Slaughterhouse-Five : First Person

"That was I. That was me." (pg. 125)

The point of view that this story is told from is weird. Vonnegut is telling Billy's story in third person, but he goes into first person sometimes to intervene with the story. Here he is showing that he was in the prison with Billy. He is showing that he is relevant in the story. He is checking in with the reader in a way. He reminds the reader that he was there and he witnessed this as well. He does this because the reader can see that Billy is crazy. Vonnegut wants to reassure that these events are true by validating them with his presence.