Allusions

In Slaughterhouse-Five there were many allusions. At one part in the book Billy is reminded of the songs of a christmas carol. This carol is about the birth of Jesus and when i read this it made me think about the the story of Jesus's birth. Another allusion i had was with KIlgore Trout. He was a writer and he was able to convince kids to sell papers for him and then he would get all the money. This reminded me of the book i read when i was little The Great Brain. In The Great Brain the main character would convince all of his frinds to do his chores for him and then he would still get all the money for it. Vonnegut also talked a lot about the war and especially the bombing of Dresden. This makes the reader think about what it was like being in WWII. Vonnegut talks about how the Dresden bombing killed almost twice as many people as the atomic bombs did and this made me think about what it would of been like to live in the city and have this happen to you. Also by him bringing up the atomic bombs it makes an allusion to Pearl Harbor and the reason we entered WWII in the first place. Throughout the book there are several allusions that make the reader think of something else.