"He looked so peculiar that several people commented on it solicitously when the song was done. They thought he might have been having a heart attack, and Billy seemed to confirm this by going to a chair and sitting down haggardly." - pg. 173
This book is riddled with anecdotes. In fact, the anecdotes are very different and varied and come in no logical order. What can be the purpose of these stories? For one, they fit the style of the book perfectly, since Billy Pilgrim jumps around in time. Secondly, they help to portray the attitude towards war that Vonnegut wants them to feel. The anecdotes single out events in Billy's life that directly relate to how he became so messed up later in life. They are the quintessential way to move the story along and impact the readers. It helps make the book more conversational and easy to follow, despite the illogical order.
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