CHAPTER FOUR- ANTIHERO

Throughout this chapter, we really discover how much of an antihero that Billy Pilgrim really is. The common hero of a story has some kind of courage, strength, or wit to their personality. However, Billy seems to not display any of these. After the Tralfamadorians abduct him, it says the acceleration of the ship causes him to go back to the war. Now he and the other prisoners are being transported from the traincar to the prison. Billy is stripped of this clothes and put in a scolding hot shower. Throughout this whole process, Billy shows no sign of revolt. He does not have the courage, strength, or wisdom to fight back to the guards. The same goes with his abduction. He goes right along with the Tralfamadorians without refusal. The only thing he does is ask them why he was the chosen one. "It would take another Earthling to explain it to you. Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided. I am a Tralfamadorian, seeing all time as you might see a stretch of the Rocky Mountains. All time is all time. It does not change. It does not lend itself to warnings or explanations. It simply is. Take it moment by moment and you will find that we are all, as I've said before, bugs in amber" (p 86).