In the second chapter of Slaughter House-Five, we are presented to a new character, Billy Pilgrim. We can see how Billy travels through time and by the theory of Trafalmadorians, he explains the true nature of it. Vonnegut doesn't really tell Billy's story in a chronological way, but instead we're seeing his whole life passing to define him.
In this second chapter, we see Billy's life pass through, including war. Billy, you can say that really isn't the best soldier. He doesn't have actual friends in war that would give there life for him. Already into the chapter Billy meets Roland Weary. He saved Billy's life once, for his own delusional fantasy of heroism. Then Vonnegut expresses that war is war and death is death.
I really don't know why this book remind me of all of those post or apocalyptical movies, especially The Road. In this book/movie theres two characters, a father and its son. They are journeying in a post-apocalyptic world. They are looking for warmth and for more "good guys". This actually reminds me of this, because the novel is always implying that there are non hero without villains and victims. In the road like in all apocalyptic and any type of book/movie theres: victims, villains and heroes.
I liked the way in which you posed the question at the beginning and went back to it when you were closing the entry. Reffering to the question, I also had the thought about Vonnegut and Billy Pilgrim being the same person as I read this chapter. I think Vonnegut is trying to tell his story by means of Billy, which takes us to the conclusion that they are the same person. I enyojed your entry, but I consider you should include a little more analysis into the entry not just summarize.
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