progressing and regressing

 Read chapters one through three of Slaughterhouse-Five.   Go to the DB.

 

• A Pilgrim progressing and regressing.  In what ways do you see our Billy as a pilgrim in Chapters two and three?  Now that we know KV’s solution, how does he choose to herald his protagonist as a child pilgrim in the Crusades?    Or looking at it slightly differently, how is Billy representative of the subtitle of the novel?
• The solution.  After a long night of drinking with his buddy, reminiscing about the war, what and who comes up with a solution for KV to make him able to finally write about his experiences?  What is the solution?
•  The obstacle.  What do you think has been KV’s obstacle in writing about his war (conflict) experience? Read chapters one through three of Slaughterhouse-Five.   Go to the DB.

   

  • A Pilgrim progressing and regressing.  In what ways do you see our Billy as a pilgrim in Chapters two and three?  Now that we know KV’s solution, how does he choose to herald his protagonist as a child pilgrim in the Crusades?    Or looking at it slightly differently, how is Billy representative of the subtitle of the novel?
  • The solution.  After a long night of drinking with his buddy, reminiscing about the war, what and who comes up with a solution for KV to make him able to finally write about his experiences?  What is the solution?
  •  The obstacle.  What do you think has been KV’s obstacle in writing about his war (conflict) experience?