What happens to Billy in the store he visits in New York? What significance might this have for our understanding of Billy Pilgrim and of the novel?
How is the climax of this novel presented? What is unusual about it? Vonnegut has been letting us know what the climax of the novel would be from the beginning of the novel, so given that, why do you think he chose to present it the way he did?
What effect does Vonnegut reintroducing himself into the narrative in the final chapter have? How do the things he talks about impact your understanding of the novel’s themes?
How is the climax of this novel presented? What is unusual about it? Vonnegut has been letting us know what the climax of the novel would be from the beginning of the novel, so given that, why do you think he chose to present it the way he did?
What effect does Vonnegut reintroducing himself into the narrative in the final chapter have? How do the things he talks about impact your understanding of the novel’s themes?