The first chapter of Slaughterhouse Five is extremely interesting. The author, Kurt Vonnegut, expresses throughout the chapter that he has worked hard to write a book about the horrors that occurred in Dresden in 1945. In one point of the chapter the author is engaged in a conversation in which a man points out to him that writing an antiwar book is similar to writing an anti-glacier book. This is because war, according to this man, is inevitable and so is death. I find the part concerning death of this statement true. However, I do believe that there are certain ways to avoid war such as negotiating a peace treaty. Most wars nowadays occur because of a lack of toleration, whether it's religious or political. I believe we as people must learn to tolerate all the different ideas and embrace diversity.
When the protagonist of the book went to visit a former friend and veteran of the war, Bernard V. O'Hare, his wife, Mary O'Hare, was extremely hostile to him. This was because she opposed war books because according to her, they made the men in the books seem heroes when they were actually children. She says this because she is clearly against war but I personally disagree with her. I do not support wars but I don't believe that the men who fight in them are immature. Even though there are different ways to solve problems, soldiers are extremely courageous and fight for their beliefs and their country. Therefore, I believe it is extremely unfair to compare them to immature children.
