"One thing was clear: Absolutely everybody in the city was supposed to be dead, regardless of what they were, and that anybody that moved in it represented a flaw in the design. there were to be no moon men at all." p.180
By far, this was the quote that stood out to me most in the novel. Vonnegut really sheds a light on war but does it more explicitly in this quote. He expounds on the "design"; the "design" refers to the design of war. The design is to take out the enemy...all of them. The moon extended metaphor also shows the attitude taken into war that the enemy isn't human, but the are some type of alien. These "moon men" aren't human and therefore are alright to kill indiscriminately. It shows a viewpoint not often shown to the American public that cast Americans as evil. In this novel, they are like any army; men sent to execute a plan or the "design" regardless of who stands in the way.
Hiii. I thoroughly enjoyed this blog entry. Your analysis is about as accurate as matt roth from within 35 feet. I didn't notice the significance of this quote the first time I read it, so I am glad to revisit it in your blog and understand the meaning behind it.
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