Billy Pilgrim
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Billy Pilgrim is the time-unstuck, war-scarred antihero of Kurt Vonnegut’s novel, whose disjointed experiences satirically explore free will, trauma, and the absurdity of war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antihero
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Slaughterhouse-Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
absurdism
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anti-war sentiment ⓘ memory and fragmentation ⓘ |
| createdBy | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
determinism
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free will ⓘ post-traumatic stress ⓘ the absurdity of war ⓘ the nature of time ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Slaughterhouse-Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fatalistic
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passive ⓘ time-unstruck ⓘ traumatized ⓘ war-scarred ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Barbara Pilgrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Pilgrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExperience |
World War II combat
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firebombing of Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMentalState |
disoriented in time
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emotionally detached ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | optometrist ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophyInfluencedBy | Tralfamadorian view of time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Valencia Merble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | World War II soldier ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Valencia Merble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | readers’ perception of war in Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ |
| isAbductedBy | Tralfamadorians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrom | Ilium, New York (fictional city) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isHeldIn | Slaughterhouse-Five (Dresden slaughterhouse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isNarratedBy | an intrusive first-person narrator ⓘ |
| isPrisonerOfWarIn | Dresden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
embodiment of trauma and dislocation
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vehicle for satire of war ⓘ |
| perceivesTimeAs |
nonlinear
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simultaneous moments ⓘ |
| survivesEvent | Dresden firebombing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
the ordinary American soldier
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the psychological cost of war ⓘ |
| visitsPlace | Tralfamadore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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