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.