After reading chapter three, a few things cross my mind...
The entire chapter brought a sense of dread, and a confusion that wasn't so confusing.
The way the time travel was set in made the entire scene feel confusing, while you still know whats going on at the same time. It let you know what was going on in both time periods, but at the same time, being unnaware of the actual reality. This left you asking which one was reality, and wich one was just a simple dream. The detail use in Billy Pilgrims catpure is amazing, giving details that you yourself don't WANT to know, let alone the senses you would feel, from the descriptions used in the train car. The descriptions of the optomotry officer were vivid, and allowed a little releive from all the action in germany. I enjoyed that he did this, and it allows the reader to sense the feeling of being overwhelmed, with these calm moments defining this.
This chapter was extremely detailed, and vivid, and I enjoyed reading it, as gruesome as it was.
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I agree that the time jumps give a short break to the war drama. Perhaps it also gives the author a chance to escape from the most painful memories.
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