: On Tralfamadore, Billy is kept in a zoo and learns the aliens' philosophy of time: that all moments—past, present, and future—always exist simultaneously. Central Themes
: The story jumps between Billy’s childhood, his time as an American POW during the firebombing of Dresden , his post-war life as an optometrist, and his abduction by aliens from the planet Tralfamadore . slaughterhouse-five
: Vonnegut uses dark humor and absurdist imagery to highlight the senselessness and "children's crusade" nature of war. : On Tralfamadore, Billy is kept in a