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Connector
Slaughterhouse-Five Chapter 9
Music
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Context- On pages 185-188 a
women named Lily in the
hospital is reading former
President Harry S Truman’s
announcement to the world that
an atomic bomb had been
dropped on Hiroshima. Billy
listened as the man he was
sharing a room with wife who is
Lily read next to Billy.
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Connection- “Remember
Charlie, remember Baker, They
left their childhood on every
acre, And who was wrong? And
who was right? It didn’t matter in
the thick of the fight.” That is a
verse from one of the most
popular songs from Billy Joel
named, Goodnight Saigon. The
song is about the vietnam war
and that particular verse is
talking about soldiers getting
bombed and their bodies
exploding throughout the land.
Visual
• Context- On pages 185-188, Billy listens
to Harry S Truman’s speech on the
bombing of Hiroshima being read on
the radio as well as excerpts from the
book, Destruction of Dresden.
• Connection- To see an image of similar
explosions, click here and here.
Historical
Context-On page 188, a woman named Lily is reading the
book by David Irving, “The Destruction of Dresden,”
published in 1964.
To learn more about the book click here.
Literary
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Context- On pages 185-186, President Harry S Truman’s announcement on
the bombing of Hiroshima is being read.
•
Connection- A poem by Toshi Maruki named, “Hiroshima No Pika,” was
written. To read more about the poem click here
Personal
Context-In chapter 9, it
talks about the war against
the Japanese during World
War II.
Connection- My grandfather
dropped out of high school
to enroll into the American
army during World War II.
Works Cited
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http://robotronik.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/
atomic_bomb_explosion_2.jpg
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http://www.cityofsound.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/10/29/
firebombing_of_dresden.jpg
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http://www.lyrics.com/index.php/artists/lyric/billy-joel-p-4615-lyricsgoodnight-saigon
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http://www.amazon.com/Destruction-Dresden-Morley-war-classics/dp/
0705700305
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http://sarapulitzer.vox.com/library/post/poem-hiroshima-no-pika.html