Slaughterhouse Five analysis of symbolism, imagery, figurative language, tone, and theme.

Slaughterhouse Five SIFTT Sean Lawson Period 1 <Tab/>Slaughterhouse Five, a novel written by Kurt Vonnegut, contains numerous examples of symbolism, imagery, figurative language, tone, and theme. The story isn't very chronological, every thing happens bunched up together. There are numerous settings in the novel. A large portion of the action of the story occurs in the small town of Ilium, New York, where Billy Pilgrim, the protagonist of the novel, was …showed first 75 words of 1231 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1231 total…puts the reader into the situation that the author is trying to portray. The use of figurative language enhances the meaning of the work. The tone allows the reader to put themselves in the mind of the author. The theme helps the reader gain a better understanding for what they just read, like a lesson. All these things make this novel a great reading experience. <Tab/> <Tab/>