Monday, November 3, 2008

Slaughter-House-Five

Chapter three in Slaughter-House-Five was interesting when it came to the war stories. Billy jumps from being captive in World War II to his life 1967 through out the chapter. My favorite part was when "Wild Bob" was talking to Billy. I liked how he was still trying to find all the people in his infantry regiment, and give all the men in it a sense of hope in a time where there wasn't much. Only one of his men was near by, Ronald Weary, who was complaining about his feet and feeling sorry for himself, but I do believe hearing his words may have helped other men who had never met "Wild Bob." "Wild Bob" gave them something to look forward to: a regimental reunion in his home in Cody, Wyoming. Thinking that they were going to make it out of the German's grip and get back home to attend that event was a small glimmer of hope to the soldiers. Though "Wild Bill" soon died after his small speech, I think he may have saved a number of others who heard his words.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Dana i really loved your blog. My favorite part is also when "Wild Bob" was talking to Billy.

Mr. Alex Jones said...

Wild Bob's words of hope definitely lifted the POW's hearts. Though he died, Bob's optimism stayed in the mind of soldiers like Bily Pilgrim.