Have you ever thought about what others say about you or say about a certain topic? After Billy finishes making love to Valencia he travels back to the prison while taking a leak. Interestingly, Vonnegut mentions himself in the book for the first time as: "That was me. That was the author of this book." (Page 125) There in the prison, a German that comes to visit the Englishmen is translating a text from Howard W. Campbell Jr. He states that at the same time that America is the wealthiest nation in the world, its people are mainly poor. Americans have certain hatred for the poor, because they think that they are all rich and that for them making money is easy (therefore the hatred for poor is hatred for themselves haha). Due to this belief is that the poor Americans blame themselves to death when they cannot make money. Lastly, it states that the Americans have no brotherly love at all. Campbell says that any prison administrator that had to deal with Americans should be warned that he would not presence any brotherly love, not even between brothers. "Each will be a sulky child who often wishes he were dead." (Page 130) While all these critics about the Americans are being told, Billy and all his war mates are listening (except poor Lazzaro who is getting his arm fixed).
As in previous occasions in "Slaughterhouse Five", we see sudden changes in time and place. First, Billy travels from his bed in his honeymoon back to the war. Then, as he falls asleep as the German is translating the Campbell text, he is back in 1968 but as a widower (poor Valencia died apparently). He is talking to Barbara, not being taken seriously, like always. He is taken to a hot bed so he doesn't freeze, and as soon as he falls asleep he is back at the Tralfamadore zoo with Montana. At first all the little Tralfamadorians are excited to see earthlings mate, but as soon as Montana realizes that she wasn't at the California beach anymore, she freaks out. After what would be an Earthling week, Montana asks Billy to sleep with her, which he does. Suddenly, he wakes up in the hot bed again, after having a dream with Montana. He is back in the hot bed, soon comforting a child that had no father due to his death in Vietnam. He comforts him by telling him what the Tralfamadorians taught him: nobody really dies, the body is just at a bad state at the moment. As usual, they think Bill is crazy, making Barbara take Billy away form there. He is arguing with Barbara again, which brings up a familiar statement to Billy: "Father, father, father, what are we going to do with you?" (page 135) What are they going to do with Billy?
As in previous occasions in "Slaughterhouse Five", we see sudden changes in time and place. First, Billy travels from his bed in his honeymoon back to the war. Then, as he falls asleep as the German is translating the Campbell text, he is back in 1968 but as a widower (poor Valencia died apparently). He is talking to Barbara, not being taken seriously, like always. He is taken to a hot bed so he doesn't freeze, and as soon as he falls asleep he is back at the Tralfamadore zoo with Montana. At first all the little Tralfamadorians are excited to see earthlings mate, but as soon as Montana realizes that she wasn't at the California beach anymore, she freaks out. After what would be an Earthling week, Montana asks Billy to sleep with her, which he does. Suddenly, he wakes up in the hot bed again, after having a dream with Montana. He is back in the hot bed, soon comforting a child that had no father due to his death in Vietnam. He comforts him by telling him what the Tralfamadorians taught him: nobody really dies, the body is just at a bad state at the moment. As usual, they think Bill is crazy, making Barbara take Billy away form there. He is arguing with Barbara again, which brings up a familiar statement to Billy: "Father, father, father, what are we going to do with you?" (page 135) What are they going to do with Billy?
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