Slaughterhouse Five is the story of a small, timid man named Billy Pilgrim. Billy attended optometry school before being drafted into the United States army during the second world war. ... Billy Pilgrim, just like any other human being, can not choose which points in his life to relive. ... For example, a 44 year old high school teacher named Edgar Derby wanted to be able to fight in the war. ... The bird who continually asks Billy Pilgrim, "Poo-tee-weet?" ...

• Word Count: 1466
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

O'Hare - A prisoner of war who was also a private and infantry scout as Billy Pilgrim was. ... Valencia Merble - Billy's wife, daughter of Lionel Merble, the founder and owner of the Iliad School of Optometry where Billy studies to become an optometrist. ... They are little men, with an arm raised up high with one eyeball in the palm of its hand. ... Campbell Jr. - A former American who turns Nazi and rises high in the German Ministry of Propaganda. ... The climax occurs when Billy Pilgrim is killed. ...

• Word Count: 1657
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Chapter Two "Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time." ... He was going to night school in optometry when he got drafted to fight in World War II. ... In 1945 he returned to the States, finished optometry school, and married the daughter of the school's owner. ... After his release, he finished school, married the girl, got his own practice with help from his father-in-law, became quite rich, and had two kids. ...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School