As I continue to read Slaughterhouse-Five, I have found that nearly every character seems to represent something else. The smaller characters especially seem to represent certain thoughts or feelings men had at war. Billy Pilgrim mentions a hobo two different times in chapter three. After being taken prisoner of war, the hobo stated "I been hungrier than this. I been in worse places than this. This ain't so bad." The hobo was added in the story to show we all need to keep moving when times are tough. He is a reminder that no matter how hard life gets, there will always be someone who has it worse than ourselves; therefore, we must always count our blessings. When Billy's train did not move for two days, the hobo spoke again saying, "This ain't bad. This ain't nothing at all." The hobo's optimism again reminds Billy and the reader to keep their head up in tough times.
Monday, July 30, 2012
Chapter 3 - Symbolism
As I continue to read Slaughterhouse-Five, I have found that nearly every character seems to represent something else. The smaller characters especially seem to represent certain thoughts or feelings men had at war. Billy Pilgrim mentions a hobo two different times in chapter three. After being taken prisoner of war, the hobo stated "I been hungrier than this. I been in worse places than this. This ain't so bad." The hobo was added in the story to show we all need to keep moving when times are tough. He is a reminder that no matter how hard life gets, there will always be someone who has it worse than ourselves; therefore, we must always count our blessings. When Billy's train did not move for two days, the hobo spoke again saying, "This ain't bad. This ain't nothing at all." The hobo's optimism again reminds Billy and the reader to keep their head up in tough times.
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