Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 8 Post 1 of 2

     Chapter eight poses a monumental transformation within the character Billy Pilgrim. This change in an important way as a result of the story's action makes Pilgrim a dynamic character. The main dynamics in this chapter are the abilities Pilgrim shows that demonstrates his sanity. For the first time in the novel Billy did not have to time travel to recall events: "Billy thought hard about the effect the quartet had had on him, and then found an association with an experience he had had long ago. He did not travel in time to experience," (Vonnegut, 177). This achievement is definitely proof that Billy Pilgrim is a dynamic character of the novel. Pilgrim is finally able to think clearly and create associations with past events without having to travel. In addition, he is finally able to talk about the war. Earlier he could not talk to his wife when she asked; however, with the Tralfamadorians, he is able to speak of Dresden when Montana Wildhack asks him to tell her a story.