... American soldiers, two of whom are scouts and capable soldiers. The one who is not, the antitank gunner, Roland Weary, is a cruel, insecure character that saves Billy's life repeatedly in acts that he thinks will make him a hero. Billy first time shifts as he leans against a tree in a Luxembourg forest. He has fallen behind the others and has little will to ... shower. Among the prisoners is Edgar Derby, a forty-four year old teacher from Indianapolis. When the water comes, Billy time-travels to his infancy. His mother has just given him a bath. Then he is a middle-aged optometrist play...

• Word Count: 5323
• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

... that he would find and kill Billy Pilgrim. When the scalding water turns on, Billy leaps back to when he was an infant. His mother has just finished giving him a bath. He then leaps forward to a Sunday game of golf, played with three other optometrists. Then, he leaps in time to the space ship, on his first trip to the distant ... , time. On earth there are actually seven sexes, all necessary to the production of children; earthlings just do not notice the sex difference between themselves because many of the sex acts occur in the fourth dimension. These ideas baffle Billy (and me too), ...

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