Billy Pilgrim as a Christ Figure in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.s...

Billy Pilgrim as a Christ Figure in Kurt Vonnegut Jr.s Slaughterhouse Five After reading the novel, Slaughterhouse Five, written by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., I found my self in a sense of blankness. The question I had to ask myself was, Poo-tee-weet?(Vonnegut p. 215). Yet, the answer to my question, according to Vonnegut was, So it goes(Vonnegut p.214). This in fact would be the root of my problems in trying to grasp the character of Billy Pilgrim and the life, in which he leads throughout the novel. The pilgrimage that Billy ventures upon is one of mass confusion, running with insanity, finally followed by sanctuary, if layed out in a proper time order sequence. Billy is a victim, prophet, survivor, as well as a firm example of†¦show more content†¦They like God take no part in the changing or altering of the past, present or future. The moment is structured that way(Vonnegut p.117). God does not interfere, due to the concept of free will for beings. While the Tralfamadorians take no part because of their believe in no free will. Only on Earth is there a ny talk of free will(Vonnegut p.86). The existence of free will is the major difference between the two sources of knowledge. God uses free will to allow actions to take place in order to remain the father figure or overseer of life, in which Jesus Christ preached to the masses. The Tralfamadorians seeing in the fourth dimension exclude the existence of free will because of their ability to see the time line of existence at any moment. Thus believing the pre-determined destiny of all creatures. This believe does not allow them to take any action in the change of the universe because they do not have the free will to do so, therefore time goes without altercation. This believe is supported when the Tralfamadorians state that they know how the universe ends and will do nothing about it because it is the way it shall be, even though they themselves cause the destruction. We blow it up, experimenting with new fuels for our flying saucers; the whole Universe disappears(Vonnegut p.117). The source of these two mens knowledge plays a very important role in their development as prophets. Jesus Christ, who came