Indirect Characterization

In chapter 3, Vonnegut uses indirect characterization to describe many characters. For example, I got a good idea of what kind of man the corporal was by Vonnegut's descriptions of the corporal capturing Billy and Weary. When Vonnegut says "he tore open Weary's overcoat and blouse... reached into Weary's gaping bosom as though he meant to tear out his pounding heart" (69), I got the sense that the corporal was a very hostile and strict man who was rarely happy.