In this essay, I am going to discuss the way in which Kurt Vonnegut uses the character of Billy Pilgrim to express his desolation regarding the events in Dresden during the second world war. My objective is to be able to explore Vonnegut's style, the meanings of his irony's and the use of the language of Vonnegut's best achievement, Slaughterhouse Five or The Children's crusade. ... The structure of Slaughterhouse Five also expresses Vonnegut's desolation and loneliness regarding the bombing of Dresden. ... I believe that Slaughterhouse Five has made Vonnegut a cultura...

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Harrison Bergeron Essay In the short story "Harrison Bergeron", the author, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., uses his natural ability of satire to illustrate a dystopian future, where the value of "equality" is said to be held above all else. ... Vonnegut wanted to blatantly outrage the reader into knowing the truth, which, is that the result of this world of theoretical equality is actually uniformity and a loss of individuality. ... The theme of dehumanization is not uncommon for Vonnegut, being commonplace in almost every one of his books, from Player Piano to Sirens of Titan to Slaughterhouse Five. ....

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