Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-Five Learning Guide: Table of Contents
Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Horses
The Stars
Prayer and Montana Wildhack's Locket
"Mustard Gas and Roses," "Nestled Like Spoons," and "Blue and Ivory"
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Epigraph?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Rebirth
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Chapter 1, Section 1
Chapter 1, Section 2
Chapter 1, Section 3
Chapter 1, Section 4
Chapter 1, Section 5
Chapter 1, Section 6
Chapter 1, Section 7
Chapter 1, Section 8
Chapter 1, Section 9
Chapter 1, Section 10
Chapter 1, Section 11
Chapter 1, Section 12
Chapter 1, Section 13
Chapter 1, Section 14
Chapter 1, Section 15
Chapter 1, Section 16
Chapter 1, Section 17
Chapter 1, Section 18
Chapter 1, Section 19
Chapter 1, Section 20
Chapter 1, Section 21
Chapter 1, Section 22
Chapter 2, Section 1
Chapter 2, Section 2
Chapter 2, Section 3
Chapter 2, Section 4
Chapter 2, Section 5
Chapter 2, Section 6
Chapter 2, Section 7
Chapter 2, Section 8
Chapter 2, Section 9
Chapter 2, Section 10
Chapter 2, Section 11
Chapter 2, Section 12
Chapter 2, Section 13
Chapter 2, Section 14
Chapter 2, Section 15
Chapter 2, Section 16
Chapter 2, Section 17
Chapter 2, Section 18
Chapter 2, Section 19
Chapter 2, Section 20
Chapter 2, Section 21
Chapter 2, Section 22
Chapter 2, Section 23
Chapter 2, Section 24
Chapter 2, Section 25
Chapter 2, Section 26
Chapter 2, Section 27
Chapter 2, Section 28
Chapter 2, Section 29
Chapter 2, Section 30
Chapter 2, Section 31
Chapter 2, Section 32
Chapter 2, Section 33
Chapter 3, Section 1
Chapter 3, Section 2
Chapter 3, Section 3
Chapter 3, Section 4
Chapter 3, Section 5
Chapter 3, Section 6
Chapter 3, Section 7
Chapter 3, Section 8
Chapter 3, Section 9
Chapter 3, Section 10
Chapter 3, Section 11
Chapter 3, Section 12
Chapter 3, Section 13
Chapter 3, Section 14
Chapter 3, Section 15
Chapter 3, Section 16
Chapter 3, Section 17
Chapter 3, Section 18
Chapter 3, Section 19
Chapter 3, Section 20
Chapter 3, Section 21
Chapter 3, Section 22
Chapter 3, Section 23
Chapter 3, Section 24
Chapter 3, Section 25
Chapter 3, Section 26
Chapter 3, Section 27
Chapter 3, Section 28
Chapter 3, Section 29
Chapter 3, Section 30
Chapter 3, Section 31
Chapter 3, Section 32
Chapter 4, Section 1
Chapter 4, Section 2
Chapter 4, Section 3
Chapter 4, Section 4
Chapter 4, Section 5
Chapter 4, Section 6
Chapter 4, Section 7
Chapter 4, Section 8
Chapter 4, Section 9
Chapter 4, Section 10
Chapter 4, Section 11
Chapter 4, Section 12
Chapter 4, Section 13
Chapter 4, Section 14
Chapter 4, Section 15
Chapter 4, Section 16
Chapter 4, Section 17
Chapter 4, Section 18
Chapter 4, Section 19
Chapter 4, Section 20
Chapter 4, Section 21
Chapter 4, Section 22
Chapter 5, Section 1
Chapter 5, Section 2
Chapter 5, Section 3
Chapter 5, Section 4
Chapter 5, Section 5
Chapter 5, Section 6
Chapter 5, Section 7
Chapter 5, Section 8
Chapter 5, Section 9
Chapter 5, Section 10
Chapter 5, Section 11
Chapter 5, Section 12
Chapter 5, Section 13
Chapter 5, Section 14
Chapter 5, Section 15
Chapter 5, Section 16
Chapter 5, Section 17
Chapter 5, Section 18
Chapter 5, Section 19
Chapter 5, Section 20
Chapter 5, Section 21
Chapter 5, Section 22
Chapter 5, Section 23
Chapter 5, Section 24
Chapter 5, Section 25
Chapter 5, Section 26
Chapter 5, Section 27
Chapter 5, Section 28
