"He farted temendously and then he belched." (pg.189)
Here Vonnegut decides to utilize comedic relief. After so many tales of death and agony, this is much needed. This old man cannot stop farting and burping, which made me laugh. This changes the pace that the story had been going on. It interrupted the story in a way. Before this, there was talk of all the destruction in Dresden. So many people had died. There were bodies in pits buried underground underneath the rubble. Again, it must be hard for Billy to live through this, just going into the war to be a chaplain's assistant.
This scene and any of the other funny sexual references throughout the book helped me enjoy it a lot more than if it was a plain old anti-war book
ReplyDeleteClassic authors, being immature and talking about farts and burps. You have to appreciate the ability to weave that in there.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the scene talking about Billy's wife's car accident and calling her car a mechanic's wet dream. Classic!
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