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    The story told in Slaughterhouse Five is very much unique to its setting and the time in which it occurs. The story is told by Kurt Vonnegut‚ who is also a minor character in the book‚ about the life experiences of Billy Pilgrim during World War II. The story centers on a specific event that occurs during the war‚ the Allied firebombing of Dresden‚ Germany. This specific bombing has gone virtually unnoticed by Americans throughout history since the war due to its location‚ being in Germany. However

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    Kurt Vonnegut ’s Slaughterhouse-Five and Joseph Heller ’s Catch-22 use similar motifs to convey their common anti-war message. Although it is truly difficult for any author to communicate the true nature of war in a work of literature‚ both novels are triumphant in their attempts to convey the devastating experience. The authors ’ analogous writing styles‚ themes‚ and motifs run parallel to one another. Both Slaughterhouse-Five and Catch-22 incorporate irony‚ exemplify the idiocy and folly of military

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    In the novels‚ Slaughterhouse 5 written by Kurt Vonnegut and What is the what by Dave Eggers‚ the authors use techniques to help contribute to the development of the readers’ curiosity on how the story might end. As a result‚ it leaves them a feeling of wanting more of the storyline until the very last page. The novel Slaughterhouse 5 is written by the author‚ Kurt Vonnegut who experienced and survived the World War II. He expresses his personal feelings regarding the war through the main character

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    Slaughterhouse Five  The concept of a linear beginning‚ middle‚ and end in the progression of time is thrown  askew in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse­Five through Billy’s travels through time and space.  All people on earth experience a chronological progression of time; they experience birth and  death‚ and are able to perceive the consequences of their actions. Because of Billy’s time travel‚  death does not represent the ultimate end to one’s life. Therefore‚ to Billy death does not retain  the importance that it does to others

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    Commentary of How Irony is used in the Book In the book Slaughterhouse 5‚ the author‚ Kurt Vonnegut‚ gives a brief account of his life that spans throughout World War II and his post-war traumatic war experience. The whole book plays throughout time as he travels in his thoughts around the places he has been to‚ implying that there is no present‚ future or past but just time‚ accompanied by a steady and regular pulse-like pace throughout the book. There is also a thin layer of mood spread out

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    Slaughterhouse-Five 1993. "The true test of comedy is that it shall awaken thoughtful laughter." Choose a novel‚ play‚ or long poem in which a scene or character awakens "thoughtful laughter" in the reader. Write an essay in which you show why this laughter is "thoughtful" and how it contributes to the meaning of the work. English author George Meredith wrote‚ “The true test of comedy is that it shall awaken thoughtful laughter.” Slaughterhouse-Five would have been quite the comedy in Meredith’s

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    Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) causes a painful recollection of a past harrowing event that haunts victims for the rest of their lives and often causes extreme anxiety‚ depression‚ and in some cases‚ drug abuse and suicide. The suicide rates have increased effectually among soldiers‚ with about twenty-eight veterans killing themselves each day (Rosenshield). Many veterans are diagnosed with PTSD‚ and are forced to live with it for the rest of their lives. It is hard to understand the shift

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    Character Analysis Essay Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse Five‚ by Kurt Vonnegut‚ is a novel that makes no sense in itself; yet‚ when put into context individually with today’s events‚ or life’s events in general‚ makes more sense then if it were clearly spelled out within the pages. By using the character of Billy Pilgram‚ Vonnegut conveys his points with Billy’s reactions and common characteristics. Billy Pilgram could not be any more a human then if he was actually walking

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    Slaughterhouse-Five is a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut. This book could be interpreted in many ways but in tn the most direct explanation‚ the book is about a man who served in the army during World War II who decides to write about a man who serves in World War II who is also dealing with aliens‚ time travel‚ family‚ and such. The “escape” for the first man mentioned in the novel‚ is literature. For many years literature has been accepted and praised throughout the world. Since the beginning literature

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    a senior in Upper Darby High school and recently heard that the school administration has decided to ban “Slaughterhouse-five” which is a great book in my opinion. It is a book about WWII soldier’s journey and how the prisoner of wars passed their days until end. It was even ranked 18th greatest English novel of the 20th century by Modern Library (“Banned Books Awareness: Slaughterhouse-five”). The author of the book Kurt Vonnegut was an American soldier in WWII and had faced the fire bomb of Dresden

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