive and displayed in a zoo, along with his earthling mate, Montana Wildhack, an american star of pornographic movies. Their room in the zoo is furnished with items from earth and has a dome for a roof so that the Trafalmadorians can spy upon ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... will that he began with. Only through escape into his fantasy life is Billy able to find some control and freedom over his choices as noted by his relationship with Montana Wildhack, Billy's subconscious choice of a love mate. This timeless novel pilots the reader to find his or her own unique and individual meaning. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... is sometimes hard to tell the difference between them both. In the book Vonnegut uses a horrific example of science to show the power of it. In the book a scientist named Frank Hoenikker is asked to develop a substance to make marsh land become hard, to allow soldiers to cross it easier. He then developed an ice chip called Ice Nine. The Ice ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... , fast-paced, self-concerned people. The Hoenikker children also show these qualities; each of them have been careless with their ice-nine and have used it to advance their lives. Frank gave it to "Papa" Monzano in return for a position in government; Angela gave it to her love interest so he would marry her, and Newt fell in love with a Russian ... ...

• Word Count: 900
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• Grade Level: High School