slaughterhouse 5

Anti-War or Glorification? Kurt Vonnegut attempted to write an anti-war novel after his old war buddy, Bernard O’ Hare’s wife, Mary, clearly expressed how disgusted she was with war novels because they glorified something that she thought of as repulsive. Vonnegut undoubtedly has written Slaughterhouse Five as an anti-war novel. He uses the book’s plot structure, time, and irony to convey a message of antipathy towards war in general and especially to World …

…of the plot also assisted in the overall effectiveness of this book, even though it was confusing at times. Whichever of the devices one studies, here mentioned or others, one fact remains obvious . . .Vonnegut accomplished on making Slaughterhouse Five an anti-war novel. Mary O’ Hare should have been happy when she read this novel. It is a brilliant piece of literature, which doesn’t quite make any sense until it is finished and thought about.