On the Train Towards Tralfamadore

Smithers, Pamela

doi:10.26181/29411462.v2

On the Train Towards Tralfamadore

journal contribution

posted on 2025-07-01, 02:33 authored by Pamela Smithers

This piece was written as a dialogue between Djuna Barnes' character 'Dr.' Matthew O'Connor, and Kurt Vonneguts' character, Billy Pilgrim. Both Nightwood and Slaugherhouse-Five take place in the historical context of World War II. However, as Vonnegut wrote his novel in the 1960s during the Vietnam War, interesting parallels can be drawn between the two periods and characters. Billy Pilgrim approaches the doctor with hopes that he can suggest an antidote to the syptoms of PTSD.

History

Journal

Snapshot

ISSN

2204-2563

Volume

1

Issue

1

Pagination

p. 14-16

Publisher

La Trobe University

Section Title

American Literature

Date Created

2014-07-06

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