Chapter 5, Section 29
Chapter 5, Section 30
Chapter 5, Section 31
Chapter 5, Section 32
Chapter 5, Section 33
Chapter 5, Section 34
Chapter 5, Section 35
Chapter 5, Section 36
Chapter 5, Section 37
Chapter 5, Section 38
Chapter 5, Section 39
Chapter 5, Section 40
Chapter 5, Section 41
Chapter 5, Section 42
Chapter 5, Section 43
Chapter 5, Section 44
Chapter 5, Section 45
Chapter 5, Section 46
Chapter 5, Section 47
Chapter 5, Section 48
Chapter 5, Section 49
Chapter 5, Section 50
Chapter 5, Section 51
Chapter 5, Section 52
Chapter 5, Section 53
Chapter 5, Section 54
Chapter 5, Section 55
Chapter 5, Section 56
Chapter 5, Section 57
Chapter 5, Section 58
Chapter 5, Section 59
Chapter 5, Section 60
Chapter 5, Section 61
Chapter 5, Section 62
Chapter 5, Section 63
Chapter 5, Section 64
Chapter 5, Section 65
Chapter 5, Section 66
Chapter 6, Section 1
Chapter 6, Section 2
Chapter 6, Section 3
Chapter 6, Section 4
Chapter 6, Section 5
Chapter 6, Section 6
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Horses
The Stars
Prayer and Montana Wildhack's Locket
"Mustard Gas and Roses," "Nestled Like Spoons," and "Blue and Ivory"
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What's Up With the Title?
What's Up With the Epigraph?
What's Up With the Ending?
Tough-o-Meter
Plot Analysis
Booker's Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Rebirth
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Chapter 1, Section 1
Chapter 1, Section 2
Chapter 1, Section 3
Chapter 1, Section 4
Chapter 1, Section 5
Chapter 1, Section 6
Chapter 1, Section 7
Chapter 1, Section 8
Chapter 1, Section 9
Chapter 1, Section 10
Chapter 1, Section 11
Chapter 1, Section 12
Chapter 1, Section 13
Chapter 1, Section 14
Chapter 1, Section 15
Chapter 1, Section 16
Chapter 1, Section 17
Chapter 1, Section 18
Chapter 1, Section 19
Chapter 1, Section 20
Chapter 1, Section 21
Chapter 1, Section 22
Chapter 2, Section 1
Chapter 2, Section 2
Chapter 2, Section 3
Chapter 2, Section 4
Chapter 2, Section 5
Chapter 2, Section 6
Chapter 2, Section 7
Chapter 2, Section 8
Chapter 2, Section 9
Chapter 2, Section 10
Chapter 2, Section 11
Chapter 2, Section 12
Chapter 2, Section 13
Chapter 2, Section 14
Chapter 2, Section 15
Chapter 2, Section 16
Chapter 2, Section 17
Chapter 2, Section 18
Chapter 2, Section 19
Chapter 2, Section 20
Chapter 2, Section 21
Chapter 2, Section 22
Chapter 2, Section 23
Chapter 2, Section 24
Chapter 2, Section 25
Chapter 2, Section 26
Chapter 2, Section 27
Chapter 2, Section 28
Chapter 2, Section 29
Chapter 2, Section 30
Chapter 2, Section 31
Chapter 2, Section 32
Chapter 2, Section 33
Chapter 3, Section 1
Chapter 3, Section 2
Chapter 3, Section 3
Chapter 3, Section 4
Chapter 3, Section 5
Chapter 3, Section 6
Chapter 3, Section 7
Chapter 3, Section 8
Chapter 3, Section 9
Chapter 3, Section 10
Chapter 3, Section 11
Chapter 3, Section 12
Chapter 3, Section 13
Chapter 3, Section 14
Chapter 3, Section 15
Chapter 3, Section 16
Chapter 3, Section 17
Chapter 3, Section 18
Chapter 3, Section 19
Chapter 3, Section 20
Chapter 3, Section 21
Chapter 3, Section 22
Chapter 3, Section 23
Chapter 3, Section 24
Chapter 3, Section 25
Chapter 3, Section 26
Chapter 3, Section 27
Chapter 3, Section 28
Chapter 3, Section 29
Chapter 3, Section 30
Chapter 3, Section 31
Chapter 3, Section 32
Chapter 4, Section 1
Chapter 4, Section 2
Chapter 4, Section 3
Chapter 4, Section 4
