Slaughterhouse-Five | Character Analysis

Billy Pilgrim’s father
Billy Pilgrim’s father, whose full name is not given, is a barber in Ilium, New York. He dies in a hunting accident while Billy is in military training in South Carolina. Billy attends his funeral shortly before being shipped overseas.

Billy Pilgrim’s mother
Billy’s mother, whose name is not given, survives into old age. Billy visits her in a rest home in 1965.

Wild Bob
Wild Bob is an American prisoner of war who dies en route to Dresden. Shortly before he dies, he gives a speech to imaginary troops...



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