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Study Guide to Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
About this book
A comprehensive study guide offering in-depth explanation, essay, and test prep for Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five, an instant success across all popular media. As an anti-war novel of the 1960s, Vonnegut wrote Slaughterhouse-Five as a double story: the main character suffers from the traumatic effects of war; the author struggles with the effects of war on both the character and the author. Moreover, his writing shows his belief that art is no longer a finished product, but it is an ongoing process. This Bright Notes Study Guide explores the context and history of Vonnegut’s classic work, helping students to thoroughly explore the reasons it has stood the literary test of time. Each Bright Notes Study Guide contains: - Introductions to the Author and the Work
- Character Summaries
- Plot Guides
- Section and Chapter Overviews
- Test Essay and Study Q&As The Bright Notes Study Guide series offers an in-depth tour of more than 275 classic works of literature, exploring characters, critical commentary, historical background, plots, and themes. This set of study guides encourages readers to dig deeper in their understanding by including
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Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 1) Introduction to Kurt Vonnegut
- 2) Themes and Techniques in Slaughterhouse-Five
- 3) Textual Analysis
- 4) Character Analyses
- 5) Critics respond to Slaughterhouse-Five
- 6) Bibliography