oppress millions of people. The sun will rise and the sun will fall. Time will pass and the world will not care. It is a dark concept and one humanity does not like to recognize but it is as true as life itself. Kurt Vonnegut illustrates this very concept in his anti-war novel Slaughterhouse-5. The novel walks the reader through the foibles of a young, naïve soldier named Billy Pilgrim. As the story progresses, it is revealed that Billy, along with many of his peers, have no business being in war but
Kurt Vonnegut’s novel Slaughterhouse Five presents a world in continuous motion. When I interviewed a fellow student about the novel, a different perspective on the book emerged. The student did not see the novel in the same way as I did. It was surprising to see the contrasting interpretations of the plot and themes were understood. The book describes the war of Dresden and how it effected the solders in and out of war. The student interviewed mainly felt that the introduction was a letdown. Also
Literature is the mirror of world that has no end, but it is the reflection of human life. Literature is the broadest sense of writing. It is the writing of art form with intellectual value. Literature represents a language of a people, culture and tradition. Literature is more important than a historical or a cultural artifact. Literature introduces people to new worlds of experience. Literature is the term derived from Latin word, “literature/litterautra”, which means ‘writing formed with