The literary term 'irony' serves as an example of Slaughterhouse Five: "Above France, the German Nazis flew up again, and made every thing and person better."
I saw this quote's significance when I re-read it. Vonnegut uses irony by making it appear that Germany is helping all the people and armies around the world when really, the Nazis are the reason the world is terrorized.
As Billy watches the movie, he realizes he would most likely have the perfect life if Germany had helped everyone. The author could have said that the Nazis came up from France again. Instead, "Above France, the German Nazis flew up again..." shows what could have been if the Nazis did not start WWII, "...and made every thing and person better" is used to emphasize that Hitler's army helped save millions of lives throughout the war.
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