The Changes of a Pilgrim

Abstract: ( 7 pp) Bibliography lists 5 sources. This discussion will center on the psychological changes that are represented by the Kurt Vonnegut character, Billy Pilgrim in the 1968 novel, SlaughterHouse Five. The parts of the character and the novel are mixed together as much as the turmoil of one war, and the memories of another. This is the story of an author remembering his youthful prisoner of war experiences during the horrific bombing of Dresden. The city was of no strategic importance, but the Allies continued to bomb it - perhaps simply because they could. The firestorm that consumed the city, also ate 135, 000 souls. We will look at the psychological shifts of the main character as he moves through the past and the novel of the present. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Filename: BBvonnBP.doc

Pages: 7

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Subcatagory: U.S. History (20th Century)

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