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What is Billy Pilgrim's statement about his death?
What is Billy Pilgrim's statement about his death?
I, Billy Pilgrim, will die, have died, and always will die on February thirteenth, 1976.
What is the source of the animal magnetism Billy feels in the prison hospital shed?
What is the source of the animal magnetism Billy feels in the prison hospital shed?
Billy's impresario's coat with a fur collar.
What does Lazzaro say is the sweetest thing in life?
What does Lazzaro say is the sweetest thing in life?
Revenge.
What advice does Lazzaro give Billy?
What advice does Lazzaro give Billy?
How does Billy die?
How does Billy die?
What positive attributes of Dresden does the Englishman share with the American POWs?
What positive attributes of Dresden does the Englishman share with the American POWs?
How is Edgar Derby elected head American?
How is Edgar Derby elected head American?
To what does the author compare his first view of Dresden?
To what does the author compare his first view of Dresden?
Describe the Americans' arrival in Dresden.
Describe the Americans' arrival in Dresden.
Describe the Americans' 'home away from home.'
Describe the Americans' 'home away from home.'
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Billy Pilgrim's Death Statement
Billy Pilgrim's Death Statement
Billy states that he will die on February 13, 1976.
Animal Magnetism Source
Animal Magnetism Source
Billy feels magnetism from his impresario's coat with a fur collar.
Sweetest Thing in Life
Sweetest Thing in Life
Lazzaro claims that revenge is the sweetest thing.
Lazzaro's Advice to Billy
Lazzaro's Advice to Billy
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Billy's Death
Billy's Death
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Dresden's Positive Attributes
Dresden's Positive Attributes
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Edgar Derby's Election
Edgar Derby's Election
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First View of Dresden
First View of Dresden
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Americans' Arrival in Dresden
Americans' Arrival in Dresden
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Americans' Shelter Description
Americans' Shelter Description
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Study Notes
Billy Pilgrim's Experience
- Billy Pilgrim and other American POWs are transported to Dresden for contract labor.
- Billy expresses a prophetic statement about his inevitable death on February 13, 1976.
Animal Magnetism
- The source of attraction felt by Billy in the prison hospital is his impresario's fur-collared coat.
Lazzaro's Perspective on Revenge
- Lazzaro identifies revenge as life's sweetest aspect, supporting his view with a personal story of killing a dog that bit him.
Advice from Lazzaro
- Lazzaro advises Billy to let someone else answer the door whenever the doorbell rings for safety.
Billy's Death
- Billy's demise is described as being shot in the forehead by a laser gun.
Positive Aspects of Dresden
- An Englishman speaks of Dresden's beauty and describes it as having ample food available, contrasting it with other experiences.
Leadership Among POWs
- Edgar Derby is elected as the head American POW through a combination of Englishman nomination and a vote among the Americans.
First Impressions of Dresden
- The author compares his initial view of Dresden to a Sunday school image of heaven, highlighting its beauty.
Arrival in Dresden
- The Americans are described as being awestruck upon their arrival in the city, overwhelmed by its grandeur.
"Home Away From Home"
- The Americans reside in a one-story cement-block structure initially built as a shelter for pigs, demonstrating their lowly living conditions amidst war.
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