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Billy Pilgrim is born in Ilium, New York
Billy is the Protagonist of the story and a main character. Without the birth of Billy there would be no story to tell based on his war experiences. Characters involved in this include Billy himself and his parents. -
Train Car back to Dresden
Billy is headed back to Dresden, when they stopped at a prisoner camp he meets Edgar Derby. This is important because Derby became a big part of Billy's life and they shared a lot together. -
Unstuck
Billy becomes unstuck in time before his trip to tralfamadore. This is important because it gave Billy insight into what was really going on. -
Honorably Discharge
Billy Pilgrim gets honorably discharged from the army, because of this he decides to move back home to Ilium and marries the daughter of the founder of the Optometry school in Ilium. Later on, Billy becomes an optometrist. -
Bombing at Dresden
Billy is involved in the bombing at Dresden which is part of his PTSD and reasons he gets many flashbacks. This is so significant due to the major event of seeing others die right in front of Billy's eyes. -
Wakes up in a Mental Ward
In 1948, in New York, Billy was drugged and woke up in a mental ward, where he meets Kilgore Trout. That is an importance because Trout writes poorly written science-fiction novels. The novels that Trout wrote helped Billy escape from reality and connect with a different type of world. -
Abduction
Billy gets abducted by the Tralfamadorians, he knew this due to his flashback that occurred. This is when the readers first begin to realize that the events that are described are actually flashbacks and not present day events. -
Plane Crash
Billy was involved in a plane crash which took place in Vermont. Everyone except for Billy was killed. The importance of this plane crash was that this was the first thing that the readers got to understand what Billy was going through, and gave a better understanding as to why he ended up the way he did. -
Valencia's death
Billy's wife dies due to carbon monoxide poisoning after the plane crash that was stated in the beginning of the novel. This is important due to this event helping the readers understand that everything leading up to this event, things that Billy described were flashbacks. -
Death of Billy
Billy was giving a speech in Chicago about his time travels and was shot. The death of Billy concluded the novel since he was the main character.
