I can say I've loved reading this book, I can also say I've hated it just as much. It's continuous references to other parts of the book or other people such as Howard Campbell have led me to Google search more than a dozen times. Above all the book has been very enjoyable and interesting which is really the most important. I'm getting closer and closer to the end and really don't know what to expect. I just know for sure its not going to be conventional. It's not going to be happy or sad, it will just be.
In Francisco Serna's blog, The Reading Tavern, I found some very interesting points. He talks about how Billy's destiny is presented to us in the book and questions the fact that there is no attempt from him to change the moments as he lives them. Several times in the book I asked myself the same question. There is really no answer and its up to us to develop our own theories. Francisco mentions he considers Billy does, in fact, have freewill. He is reliving the moments and therefore, has the ability to change the events. But, does he? I believe Billy has complete control over all his experiences but dosen't show any interest in changing any of the events. Why dosen't he want to avoid tragedy? If in fact his destiny is already predetermined how can he know how to act in each specific situation? Sometimes the time traveling seemed more like a dream, like a clip from movie. You can see it, hear it, but you can't touch it or change any of it. But if there is no central plot where is the dream coming from, where is Billy? He is just there. These questions will really only bring more but maybe Vonnegut will surprise us at the end answering a few of these.
In Francisco Serna's blog, The Reading Tavern, I found some very interesting points. He talks about how Billy's destiny is presented to us in the book and questions the fact that there is no attempt from him to change the moments as he lives them. Several times in the book I asked myself the same question. There is really no answer and its up to us to develop our own theories. Francisco mentions he considers Billy does, in fact, have freewill. He is reliving the moments and therefore, has the ability to change the events. But, does he? I believe Billy has complete control over all his experiences but dosen't show any interest in changing any of the events. Why dosen't he want to avoid tragedy? If in fact his destiny is already predetermined how can he know how to act in each specific situation? Sometimes the time traveling seemed more like a dream, like a clip from movie. You can see it, hear it, but you can't touch it or change any of it. But if there is no central plot where is the dream coming from, where is Billy? He is just there. These questions will really only bring more but maybe Vonnegut will surprise us at the end answering a few of these.
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