Slaughterhouse-five: Or, The Children's Crusade... -

Billy randomly travels between his youth, his wartime capture, his mundane middle-class life, and his time as an exhibit in an alien zoo on the planet Tralfamadore .

The Tralfamadorian perspective suggests that all moments (past, present, and future) exist simultaneously and cannot be changed. Slaughterhouse-five: or, The children's crusade...

This recurring refrain follows every mention of death in the book, emphasizing an indifferent or clinical acceptance of mortality. Billy randomly travels between his youth, his wartime