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Slaughterhouse Five Similarities
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Ooohh.. Another book I read prior to my Lost addiction. I remember not really liking this one too much when I read it.
I love this book and when Faraday sent the mouse thru and said "he's unstuck in time" I about died-I wrote a ten page paper on that subject in my Contemporary Novels course-I'm lame, I know, but when my fav TV show brings in one of my all time fav books-wow. Also, I can't remember now if it's at Hurley's house pre-lotto when or where it was, but they are watching a game show in the background, and one of the answers is Kurt Vonnegut-this came, I believe, after the Faraday mousecapade. Love it!
I read Slaughterhouse-Five last year because of its Lost connection. I found the Tralfamadorian's way of seeing time very interesting, and it seems to apply even more to Lost with what we've just seen in the fifth season. Here's a quote from the book about how the Tralfamadorians see time: "All moments, past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist. The Tralfamadorians can look at all the different moments just the way we can look at a stretch of the Rocky Mountains, for instance. They can see how permanent all the moments are, and they can look at any moment that interests them. It is just an illusion we have here on Earth that one moment follows another one, like beads on a string, and that once a moment is gone it is gone forever."
Lori wrote: "Ooohh.. Another book I read prior to my Lost addiction. I remember not really liking this one too much when I read it."Desmond also became unstuck in time in the 4th season. He was able to go back to his body in the past with all his knowlegde of the future. When it first happened it sent him back to his army days. The main charecter in slaughter house 5 is also in the army
I'm reading this book right now. I can definitely see the Lost parallels. But, Vonnegut is not my cup O'tea
Lori wrote: "Ooohh.. Another book I read prior to my Lost addiction. I remember not really liking this one too much when I read it."Thats what Im afraid of too. I would love to read it for its Lost connection, but it kinda sounds boring. I am into King and Koontz, do you think I would like this one at all?
OH MAN! I've been dying to read these since I started reading Slaughter House V, but I was worried they'd give something away. Everytime I saw a new post I thought, "DANG IT! I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT!"Here's one for you: Remember when Billy worries to the Tralfamadorians that the earthlings are going to destroy the universe, and the Tralfamadorians say, "No, you don't destroy. We do. We're looking for alternative energy sources and a technician drops something which shoots a spark and kablooie..." (I know I put quotes up and that's a paraphrase, I'm sorry... I don't have time to look it up right now...) Then, Billy says, "But why don't you change it? Why don't you do something?" Tralfamadorians: "It always ends this way."
In the opening sequence of the season five finale, Jacob and the man in black are talking, and the man in black says, "It always ends the same. They always come and... do you know how much I want to kill you right now..."
Before I read Slaughter House V, I was thinking of history repeating itself, rather than "always" being a single event that's always happening - like a comic book. The characters in a comic book all think they have free will and can keep the others from invading their camp, and can stop the inevitable by blowing up the island, but no matter how many times you read the comic book, it always ends the same.
I don't know if I said all that right. It's been a long day.
Wow good insight. I really like some of the themes Vonnegut touches on is this book. But, I dont like his writing style and his view on life.
I just finished reading this book. Another thing that stuck out to me was the fact that when Billy Pilgrim dies, there is a violet light and a humming noise. It reminded me of when the hatch exploded.
I am about halfway through the book now and just noticed some stuff that the Lost writers have referenced.
Obviously, Billy is jumping around through time like Desmond in the Constant episode.
When Billy is in the Zoo on the alien planet his cage is a geodesic dome. In the episode where Radzinsky is building a model for the Swan station, the model he is building is a geodesic dome. Also, Billy's cage has all the accoutrements that the Swan station had.
Anyone have any more thoughts on this book?