Saturday, June 2, 2012
Chapter 1
In the first chapter, Vonnegut has established that his book will be anti-war. He also notes that a world without war is very unlikely. Vonnegut seems to be pessimistic in a humorous way. I think he is intriguing but weird, and for some reason he reminds me of Albert Einstein. In this chapter Vonnegut describes himself as a typical old guy (bad memory, "old fart," "so it goes," etc.) and his opinions are comical. After reading the first chapter, I think the book will be interesting, funny, and sad all at the same time.
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Gotta love Vonnegut and Einstein...both anti-war albeit Einstein contributed more than he wanted to the war. Consider the copyright date 1969. The book is about WWII; however, what war is Vonnegut subliminal focused on or what war seems to have inspired him to write about WWII? Good history question. Go to pbs.org timeline and see what war Vonnegut is "protesting" via SH5.
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