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__Rationale:__ The contrast of black and white is displayed to create a feeling of something long forgotten, from another era; The characters in the book are young, simple-minded children who went to war because it seemed like the heroic thing to do. The picture of the man looking in to the mirror at the younger version of himself is meant to convey a story that is untold and should be brought to the forefront of reader's minds everywhere, because it has a powerful life lesson that everyone should consider. the main character Billy Pilgrim becomes "unstuck in time" as a result of shell-shock in WWII. As a result of this, he travels to moments in his life where the events that took place could have been prevented but he rationales that those moments were structured to happen that way and nothing could be done about it. The reflection in the mirror shows a man wearing a lab coat and glasses because Billy Pilgrim was an Optometrist; the study of the eyes. His life after the war was a very prosperous and influential time for Billy, when he took over the business his father-in-law left for him. For the words, Slaughterhouse-Five, I chose a stamp text because in the war many documents were officially stamped. Also, the text shows the rigidness of the war and how one can be affected by it. I chose a sloppy handwritten text for The Children's Crusade, because the book tries to convey that many soldiers who came into the war, as it was coming to a close, were children, fresh out of high-school or pulled out of college to join the war effort. I rated this movie PG-13 because there is a lot of sexual content, language and violence throughout the book that wouldn't be appropriate children under thirte en,

__**Annotated Bibliography**__

Baldassarro, Wolf. "Banned Book Awareness: Slaughterhouse-Five." //World.edu.// Deep Forest Production, 7 Aug. 2011. Web. 26 March 2013.

The article begins with the positive awards Slaughterhouse-Five has received for it's excellent literacy, it then asks the question, why it is 46th on the ALA's 100 Most Banned Books of 2000-2009. The book, Slaughterhouse-Five, one of the most celebrated books in history, explores various themes such as; fate, free will, fatalism and the illogical nature of humanity. The book has been condemned because it refers to religious matters, violence and obscene language, and promotes deviant sexual behavior are just a few. The book has been banned in Wisconsin, Florida, Kentucky, Michigan etc. all because the education system doesn't believe that high school students have the mental capacity to grasp the greater meaning of the book. A recent scandal in the banning of Slaughterhouse-Five occurred in Missouri when parents complained that the book taught principals contrary to the bible.When the school board met to talk about the banning of the book only 1 of the 6 school board employees had read the book. But, by the next day the book was banned even though the judgment of many was based solely on the accusations by the parents. Slaughterhouse-Five began as one of America's most loved literary works, and is now one of the biggest banned books of the 20th century.

Corley, Susan. "Random House for High School Teachers." //Online Catalog.// Random House Inc., 2004. Web. 26 March 2013.

Although this article doesn't tell whether or not this book should be banned, it does explain how Slaughterhouse-Five can be used in positive in an everyday high school environment. Slaughterhouse-Five according to this article should be used in an upper-class-man high school class, because of the language, violence, and sexual content. The book is an example of modern American literature and exhibits historical content that can be used in both positive and negative ways. Vonnegut's unique writing style is one that has never been seen before but it will have influence on many writers in years to come: the quick, swooping transitions between Billy Pilgrim's time travel stands out because it doesn't give the reader any mention of shift in thought but the next paragraph is a new place yet to be explored. Slaughterhouse-Five can also benefit readers because it is in the point of view of a POW in WWII who survived the bombing of Dresden (which killed more people than the bombing of Hiroshima); it has never been written in this perspective before and it can be used to authenticate historical novels. The focal point in Vonnegut's book is of Dresden and how the bombing of this non-military city was so destructive and is still controversial in today's society.

Morais, Betsy. "The Neverending Campaign to Ban Slaughterhouse-Five." //The Atlantic.// The Atlantic Monthly Group, 12 Aug. 2011. Web. 26 March 2013.

The article begins with a series of statements from critics of the book explaining what they think the book's purpose in society is. One said it was to "teach wives of junior executives what to buy next and how to act in a french restaurant, another said "To provide touches of color in rooms with all-white walls." Both of these statements refute the book's existence in schools today and claim that there is no real meaning of the book other than to waste space. Throughout the rest of the article the author, Betsy Morais,argues that Slaughterhouse-Five is a book of meaning and many teachers use the book as a literary device to educate their students on the ability of being able to change past mistakes and don't dwell on them. The book was banned because of the use of the "F" word being used on every other page throughout the book, vivid sexual content, religious issues, and mild violence. The book ranks No. 29 on the American Library Association's list of banned or challenged classics. The article is against the banning of the book and uses critics to convey the ridiculousness of the situation and to explain how people are frightened of change and whenever change starts to come around the corner they push it away with whatever means necessary. The book has been refuted since the dawn of it's existence, in 1972 Oakland County, Michigan claimed it to be " immoral, depraved, psychotic, vulgar, and anti-religious" and in the years to come many other states followed suit. The Drake Public School system in North Dakota set fire to 32 copies of the book and in Missouri Vonnegut, after the book was banned, allowed the library to give out free copies of the book to anyone who wanted to read the celebrated piece of literature.

Paulson, Ken. "Slaughterhouse-Five ban should make school blush." //USA Today.// Gannett Co. Inc., 15 Aug. 2011. Web. 26 March 2013.

Ken Paulson begins his article with him remembering when the book first came onto his high school's library shelves. He says that the book was a very" powerful and thought provoking novel" that discussed the free will and fate in everyday life. The quote by Wesley Scroggins "Slaughterhouse-Five is a book that would make a sailor blush in shame. With the "F" word plastered on every other pages. Ranges in content from naked men and lemon in cages together so that others can watch them have sex ,to God telling people that " they better not mess with his loser, bum of a son, named Jesus Christ." is a central focal point for Paulson's argument against the ban of the book. He tears the quote apart by asking how the book can be banned when a high school audience includes violence and profanity as part of their everyday life. Also, in 1969, when the book was first published, Time magazine praised the book for being one of the best contemporary novels in America. How can a book of such deep meaning go from being honored, to being banned? The book has been banned in many states across the U.S. because of language, sexual content, and violence. But, even though it has been banned, students can still use their First Amendment right to access the book information in their school library. In conclusion, the book was banned because the school board doesn't see their students as young adults who can grasp important ideas and concepts, despite the use of profanity.

Schwartz, Sheila. "On Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five." //PEN America.// PEN America Center, 15 Oct. 2012. Web. 26 March 2013.

Slaughterhouse-Five is banned because it forces the reader to reconsider society's morals, Vonnegut ridicules everything the average American family believes in: heaven, hell, religion, and sin. This article explains why Vonnegut wrote his book the way he did. In the novel Vonnegut uses the phrase, "So it goes" after any mention of death. He uses this phrase because all throughout the war Billy Pilgrim sees terrible things and his innocent mind is now tainted with images of brutality in the war, but Vonnegut goes even further to say that there is not only brutality in war but everywhere around us. We cannot escape it, there is no help, no solution, no protection, not for the People of Dresden (who were innocent but bombed to get the war over with), not for people of Hiroshima or anyone else. He uses this method of persecution of the innocent when telling the story of Edgar Derby, a High School English teacher who came into the war hoping to be a hero but died in Dresden as a thief. He died because he stole a teapot he had found in the remains of Dresden. In the midst of death and destruction of an entire town one man was prosecuted for stealing an antique teapot and that is what Vonnegut was trying to relay to his audience: the point and purpose of the war was to destroy as many people as possible, even for stealing a worthless teapot.