"Billy says that he first came unstuck in time in 1944, long before his trip to Tralfamadore. The Tralfamadorians didn't have anything to do with his coming unstuck. They were simply able to give him insights into what was really going on" Kurt Vonnegut pg. 30
In this book there is only one story teller but he's telling two stories. At first he talks about the book he's writing about Dresden and old war buddies and what not. But then he moves into talking about this man named Billy who is an optometrist/ soldier/ time traveler/ alien abductee. Every so often he shows when there stories collide in the war, but mostly he discusses Billy's life. By telling it in this way the reader still gets to know the speaker but also hears the story of Billy's life. However, sometimes I feel like I don't feel that much sympathy for Billy because unlike Frankenstein, Billy isn't the one telling his own story. This makes me wonder how Kurt knows so much about Billy. The way he tells Billy's story sounds like Billy himself told it to Kurt because Kurt doesn't seem to know everything about the situations. But because Billy isn't the one telling the story his story doesn't sound as crazy. Kurt has a very good way of downplaying how insane this story could sound so it seems more believable and is more readable. I may not feel bad or sympathetic for Billy but as of right now, I don't think he's completely bonkers.
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