Slaughtehouse-Five has a very peculiar structure. Vonnegut's idea of time is reflected in it, it's not linear. As a result, there are a lot of contrasting images. An example of this is the contrast between the following Paradisiac image:
<em>Under morphine, Billy had a dream of giraffes in a garden. The giraffes were following gravel paths (...) Billy was a giraffe, too (...) The giraffes accepted Billy as one of their own, as a harmless creature as preposterously specialized as themselves. Two approached him from opposite sides, leaned against him. They had long, muscular upper lips which they could shape like the bells of bugles. They kissed him with these. They were female giraffes-cream and lemon yellow. </em>
With an quite calamitous image not too far from that part of the book:
<em>Rosewater was twice as smart as Billy, but he and Billy were dealing with similar crises in similar ways. They had both found life meaningless, partly because of what they had seen in war. Rosewater, for instance, had shot a fourteen-year-old fireman, mistaking him for a German soldier (...) And Billy had seen the greatest massacre in European history, which was the firebombing of Dresden. </em>
In the late 1800s, most Americans accepted laissez faire economics in
theory. In practice, however, many supported government involvement when
it benefited them.
Answer:
C. They wanted to send other nations a stern warning not to interfere in US government.
Answer:
C, a dramatic policy shift, including reinforcements and a new mission
Explanation:
got it right on edge.
Correct answer: b. Germany would accept blame for the war.
Further details:
The Treaty of Versailles, which came out of the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, was very punitive towards Germany. Germany was forced to admit responsibility for causing the Great War (World War I). We now call that "the war guilt" clause of the treaty. Germany also was forced to pay large reparation payments to the Allies (who opposed Germany in the war). The German economy and national pride were deeply wounded. The Great Depression was worse in Germany than in America. The bad situation in Germany made it possible for a radical leader like Hitler, making all sorts of bold promises, to win over enough people to rise to power. Hitler promised a return to national greatness and fiercely rebuilt Germany as a military machine. The rise of Hitler and the Nazis brought about World War II in Europe.
