apot...he's shot by a firing squad (4-5).
             Meeter writes, "Billy Pilgrim's mother gave him a crucifix but no religion because, 'like so many Americans, she was trying to construct a life that made sense from things found in gift shops' (Vonnegut 38-39)" (213). He continues, "Satirical passages like that [the quoted material above] are rare in Vonnegut's works" (213). Rare they may be, but the overall use of these passages reaffirm the message Vonnegut is trying to send us. Possibly leading to the mes
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