Destructiveness of War

Title: Destructiveness of War
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Destructiveness of War

Vonnegut’s Illustration of Destructiveness of War Slaughterhouse-Five was written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. in 1953. Whether the book is an antiwar novel or a science fiction novel is ambiguous, but after writing this book, Vonnegut insists that it was a failure. Failure it is not according to many critics. Rather than just writing an anti-war/science fiction novel, Vonnegut wrote a tale of the trials and tribulations resulting from the complete and utter destruction of …showed first 75 words of 1373 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1373 total…to the dreaming mind” (89). In conclusion, the Dresden raid, science fiction, fiction, irony and the characteristics of Billy all help unify and focus destructiveness of war. As an actually event, being realistically portrayed, the raid adds intensity to ideas behind the novel, not just create an anti-war sentiment. By using all of the above literary mechanics, Vonnegut captures the hearts of all readers, and effectively confirms, win or lose, how ruthless and horrific war is.

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