The following video discusses the cultural/historical context of Slaughterhouse-Five and the inherent question of the rolw of literature in social commentary.
This video discusses the complete novel. If you open the SHOW MORE you’ll find a table of contents; you may want to view Expectations vs. Reality (4:04-11:28) and then the end of the video starting with The World Reality (16:10-end).
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- Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five. Authored by: Susan Oaks. Project: American Literature 1865-Present Resources. License: CC BY: Attribution
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- video Before you Read Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut - Book Summary, Analysis, Review. Provided by: The CodeX Cantina. Located at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy32w2mIbqQ. License: Other. License Terms: YouTube video