At this point in the story, we now see the relevance of the Tralfamadorians within it. When I first read about how a science fiction plot would be weaved within an anti-war novel about WWII, I thought that it would have no bearing on any underlying meaning of the story. However, the aliens give the reader a different perspective of the mentality of the Nazis. When the American get pushed by the German officer and asks him "Why me?" to which the officer replies "Vy you? Vy anybody?", we see how Vonnegut parrallels the Nazi's with the aliens. The Nazis pretend that their unspeakable actions of violence and disgraceful warcrimes are all simply a natural part of the order of events. They act as if they have no choice in the choices they commit, so they use it as an excuse to defend what they are doing. Still, no matter who you are, you are always given a choice. And no one in the universe, not even the Lord Himself can decide or even alter that decision for you.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Chapter 5
At this point in the story, we now see the relevance of the Tralfamadorians within it. When I first read about how a science fiction plot would be weaved within an anti-war novel about WWII, I thought that it would have no bearing on any underlying meaning of the story. However, the aliens give the reader a different perspective of the mentality of the Nazis. When the American get pushed by the German officer and asks him "Why me?" to which the officer replies "Vy you? Vy anybody?", we see how Vonnegut parrallels the Nazi's with the aliens. The Nazis pretend that their unspeakable actions of violence and disgraceful warcrimes are all simply a natural part of the order of events. They act as if they have no choice in the choices they commit, so they use it as an excuse to defend what they are doing. Still, no matter who you are, you are always given a choice. And no one in the universe, not even the Lord Himself can decide or even alter that decision for you.
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