Kurt Vonnegut Character Analysis

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Lastly, and most the most important argument represented by Kurt Vonnegut is war is not simple, with only just guns and deaths, but much more than that. Vonnegut describes war as a complex system, as complex as any human inventions; it is not a single event, but a system of cause and effects, which adverse consequences of war still linger around even after the war ended, like the smell of mustard gas and roses. There is no doubt that Billy exhibits PTSD behaviors, for example, when Billy was captured and conveyed to a POW camp, on the train en route to the POW camp, no onboard prisoners wanted to sleep next to him as Billy kept kicking and screaming like a madman. And now there was an acrimonious madrigal, with parts sung in all quarters of the car.
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The siren was simply announcing high noon. It was housed in a cupola atop a firehouse across the street from Billy's office" (Page 27). All these behaviors exhibited by Billy are all symptoms of PTSD. Billy also displays minor symptoms, such as insomnia and lack of ability to focus; thus there is clear textual evidence that Billy has PTSD. Surely, Billy is quite successful after the war, but it is also evident that Billy’s success was also partly because his father was a wealthy optometrist. Billy cannot function properly after the war. The reason might be as he has PTSD, the horrors of yesterday still linger fresh in his mind, the reason why Billy is “unstuck” in time is due to his trauma, Billy has forgotten about past and future, as it just does not exist anymore. There is simply no difference between today and tomorrow for Billy as every day he will live forever, and every day will be in horror and desolation, a day to a “time traveler” is nothing but an event. Billy is suffering, and it's all because of war. In total, war is like a rock thrown into a puddle, and waves which result from the throw creates a shockwave, and will still be existent long after the stone has sunk to the
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