Bug in amber

1. Bug in amber

2. Slaughterhouse-Five Review—chapter 5 • The Tralfamadorians keep mentioning bugs in amber--Symbolism? Theme? • Describe Tralfamadorian books. (p. 88) How might this relate to SH5? • When and where does Billy meet Eliot Rosewater? (p. 99-101) • Why do Billy Pilgrim and Eliot Rosewater like science fiction? (p. 101) How might this relate to Vonnegut himself? • Explain the Englishmen’s situation. How long have they been there? Why do they have so many rations? How do they look and behave? How do the Germans feel toward the Englishmen? How do the Englishmen feel toward the Americans? Read the Onion article for some black humor related to the Englishmen. (Please return these so I can reuse them in other sections.) • Name a couple of moments in chapter 5 that focus on Billy’s fragile emotional/mental state andhis fragmented mind. • What does the colonel say about war? (p. 106) • What is Kilgore Trout’s message in the book The Gospel from Outer Space? (p. 108) Throughout this novel, Vonnegut will use synopses of Trout novels to provide social commentary. What is Vonnegut’s message in this particular satirical passage (The Gospel from Outer Space)? • Explain the analogy used to explain Earthlings’ limited view of reality (time). (p. 115) If you’re familiar with Plato’s cave parable, how is it similar? • How do the Tralfamadorians recommend coping with the sad parts of life? • How/where does Vonnegut again appear in Billy’s story? • Vonnegut again uses an image to transition between Billy’s war life with his post-war life. On page 123, what image connects the two? On page 126 why does Billy say, “I missed YOU”?

3. William Blake (Eliot Rosewater’s favorite poet, who lives in the fourth dimension, according to Kilgore Trout) “Auguries of Innocence” By William Blake (1757–1827) TO see a World in a grain of sand, And a Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand, And Eternity in an hour.…