Chapter 4, Section 5
Chapter 4, Section 6
Chapter 4, Section 7
Chapter 4, Section 8
Chapter 4, Section 9
Chapter 4, Section 10
Chapter 4, Section 11
Chapter 4, Section 12
Chapter 4, Section 13
Chapter 4, Section 14
Chapter 4, Section 15
Chapter 4, Section 16
Chapter 4, Section 17
Chapter 4, Section 18
Chapter 4, Section 19
Chapter 4, Section 20
Chapter 4, Section 21
Chapter 4, Section 22
Chapter 5, Section 1
Chapter 5, Section 2
Chapter 5, Section 3
Chapter 5, Section 4
Chapter 5, Section 5
Chapter 5, Section 6
Chapter 5, Section 7
Chapter 5, Section 8
Chapter 5, Section 9
Chapter 5, Section 10
Chapter 5, Section 11
Chapter 5, Section 12
Chapter 5, Section 13
Chapter 5, Section 14
Chapter 5, Section 15
Chapter 5, Section 16
Chapter 5, Section 17
Chapter 5, Section 18
Chapter 5, Section 19
Chapter 5, Section 20
Chapter 5, Section 21
Chapter 5, Section 22
Chapter 5, Section 23
Chapter 5, Section 24
Chapter 5, Section 25
Chapter 5, Section 26
Chapter 5, Section 27
Chapter 5, Section 28
Chapter 5, Section 29
Chapter 5, Section 30
Chapter 5, Section 31
Chapter 5, Section 32
Chapter 5, Section 33
Chapter 5, Section 34
Chapter 5, Section 35
Chapter 5, Section 36
Chapter 5, Section 37
Chapter 5, Section 38
Chapter 5, Section 39
Chapter 5, Section 40
Chapter 5, Section 41
Chapter 5, Section 42
Chapter 5, Section 43
Chapter 5, Section 44
Chapter 5, Section 45
Chapter 5, Section 46
Chapter 5, Section 47
Chapter 5, Section 48
Chapter 5, Section 49
Chapter 5, Section 50
Chapter 5, Section 51
Chapter 5, Section 52
Chapter 5, Section 53
Chapter 5, Section 54
Chapter 5, Section 55
Chapter 5, Section 56
Chapter 5, Section 57
Chapter 5, Section 58
Chapter 5, Section 59
Chapter 5, Section 60
Chapter 5, Section 61
Chapter 5, Section 62
Chapter 5, Section 63
Chapter 5, Section 64
Chapter 5, Section 65
Chapter 5, Section 66
Chapter 6, Section 1
Chapter 6, Section 2
Chapter 6, Section 3
Chapter 6, Section 4
Chapter 6, Section 5
Chapter 6, Section 6
Chapter 6, Section 7
Chapter 6, Section 8
Chapter 6, Section 9
Chapter 6, Section 10
Chapter 6, Section 11
Chapter 6, Section 12
Chapter 6, Section 13
Chapter 6, Section 14
Chapter 6, Section 15
Chapter 6, Section 16
Chapter 6, Section 17
Chapter 6, Section 18
Chapter 6, Section 19
Chapter 6, Section 20
Chapter 6, Section 21
Chapter 6, Section 22
Chapter 7, Section 1
Chapter 7, Section 2
Chapter 7, Section 3
Chapter 7, Section 4
Chapter 7, Section 5
Chapter 7, Section 6
Chapter 7, Section 7
Chapter 7, Section 8
Chapter 7, Section 9
Chapter 7, Section 10
Chapter 7, Section 11
Chapter 8, Section 1
Chapter 8, Section 2
Chapter 8, Section 3
Chapter 8, Section 4
Chapter 8, Section 5
Chapter 8, Section 6
Chapter 8, Section 7
Chapter 8, Section 8
Chapter 8, Section 9
Chapter 8, Section 10
Chapter 8, Section 11
Chapter 8, Section 12
Chapter 8, Section 13
Chapter 8, Section 14
Chapter 8, Section 15
Chapter 8, Section 16
Chapter 8, Section 17
Chapter 8, Section 18
Chapter 8, Section 19
Chapter 8, Section 20
Chapter 8, Section 21
Chapter 8, Section 22
Chapter 8, Section 23
Chapter 8, Section 24
Chapter 8, Section 25
Chapter 8, Section 26
Chapter 8, Section 27
Chapter 8, Section 28
Chapter 8, Section 29
Chapter 9, Section 1
Chapter 9, Section 2
Chapter 9, Section 3
Chapter 9, Section 4
Chapter 9, Section 5
Chapter 9, Section 6
Chapter 9, Section 7
Chapter 9, Section 8
Chapter 9, Section 9
Chapter 9, Section 10
Chapter 9, Section 11
