Serenity Prayer In Tralfamadore

Thesis Statement:
The serenity prayer and the Tralfamadorian teachings are complementary to understanding Kurt Vonnegut’s philosophy on war given to us through Billy Pilgrim’s quest.

Sections for close reading:
-“Later on in life, the Tralfamadorians would advise Billy to concentrate on the happy moments of his life, and to ignore the unhappy ones-to stare only at pretty things as eternity failed to go by. ” (Vonnegut, Pg. 69)
-“Billy Pilgrim says now that this really is the way he is going to die, too. As a time- traveler, he has seen his own death many times, has described it to a tape recorder.” (Vonnegut, Pg. 50)
-“I've visited thirty-one inhabited plants in the universe, and I have studied reports on one hundred more. Only on Earth is there any talk of free will.” (Vonnegut, Pg. 31)
-“Among the things Billy Pilgrim could not change were the past, the present and the future.” (Vonnegut, Pg. 22)