Prior to reading this book I tried to get some reviews to find out if I would enjoy it or not. The most common reaction was that you either love it or you hate it and that it is somewhat confusing the first time you read it. Being half way through the book prompted me to stop and think about how I feel about the story thus far.
This chapter placed great emphasis on Billy's experience with the Tralfamadorians. Throughout the story there have been a few small experiences with the aliens but nothing too significant. I don't particularly like the sections that take place on Tralfamadore. I find them somewhat confusing and irrelevant to the story. I think if I were to read the story over again, it may make sense as to the message Billy is tryin to get across through these experiences with the aliens. If I were his daughter I would have him admitted to the mental hospital as well, with all that talk about aliens.
However, if I were to take a guess at what the meaning behind the space travel, I think there might be quite a lot to it. For one, it shows how emotionally damaging war can be and how it can actually make people go insane, the experiences from war never go away. Also I think Billy could be trying to tell the reader something about the human race. The aliens see humans and their way of life so differently that there must be some reason for it all.
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