Vonnegut's message about war in Slaughterhouse

Topic: In Slaughter House-5, Kurt Vonnegut accepts the theme that war is inevitable, but emphasizes the fallacy in the masses preconceived notions of war with parallels and motifs, instead of just reaching a practical conclusion about the occurrence of war. Many books relating to war and its prevention have been written across time. The success of such works' ringing anti-war statements can be questioned since wars continue to happen despite these wise words from philosophers …

…at the reader for answers. He answers this call with a reminder of the one of the books only motifs "poo-tee-weet?" (214). The bird call is of no lingual use to humans, but serves to parallel the lack of intelligent remarks that can sum up a solution for humans dealing with war. Vonnegut gives us an ideal on how not to react to war and leaves the bigger question for the rest of humankind to ponder.