Q4: Post #4

For this outside reading I am going to talk about SlaughterHouse-Five instead of I am the Messenger. SlaughterHouse-Five is about a man named Billy Pilgrim who gets removed from time, so that he can see all of time in one greater picture. Also he can time travel which is what happens throughout the book. In the book he goes to an alien planet, experiences the bombing of Dresden, and even experiences death after his assassination. Although I am not quiet done I am close enough to offer an opinion on the book. So far I have thoroughly enjoyed it. The novel has an excellent message that speaks out against war, from a time when it wasn't always easy to do so. I also really like the view on time that it offers on time. It is curiously similar to how Dr. Manhatten from Watchmen sees time. Perhaps Alan Moore had some inspiration from an outside source? I liked that Vonnegut never missed a time to use "So it Goes." Even in the beginning when we didn't know what it meant he still said it. Also I liked how Billy new about his own assassination and did nothing about it, because he knows how time works.