The narrative function of Kilgore Trout and his fictional works in Slaughterhouse-Five

Authors

  • Jesús Lerate de Castro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14198/raei.1994.7.09

Keywords:

Literatura norteamericana, Novela, Vonnegut, Kurt, Slaughterhouse-Five, Trout, Kilgore

Abstract

This paper analyzes Vonnegut's use of historical and imaginary sources in Slaughterhouse-Five, paying particular attention to the structural role played by Kilgore Trout —Vonnegut's literary alter ego— and his six science-fiction stories. Trout's intratextual fiction, it is argued here, enlarges the scope of the novel, underlines a series of central themes, criticizes certain moral values, and introduces a comic dimension that counterbalances the seriousness of the war material.

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Published

30-11-1994

How to Cite

Lerate de Castro, Jesús. 1994. “The Narrative Function of Kilgore Trout and His Fictional Works in Slaughterhouse-Five”. Alicante Journal of English Studies / Revista Alicantina De Estudios Ingleses, no. 7 (November):115-22. https://doi.org/10.14198/raei.1994.7.09.

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