In this review by James Hill, he thinks that the story of Slaughterhouse Five is molded after the author’s own experiences during the allied bombing of Dresden in World War II. He says the novel is very much anti-war, showing that the authors own decision on what he felt about the war and if he wanted to join or not. He says that Slaughterhouse Five has a lot of moral meanderings and is laden with terse philosophies about the meaning of free will. The writing style does parallel with chaos that a child sent to war feels through an examination of personal experiences. I do agree with the reviewer that the novel is an anti-war book. He talks about innocent civilians being killed a lot but I don't really agree with the child sent to war thing.
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