Protagonist

In the second chapter, Kurt Vonnegut reveals that Billy Pilgrim is the protagonist. Vonnegut introduces Billy in the first sentence of the chapter to the reader. Vonnegut states, "Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time" (Vonnegut 34). In this sentence Vonnegut is saying that Billy can be related to all time periods. Billy is not just stuck to one part in time, but can be related to the present too. Vonnegut chooses Billy to be the main character, because if Billy is everlasting, than Slaughter House Five will be everlasting.

New Beginings

The first chapter of Slaughter House Five can be compared to the movie We are Marshall. Throughout the first chapter, Vonnegut explains how he is wanting to write a book about the terrible bombings of Dresden. However, he is unsure on how to begin his story. This can be related to the movie We are Marshall. In We are Marshall the college football team all parishes in an airplane crash. After the accident the college was unsure on how to go on as a school. They didn't know if they should have a team the following year or wait a bit. In both situations people were unsure on how to begin.