The Book starts out with Vonnegut, appearing as a character in the first chapter to tell about the story he is writing and about the events that led to the novel. He informs the reader that the story is based mainly on real events, but it also contains fictionalized accounts. He reveals that he has been obsessed for years with writing a book about the bombing of Dresden, but he has found the task very …showed first 75 words of 3854 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3854 total…s to drive home the fact that during wartime, issues of right and wrong become totally confused. Everything seems to be turned upside down, and people lose sight of the value of human life. That is the real tragedy of the novel. This book gave me a new perspective for I do not read satires often. I thoroughly enjoyed the questionable content and the controversial issues and look forward to reading another satire novel soon.