How can humans make other humans suffer so much? Although it is as shoking as any other novel or movie from the Second World War. What makes this novel different from the rest is the main character, following the role of a serious case of a psycological disorder caused by inhumanities of war. Though, I wonder why does the author choose such unusual moments to make these time changes happen. It is such a drastic peace-war state of mind, that he uses it to make a greater emphasis on the horrible aspects of this particular war. As well, the movie Schindler's list also uses different characteristics to make the suffering more realistic. For instance the use of black and white through out the movie, and suddenly show a girl's red dress in the middle of a scene. It is very interesting the bursting change to color, from a dull, agonic film. In this chapter Kurt Vonnegut uses the time of peace contrasting with the time of the absence of human pride.
This quote on page 60 is another particular tool he uses to mark this difference,
"God grant me
the serenity to accept
the things I cannot change,
courage
to change the things I can,
and wisdom always
to tell the
difference."
and what is even worse is that the author using his cruel humor he says that Billy, the main character who travels in time cannot change the past, the present nor the future. Personally I like this quote because it is very useful in life, although it is hoping the help from God and I believe that this are the things we have to learn by ourselves.
In conclusion, the author contrasts utopia with dystopia. To make this point more clear, we can say that utopia is Trafalmadore(his own insanity) and the real world recognized as his dystopia.
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