Slaughterhouse - Five: Satire About War And Life

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frozen
in such a way, and was so small, that it appeared to be not a coat but a
sort of large black, three-cornered hat. There were gummy stains on it,
too, like crankcase drainings or old strawberry jam. There seemed to be a
dead, furry animal frozen to it. The animal was infact the coat’s fur
collar.” (Vonnegut, p.81- 82)
Another example of satire in WWII is when Billy and the other
American prisoners are to stay in empty slaughterhouses. Billy and Edgar
Derby, a 44 year old American private were going to the communal kitchen
for supper the first night they arrived at their slaughterhouse. Billy,
now in his 20’s and Edgar in his 40’s were guarded by a tall, scrawny 16
year old German boy named Werner Gluck on the way to the kitchen. He was
armed with an extremely heavy musket which was bigger than he, and a
bayonet, which was clean. Vonnegut was making fun of this situation and it’
s ironic because there were these two strong men being told what to do by
this weak 16 year ...

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