Saturday, December 19, 2015
Adam and Eve
In Chapter 2, when Billy is back in time during the war, he talks about Adam and Eve. How they are so pure and innocent. "Billy stared into the patina of the corporal's boots, saw Adam and Eve in the golden depths. They were naked. They were so innocent, so vulnerable, so eager to behave decently. Billy Pilgrim loved them." (p.53) I think that this is Billy's way of finding some sort of anecdote of home for himself. All the other men have a little something and Billy has nothing. Adam and Eve, is his anecdote. Also, Adam and Eve could possibly represent Billy. He is innocent and kind of "babyish" liek Adame and Eve were in his hallucination. What else could Adam and Eve mean for Billy and his character? Do you think it's a significant part of the book?
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In the quote you used, I feel as if the innocence is referring to the boots. The boots, without anyone to wear them, are virtually useless in the war. The boots being golden refers to their purity and innocence to the war. Those golden boots didn't belong in the war, and neither did Billy, and that's because Billy is a time traveler, he does not belong in the war , because he didn't live in that time period originally.
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