Dec 29, 2009

Slaughterhouse-Five | Sample Essay Outlines

The following paper topics are designed to test your understanding of the book as a whole and analyze important themes and literary devices. Following each question is a sample outline to help you get started.

Topic #1
The argument that the message of Slaughterhouse-Five is to withdraw from the world has occasionally been predicated on the assumption that Vonnegut believes man is essentially evil. What view does Slaughterhouse-Five take of the nature of man—that we are good, evil, or amoral? How does the firebombing of Dresden fit...