"Time Window"

In Chapter 8 one of the most interesting character reappeared, Kilgore Trout. Billy reminded how he met Trout in his home town, Illium. Trout was a newspaper delivery man, and when Billy knew who he was as an unknown author he was surprised. Billy invited him to his wedding anniversary. Trout was able to notice something about Billy that not most people were able to do. He realized that Billy was looking through a "time window". Billy obviously trues to hide his history trauma. Not even the closest people to Billy weren't able to realize what is going on. But Trout almost a complete stranger to Billy was able to see this.

How Trout reacted towards Billy's really reminded me of the movie The Soloist. This movie is based on a life a celloist. His name was Nathaniel Ayers and he was one part of the school music, Julliard. He is a homeless schizophrenic. But when a simple reporter from the Los Angeles was able to recognize his talent and portray it to the world. This reminds me of Trout's relationship with Billy. Why? It reminded me of this relationship, because like Lopez, the reporter, Trout was able to recognize something that nobody had ever noticed even if it was right there.