How do you cite Slaughterhouse-Five?

How do you cite Slaughterhouse-Five?

How to cite “Slaughter house five” by Kurt Vonnegut

1. APA. Vonnegut, K. (1998). Slaughter house five. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group.
2. Chicago. Vonnegut, Kurt. 1998. Slaughter House Five.
3. MLA. Vonnegut, Kurt. Slaughter House Five. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1998.

What literary devices are used in Slaughterhouse-Five?

Literary Devices in Slaughterhouse-Five

• Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory. After the bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim and several POWs return to the slaughterhouse to pick up souvenirs.
• Setting.
• Narrator Point of View.
• Genre.
• Tone.
• Writing Style.
• What’s Up With the Title?
• What’s Up With the Epigraph?

What is the message of Slaughterhouse-Five?

Throughout the novel, Vonnegut narrates that war is bloody awful, which leads to the triumph of death and violence. Many characters die during the war, and the phrase, “so it goes” reflects that it is something normal. Vonnegut tries to give this message that we cannot control our lives, especially death.

When was Slaughterhouse Five written?

March 31, 1969
Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children’s Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death/Originally published

Why is it called Slaughterhouse Five?

When main character Billy Pilgrim winds up in Dresden, Germany, as a prisoner of war (POW) in World War II, he and 100 other American POWs are kept in an abandoned slaughterhouse called Slaughterhouse-Five. That is the strict plot-level meaning of the title.

What are some symbols in Slaughterhouse-Five?

Slaughterhouse-Five Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory

• The Horses. After the bombing of Dresden, Billy Pilgrim and several POWs return to the slaughterhouse to pick up souvenirs.
• The Stars.
• Prayer and Montana Wildhack’s Locket.
• “Mustard Gas and Roses,” “Nestled Like Spoons,” and “Blue and Ivory”

How is irony used in Slaughterhouse-Five?

An overarching irony in Slaughterhouse-Five is that death does not discriminate. We already know that Billy will survive war and a plane crash, despite the fact that he is ill suited to a life of danger and hardship.

Why is it called Slaughterhouse-Five?

Is Slaughterhouse-Five an easy read?

The language of Slaughterhouse-Five is straightforward, so it’s easy to understand what’s happening in each of the sections. But with all the time jumping, alien abduction, and heavy-duty philosophy, it can be tough to work out how the sections go together.