Dresden

Once again, Billy Pilgrim finds himself in the cold and harsh conditions of the prison. He, poor old Edgar Derby and Lazzaro were taken to the theater where the rest of their lads were. According to the Englishman back in the theater, everybody should take care fo their appearances, or they would soon die. That seemed easy, but still Billy and old Edgar Derby had their beards. There, elections for an American leader would take place, since no one voted, the englishman chose old Edgar Derby for his experience. They were told that they would be taken to Dresden, an open city that would "never be bombed". Billy, as a time traveler, had seen the bombing of Dresden just thirty days away. He had also seen his death many times, in February of 1976, when Lazzaro kept his promise to Roland Weary. Of course, he doesn't really care, well he would never be really dead, what the Tralfamadores taught him. When he dozes off after having been woken up because of animal magnetism, and after he passes some time in prison talking to Lazzaro (actually being threatened, not actually a pleasant dialogue haha), he is giving a speech to a big crowd about his death. Yet again, we see sudden changes in time and place, this time between 1945 and 1967.

 When they get to Dresden, after a short trip, the city seems to be perfect. The rest of Germany was already bombed, while Dresden was supposed to be safe, which Billy knew it wasn't. Shortly after being a while there, dialogue between Billy and an ex-soldier started. Billy was trying to be friendly, but apparently BIlly's Cinderella boots bothered the guy. He criticized the boots, and how they represented the country, he was told: "And do you feel proud to represent America as you do?" (page 152) They were finally taken to a slaughterhouse, which now gives sense to the title of the book: "Slaughterhouse-Five". In case they got lost in the big city, they were asked to remember the address Slaughterhouse five, in german. With Billy's stupidity, who knows what'll happen next...