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Slaughterhouse-Five is the seminal work of the late author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. It details the life and wartime experiences of Billy Pilgrim, a veteran who was traumatized during  World War Two. Coincidentally, this was also a significant influence on Vonnegut in both his writings and day-to-day life. Many essays come to the conclusion that the novel is an allegory to the healing process through its suggestions of time and itś relativity however, the book is less of an allegorical story of time and its passing, and more of a direct outcry derivative of a man haunted by the actions and atrocities committed by those he served for.

Slaughterhouse Five is a direct outcry of disdain to the atrocities committed by neighbors throughout history. Rather than the more loose interpretations presented by means of allegories for how time may heal wounds, it is a more direct and obvious representation into the world of the meaninglessness of war and how atrocities may damage a man entirely. The primary example throughout this and many of his other works can be seen in the fateful bombing of the German city of Dresden, which was carried out by allied forces in February of 1945. Vonnegut was present at this battle, and it is where the title of the novel is derived from, thus proving even further the significant figure of the war-torn man.