Wednesday, August 1, 2012
"Poo-tee-weet?"
Vonnegut yet again can be applauded for his writing style. He ends the story in a very ingenious way: "One bird said to Billy Pilgrim, 'Poo-tee-weet'" (215). Ending with this rhetorical question leaves the reader to interpret the end how he or she wants. Vonnegut wants us the readers to think and reflect on all that happend in this story. Vonnegut doesn't answer all the questions the readers would desire to be answered. He leaves them to their own imaginations and let them wonder.
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Vonnegut's use of poo-tee-weet is hysterical, and typical of him. His anti-war sense of humor is definitely entertaining, especially to us of the modern age.
ReplyDeleteWhen the first Poo-tee-weet came up, I thought it was very unusual. It really does make the reader think more about the meaning of the book and how many ways Vonnegut could have ended the novel.
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