The pacifist author Kurt Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse-Five in the late 1960's as the Vietnam War was ending. He used his own military experience from World War II to write this particular book. The main character is Billy Pilgrim who is actually Kurt Vonnegut himself. Vonnegut, like Billy Pilgrim,...

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• Approx Pages: 21
• Grade Level: High School

Like a tutor preparing the student for a test, O"Brien quizzes Winston on the history of Oceania and the meaning of subjective reality. ... Danforth saw the seriousness of this and knew that if Abigail is a Fraud, many innocent people have been put to death and at the same time it will show everyone how easily their laws could be used for personal gain. ...

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• Grade Level: High School