... kids. The men could not think of any particularly good memories or stories, and the narrator noticed that Mary, Bernard's wife (to whom Slaughterhouse Five is dedicated), seemed very angry about something. Finally, she confronted him: the narrator and Bernard were just babies when they fought. Mary was ... was written by a pillar of salt. He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel is ready to begin. MY COMMENTS: I've read several Kurt Vonnegut books in the past, including this one. It has been a couple of years since I first read Slaughterhouse Five, and ...

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