Slaughterhouse Five
Examples of Satire and Social Criticism
What are some examples of satire and social criticism in the book Slaughterhouse Five?
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What are some examples of satire and social criticism in the book Slaughterhouse Five?
The narrative structure (or primarily the lack thereof) is an attempt to criticize in a serious way the actual events that took place in Dresden. By this I mean that Vonnegut did not believe a structured narrative with a linear plot could do justice to the chaos and destruction in Dresden, and so the book parallels this chaos through its own structure.
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