Vonnegut’s unique narrative structure intertwines humor and tragedy, exploring fate, free will, and the atrocities of war, most notably the bombing of Dresden.
Billy Pilgrim’s life is told out of order, from his time as a soldier in World War II to his alien abduction by Tralfamadores. Vonnegut’s unique narrative structure intertwines humor and tragedy, exploring fate, free will, and the atrocities of war, most notably the bombing of Dresden.