The Life Of Kurt Vonnegut

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attacked and
successfully annihilated the city of Dresden in one of the most vicious air
raids ever. The firestorm left over 130,000 people dead and many more
missing. This event became a major influence in his writing career ("The
Biographies of Kurt Vonnegut" 775).
Vonnegut started writing novels in 1947, when he went to work for
General Electric Research Laboratory. The job gave him the storyline for
his first novel Player Piano. In 1951, he resigned from his job at G.E to
pursue a full time writing career. He wrote many short stories, which in
1969 were assembled into a collection called Welcome to the Monkey House.
The next novel was Cat's Cradle in 1963, then The Sirens of the Titans and
God Bless you, Mr. Rosewater in 1965 (Litz, 758).
In Sluaghterhouse-Five, Vonnegut conveys the message that World War
II was fought by children. He makes the vivid image of 17 and 18 year old
boys in a far away place fighting for their country. That is the reason
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after himself.
The name Billy Pilgrim itself implies that he represents an ordinary man in
a different sort of "pilgrimage," as you see him at every stage of his life.
It is obvious by the second chapter of the book that Billy Pilgrim, is in
fact, a type of Pilgrim going into places he has never been before, for a
cause he believes in enough to be willing to sacrifice his life. Just like
Vonnegut did in 1943, by dropping out of college to join the military.

The innocence, vulnerability, and eagerness, to please is likened
to Adam and Eve. Several times Billy's description appears in terms of
allusions to Jesus Christ, particularly as a silently suffering victim.
Pilgrim is more ...

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