answer to number 4

Anna Aycock

answer to question 4

Vonnegut tells us that he thinks it is almost ironic that the people who have actually been through war and experienced it like he has are the ones that hate it the most. He understand that toughness is something that shows courage and the men that have been to war have had to show almost “too much” courage they do not want to put anyone in the places and force them to see what he and other soldiers have seen. I think that he is almost being sarcastic when he says “the kindest and funniest ones,” he is almost picking fun at the men who think war is something that they enjoy and would like to be a soldier. Some little kids think that it would be noble or a great thing to be a soldier but Vonnegut is trying to show people that it is something that you should not make a goal out of. Being a soldier is something that at times may be necessary but in a perfect world it would be easier because there would be no need for war and no one would have to go through the physical and mental hardships that war brings upon soldiers. Vonnegut wants to make sure that no one has to go through the torture that the war has put him through. The people in the military may say that they are tough but it is something that is difficult to deal with after the war and the real toughness they need to find is mental toughness for what they are going to see. He understands and levels with the people who realize that war might be necessary but it is something that people should not enjoy doing or proud of doing. All in all the point that Vonnegut is trying to get across is the people that have been to war would never want to put anyone else in their place because of the mental hardships they have had because of it.