Saturday, August 4, 2012
A Metaphoric Wax
To me, the metaphor "...wax museum displays" gives off the image of how we as a society may perceive those who have died in Vonnegut's "The corpses did not smell bad in the beginning, but were was museum displays."
Corpses of Dresden
The literary term 'metaphor' serves as an example of Slaughterhouse Five: "The corpses did not smell bad in the beginning, but were wax museum displays."
I saw this quote's significance when I re-read it. Vonnegut uses a metaphor in order for the reader to imagine the stiffness of the bodies.
I find it interesting that Vonnegut compares the dead with the figures from a wax museum. The author could have said that the dead did not smell too terribly, and that they looked like fake people. Instead, "The corpses did not smell bad in the beginning, but were wax museum displays" paints a more vivid image of how the bodies' stiffness gave off a fake, yet very real look.
I saw this quote's significance when I re-read it. Vonnegut uses a metaphor in order for the reader to imagine the stiffness of the bodies.
I find it interesting that Vonnegut compares the dead with the figures from a wax museum. The author could have said that the dead did not smell too terribly, and that they looked like fake people. Instead, "The corpses did not smell bad in the beginning, but were wax museum displays" paints a more vivid image of how the bodies' stiffness gave off a fake, yet very real look.
Holy Irony #2
The irony of "Jesus and Joseph built the cross...happy to have something to work on..." implies that Jesus was happy to help others, but never in a way followed by the death of another man in Vonnegut's "Jesus and Joseph built the cross. They were happy to have something to work on. The rabble-rouser died on the cross."
Holy Irony
The literary term 'irony' serves as an example in Slaughterhouse Five: "Jesus and Joseph built the cross. They were happy to have something to work on. The rabble-rouser died on the cross."
I read the quote and realized its importance the second time seeing it. This quote is ironic because Jesus was the most humble human being that ever lived, and he would never be happy to build a death tree.
The Son of God would not find pleasure in being an accessory to murder. Vonnegut could have said that Jesus and his father made a cross, and that they were glad to be working. Instead, "Jesus and Joseph built the cross. They were happy to have something to work on" shows how dedicated the two were when it came to work and how it gave them the greatest pleasure, "The rabble-rouser died on the cross" indicates that Jesus, the most peaceful man on Earth, helped create a death trap. It is ironic because Jesus was a loving man who died on a cross to save us.
I read the quote and realized its importance the second time seeing it. This quote is ironic because Jesus was the most humble human being that ever lived, and he would never be happy to build a death tree.
The Son of God would not find pleasure in being an accessory to murder. Vonnegut could have said that Jesus and his father made a cross, and that they were glad to be working. Instead, "Jesus and Joseph built the cross. They were happy to have something to work on" shows how dedicated the two were when it came to work and how it gave them the greatest pleasure, "The rabble-rouser died on the cross" indicates that Jesus, the most peaceful man on Earth, helped create a death trap. It is ironic because Jesus was a loving man who died on a cross to save us.
A Moon-like Dresden
To me, the simile "Dresden looked like the moon..." symbolizes how we can take the most beautiful of things for granted as the prisoners did in Vonnegut's "Dresden looked like the moon, only minerals."
Dresden in Space
The literary term 'simile' serves as an example of Slaughterhouse Five: "Dresden looked like the moon, only minerals."
I saw this quote's significance when I re-read it. Vonnegut uses a simile in order to show how everything in the city had been blown to dust. To many, to moon is a beautiful thing, but the prisoners of war do not see it this way after the bombing occurred.
I found it interesting the Vonnegut uses the moon's many minerals in order to describe the scene of Dresden. The author could have said that Dresden was moon-like, and made out of minerals. Instead, "Dresden looked like the moon, only minerals" shows how much of an effect the bombers had on the gorgeous city.
I saw this quote's significance when I re-read it. Vonnegut uses a simile in order to show how everything in the city had been blown to dust. To many, to moon is a beautiful thing, but the prisoners of war do not see it this way after the bombing occurred.
I found it interesting the Vonnegut uses the moon's many minerals in order to describe the scene of Dresden. The author could have said that Dresden was moon-like, and made out of minerals. Instead, "Dresden looked like the moon, only minerals" shows how much of an effect the bombers had on the gorgeous city.
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The Machine Image
The imagery of "Lionel was a machine" implies that we as a society strive to do our best in our every day efforts. We tend to be machines as well, like Merble in Vonnegut's "Lionel was a machine. Tralfamadorians say that all creatures and plants in this Universe are machines."
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