Billy Pilgrim and Edgar Derby were being guarded by a sixteen-year-old German named Werner Gluck. Vonnegut takes time to describe the young boy although he is only mentioned for a short time. He is characterized as "tall and weak like Billy, and might have been a younger brother of his." Vonnegut then goes on to explain that "They were, in fact, distant cousins, something they never found out." This young boy was added in the novel to serve as yet another reminder of the horrors of war. Vonnegut reminds the reader that relatives may be on different sides, fighting and killing each other all for the sake of their country. War brings about the worst in people, and, through it, the concept of family may be lost.
Thursday, August 2, 2012
Chapter 7 - Direct Characterization
Billy Pilgrim and Edgar Derby were being guarded by a sixteen-year-old German named Werner Gluck. Vonnegut takes time to describe the young boy although he is only mentioned for a short time. He is characterized as "tall and weak like Billy, and might have been a younger brother of his." Vonnegut then goes on to explain that "They were, in fact, distant cousins, something they never found out." This young boy was added in the novel to serve as yet another reminder of the horrors of war. Vonnegut reminds the reader that relatives may be on different sides, fighting and killing each other all for the sake of their country. War brings about the worst in people, and, through it, the concept of family may be lost.
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