Book 1 Project: The
Fan Experience
Slaughterhouse Five
My idea
for my fan project is anti-war posters; this will help show the true meaning of
the book which is to stop pointless, meaningless war. The bombing of Dresden
was completely pointless; thousands upon thousands of innocent lives were lost.
So it goes. Anything that was not made of wood was instantly incinerated,
buildings made of stone with wooden supports collapsed because the wood was
burned to ashes. You could see things that looked like logs on the ground; they
were people that got caught in the storm, their bodies became fused to the
concrete. Dresden was just as devastating as Hiroshima, nearly 100,000 people
died in each bombing. So it goes. We didn’t need to bomb Dresden. I want to help
stop war with these posters, nothing like Dresden needs to happen again!
Slaughterhouse Five is an anti-war book
explaining how stupid and pointless war is, just like an anti-war poster. I
have a few examples from the book to help show the pointlessness of war, how it
connects to my idea. “And even if wars didn’t keep coming like glaciers, there
would still be plain old death.” So it goes. Pg. 4 He is implying that wars
will always be there just like glaciers, but they don’t have to be, everyone
will die at some time. Why do we need to fight and kill each other to settle
our differences, everyone is going to die at some time. My second example also
shows how stupid and idiotic war really is. “And this one American foot soldier
is arrested in the ruins for taking a teapot. And he’s given a regular trial,
and then he’s shot by a firing squad.” So it goes. Pg. 5 This man did not need
to die no one needed to die in this war. My third and final example to show the
stupidity of war is. “Where have all the years gone.” Pg. 57 Yes where have all
the years gone, fighting a meaningless war where no one wins and thousands upon
thousands of people die. So it goes. I hope I have proven to you why anti-war
posters work for this book, they show wars true colors and how nasty it can
really be.
I feel that the idea of anti-war poster embodies what the
book Slaughterhouse Five is really
about, show what war is really about how stupid it can be, and corrupt. When
people see these anti-war posters they will agree with them, and want to find
out more. This book will be perfect for them; it will help them understand the
posters better. This idea will help people that are already fans stay connected
to the book, keep their minds on anti-war and all things like it; it will also
make them think of Kurt Vonnegut because this is one of his more famous books.
So it goes.
When I first started this book I really didn’t think I would
like it. But I did I thoroughly enjoyed it. It really made me think about life
and how many wars we are currently in, made me think why we are in these wars,
what are we doing as a nation? It also made me really sad thinking about how
many innocent lives were lost in Dresden, pointless revenge put on by the US
military. So it goes. I really just wish war would cease to exist throughout
the entire world. I am really glad I read this book. Peace
