Although the real controversy lies in its use for essays and assignments by students, its use in fiction is equally as important; specifically, the use of alternative discourse in Kurt Vonnegut's novel Slaughterhouse Five. Slaughterhouse Five is by no means written in a traditional way. ... Slaughterhouse Five is an entirely different story - literally. In this passage at the beginning of Chapter 5, one of Billy's captors explains the Tralfamadorian novel to him. ... It is as if Vonnegut has taken this template as a model for Slaughterhouse Five, down to the rows of asterisks ...

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If you have ever read the novel Slaughterhouse Five, you might be left asking yourself, who really is Pilgrim? Although he is the main character from the novel, there are comparisons in the novel that describe him as being another person. The most interesting comparison may be that of a character ou...

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• Grade Level: High School