Slaughter house five

Slaughter house-Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut is a post modern novel, attempting to undermine the reader's expectations. The novel does not have smooth transitions from one event to the next. The reason is, because the novel reflects modern man's life. Since the novel is not smooth it is confusing. This is just like modern man's life, confusing. Another literary device is, it is difficult to follow. When the novel is hard to read the reader …

…is not smooth, it is usually more of a bumpy ride. This novel is very complicated. The topics that are mention are hard to understand. The readers may find the book difficult to follow. Modern life is complicated and full of confusing issues. Slaughter House-Five's character's needs more depth. More description is necessary. Modern man needs more meaning and depth in his life too. This book attempts to undermine the reader's expectations through post modernism.