Question

What does vonnegut use as the epigraph to his novel?

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is "The cattle are lowing,/ The Baby awakes./ But the little Lord Jesus/ No crying He makes."

                                             

In the “Slaughterhouse-Five” Kurt Vonnegut uses lines from a Christmas carol “Away in Manage” as his epigraph:

“The cattle are lowing,

The Baby awakes.

But the little Lord Jesus

No crying He makes.”

This epigraph is usually considered for a reference for Billy Pilgrim (or Vonnegut himself) as he saw horrible things, but complained very little.