Chapter 9, Section 12
Chapter 9, Section 13
Chapter 9, Section 14
Chapter 9, Section 15
Chapter 9, Section 16
Chapter 9, Section 17
Chapter 9, Section 18
Chapter 9, Section 19
Chapter 9, Section 20
Chapter 9, Section 21
Chapter 9, Section 22
Chapter 9, Section 23
Chapter 9, Section 24
Chapter 9, Section 25
Chapter 9, Section 26
Chapter 9, Section 27
Chapter 9, Section 28
Chapter 9, Section 29
Chapter 9, Section 30
Chapter 9, Section 31
Chapter 9, Section 32
Chapter 9, Section 33
Chapter 10, Section 1
Chapter 10, Section 2
Chapter 10, Section 3
Chapter 10, Section 4
Chapter 10, Section 5
Chapter 10, Section 6
Chapter 10, Section 7
Chapter 10, Section 8
Chapter 10, Section 9
Chapter 10, Section 10
Characters
Billy Pilgrim
Billy Pilgrim Timeline
The Narrator
The Narrator Timeline
Kilgore Trout
The Tralfamadorians
Edgar Derby
Paul Lazzaro
Roland Weary
Valencia Pilgrim
Barbara Pilgrim
Robert Pilgrim
Billy's Father
Billy's Mother
Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
Bertram Copeland Rumfoord
Bernard V. O'Hare
Mary O'Hare
Gerhard Müller
The Narrator's Dad
The Narrator's Wife
Montana Wildhack
Eliot Rosewater
Wild Bob
The Englishmen
The British Colonel
Lionel Merble
Nanny
Nancy
The Blue Fairy Godmother
The German Major
Werner Gluck
Maggie White
Lily Rumfoord
The Maori
The Dogs
Lance Rumfoord
Cynthia Landry
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Fate and Free Will
Fate and Free Will Quotes
Warfare
Warfare Quotes
Time
Time Quotes
Suffering
Suffering Quotes
Morality and Ethics
Morality and Ethics Quotes
Foolishness and Folly
Foolishness and Folly Quotes
Freedom and Confinement
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
Men and Masculinity
Men and Masculinity Quotes
Literature and Writing
Literature and Writing Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Module Flashcards
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) Flashcards
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) Flashcards
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols Flashcards
Symbols True or False
Uh, I'm Supposed to be at Four
Uh, I'm Supposed to be at Four Flashcards
Uh, I'm Supposed to be at Four True or False
Battle of the Bulge (Not Pant Sizes)
Battle of the Bulge (Not Pant Sizes) Flashcards
Battle of the Bulge (Not Pant Sizes) True or False
Study Questions
Essay
Slaughterhouse-Five
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
The Art of the Epigram
Unstuck in Time: Arranging the Timeline of Slaughterhouse-Five
Writing a Novel, Vonnegut Style
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
Chapter 6, Section 8
Chapter 6, Section 9
Chapter 6, Section 10
Chapter 6, Section 11
Chapter 6, Section 12
Chapter 6, Section 13
Chapter 6, Section 14
Chapter 6, Section 15
Chapter 6, Section 16
Chapter 6, Section 17
Chapter 6, Section 18
Chapter 6, Section 19
Chapter 6, Section 20
Chapter 6, Section 21
Chapter 6, Section 22
Chapter 7, Section 1
Chapter 7, Section 2
Chapter 7, Section 3
Chapter 7, Section 4
Chapter 7, Section 5
Chapter 7, Section 6
Chapter 7, Section 7
Chapter 7, Section 8
Chapter 7, Section 9
Chapter 7, Section 10
Chapter 7, Section 11
Chapter 8, Section 1
Chapter 8, Section 2
Chapter 8, Section 3
Chapter 8, Section 4
Chapter 8, Section 5
Chapter 8, Section 6
Chapter 8, Section 7
Chapter 8, Section 8
Chapter 8, Section 9
Chapter 8, Section 10
Chapter 8, Section 11
Chapter 8, Section 12
Chapter 8, Section 13
