The Life of Billy Pilgrim in Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five or The Chil

The Life of billy club Pilgrim in Vonneguts Slaughterhouse-Five or The Childrens raise up Marked by two world wars and the anxiety that accompanies humanitys knowledge of the tycoon to destroy itself, the Twentieth Century has produced literature that attempts to depict the plight of the ultra advanced(a) man living in a late waste land. If this sounds black and bleak, it is. And that is precisely why the dark humor of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. shines through our post-modern age. The lay waste to barrage of Dresden, Germany at the close of World War II is the egress of Vonneguts near highly acclaimed work, Slaughterhouse-Five or The Childrens Crusade A Duty bound with Death. Vonneguts experience as an American POW in Dresden fuels the narrative that unconventionally defines his generation through the life and death of Billy Pilgrim. The survival of Billy Pilgrim at Dresden and his re-entry to the shell-shocked world reveal a modern day travel of the anti-hero. Vonn eguts unusual style and black satire provide a tonic backdrop for a vehement anti-war theme and enhance his adept efficiency to depict the face of humanity complete with all of its beauty and blemishes. Likewise, Vonnegut adds his protest philosophy concerning time, our place in it, and connection (or disconnection) to it and one other. Perhaps the some crucial step in understanding this intriguing work is to take off with its title, which holds the key to Vonneguts well-nigh prevailing theme. Vonnegut addresses the writing of his work about the bombing of Dresden in the first chapter, detailing the stress he felt when face up with such a laborious task. The carnage of Dresden does not haunt those who were not there. The combined efforts of the A... ...dons the glimmer of hope that accompanies the fact that life has its moments of grandeur. He encourages the modern reader to escape the question why me and urges us to embrace a philosophy that consistently remind s us that even in the midst of the most cruel (and the most celebrated) events, humanity retains all of its virtue and vice. So it goes. Vonnegut allows us to laugh out loud, despite the tragedies of war and the anxiety of the post-modern world. His picture of the modern man is simultaneously dismal and hopeful. His unique style, satiric overview and astute skill to capture the multiple faces of mankind, properly place him in the realm of the most accomplished authors of the Twentieth Century. Works Cited Vonnegut, Kurt Jr. Slaughterhouse-Five or The Childrens Crusade A duty Dance with Death. New York Random House, 1969.