lunes, 26 de septiembre de 2011

Everything is Beautiful


What is being sane? Is it something that keeps our feet on the ground? Or is it something that can drive someone crazy? Insane people, are trained maniacs, they know they are crazy. Billy Pilgrim has the advantage that he is very aware (even though it may seem like he is not) of what is going on around him.

I see Billy's "insanity" as a shield for him. When he was captive by the Germans, Billy asked the guard "Why me?" (pg. 91) and he responded "Vy you? Vy anybody?" This is the same thing he asked when he was being abducted by the Tralfamadorians, and the same response was given to him. Maybe it isn't very clear, but come on, he is imagining all this! Isn't he? Well, the evidence is right in front of us, but...what if he was kidnapped by aliens?

"They made war look stylish and reasonable, and fun." (pg. 24) Wow. Is it? Is war stylish and reasonable and fun? So I've been told. Yes, the government actually benefits from war, more money comes to their power. So I guess it is all of the above. I mean, yeah of course, some people die now and then, but they aren't relevant for the economy, so they don't really matter? They are shown as people that sacrificed for their country, but...did they? Or did they just die in vane? Sure, Roland Weary was not the nicest person, but he did save Billy's life many times.

That's how I feel, miserable. Miserable. Each page that I turn to is just another tragedy that keeps reminding me of the things I want to forget, such as inhumanity. Why, if humans were created perfectly and precisely, why do such inhuman acts exist? You don't have to read Slaughterhouse Five to realize the extreme borders society has got to. They made Billy wear a dead civilian's jacket and the animal was the coat's fur collar, they made him wear that kind of atrocity.

I think it's obvious. Can't you see? Morals are dead. So it goes.

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