Chapter 8, Section 14
Chapter 8, Section 15
Chapter 8, Section 16
Chapter 8, Section 17
Chapter 8, Section 18
Chapter 8, Section 19
Chapter 8, Section 20
Chapter 8, Section 21
Chapter 8, Section 22
Chapter 8, Section 23
Chapter 8, Section 24
Chapter 8, Section 25
Chapter 8, Section 26
Chapter 8, Section 27
Chapter 8, Section 28
Chapter 8, Section 29
Chapter 9, Section 1
Chapter 9, Section 2
Chapter 9, Section 3
Chapter 9, Section 4
Chapter 9, Section 5
Chapter 9, Section 6
Chapter 9, Section 7
Chapter 9, Section 8
Chapter 9, Section 9
Chapter 9, Section 10
Chapter 9, Section 11
Chapter 9, Section 12
Chapter 9, Section 13
Chapter 9, Section 14
Chapter 9, Section 15
Chapter 9, Section 16
Chapter 9, Section 17
Chapter 9, Section 18
Chapter 9, Section 19
Chapter 9, Section 20
Chapter 9, Section 21
Chapter 9, Section 22
Chapter 9, Section 23
Chapter 9, Section 24
Chapter 9, Section 25
Chapter 9, Section 26
Chapter 9, Section 27
Chapter 9, Section 28
Chapter 9, Section 29
Chapter 9, Section 30
Chapter 9, Section 31
Chapter 9, Section 32
Chapter 9, Section 33
Chapter 10, Section 1
Chapter 10, Section 2
Chapter 10, Section 3
Chapter 10, Section 4
Chapter 10, Section 5
Chapter 10, Section 6
Chapter 10, Section 7
Chapter 10, Section 8
Chapter 10, Section 9
Chapter 10, Section 10
Characters
Billy Pilgrim
Billy Pilgrim Timeline
The Narrator
The Narrator Timeline
Kilgore Trout
The Tralfamadorians
Edgar Derby
Paul Lazzaro
Roland Weary
Valencia Pilgrim
Barbara Pilgrim
Robert Pilgrim
Billy's Father
Billy's Mother
Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
Bertram Copeland Rumfoord
Bernard V. O'Hare
Mary O'Hare
Gerhard Müller
The Narrator's Dad
The Narrator's Wife
Montana Wildhack
Eliot Rosewater
Wild Bob
The Englishmen
The British Colonel
Lionel Merble
Nanny
Nancy
The Blue Fairy Godmother
The German Major
Werner Gluck
Maggie White
Lily Rumfoord
The Maori
The Dogs
Lance Rumfoord
Cynthia Landry
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Fate and Free Will
Fate and Free Will Quotes
Warfare
Warfare Quotes
Time
Time Quotes
Suffering
Suffering Quotes
Morality and Ethics
Morality and Ethics Quotes
Foolishness and Folly
Foolishness and Folly Quotes
Freedom and Confinement
Freedom and Confinement Quotes
Men and Masculinity
Men and Masculinity Quotes
Literature and Writing
Literature and Writing Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Module Flashcards
Quotes (What was Said)
Quotes (What was Said) Flashcards
Quotes (What was Said) True or False
Themes (For the Most Part)
Themes (For the Most Part) Flashcards
Themes (For the Most Part) True or False
Symbols
Symbols Flashcards
Symbols True or False
Uh, I'm Supposed to be at Four
Uh, I'm Supposed to be at Four Flashcards
Uh, I'm Supposed to be at Four True or False
Battle of the Bulge (Not Pant Sizes)
Battle of the Bulge (Not Pant Sizes) Flashcards
Battle of the Bulge (Not Pant Sizes) True or False
Study Questions
Essay
Slaughterhouse-Five
Current Events & Pop Culture
Challenges & Opportunities
Assignments & Activities
Characterization
Chew On This
Character Journal Entry
Facebook Plot Summary
Archetypes
Symbolism, Allusion, and Irony
Literary Devices
Adaptation
Why Should I Care?
The Art of the Epigram
Unstuck in Time: Arranging the Timeline of Slaughterhouse-Five
Writing a Novel, Vonnegut Style
Discussion & Essay Questions
Reading Quizzes
Related History & Literature on Shmoop
