Chapter 1 Blog 1

In this chapter, Vonnegut makes reference to a song. The song is repetitive and continues "on to infinity". As it goes, the first line is,"My name is Yon Yonson" and then it continues. Throughout the chapter, Vonnegut uses this first line to show that he is getting away from writing his book.  As he writes he goes away from what he is attempting to get across and ends up back where he started as the song goes.

Chapter 1 Blog 2

In this first chapter, Vonnegut talks a lot about how it is so hard to put what happened in Dresden into words. He explains that there is nothing intelligent to say about a massacre. This is why he has put off writing the book for so long. I find this very same situation to be true with natural disasters today. When something such as an earthquake or a tsunami occurs there really is nothing to say. More often than not, there is a period of silence where the entire world sees and take in what is in front of them. It is then that we realize what needs to happen and response is sent to rescue the victims. I feel that this is how Vonnegut feels. He is still in that period of time where no words can be said. Then when he was ready he tackled the issue and wrote the rest of the book in the following chapters.