Chapter 1- Post 2

I found it interesting as I read the first chapter how Vonnegut made connections to the average person's everyday life. By doing this, Vonnegut made the story more engaging and interesting as we are able to relate to the things that occur in his everyday life. The first connection that Vonnegut makes to the average person's
everyday life is the fact that he cannot remember the past as crystal clear as he thought that he did. Vonnegut wants to write a novel about the destruction of Dresden during World War II but when he begins to think back he realizes how little he actually remembers and therefore must employ the help of his friend O'Hare. This reminds me of the average person's life because it seems that when someone begins to tell a story of something that happened to them in the past they must first stop and think about the experience before they can tell the story and some of the time they even forget the experience all together. Vonnegut makes an attempt to connect to our everyday lives by telling us how he talks to his dog when no one else is around. He explains that he lets the dog know how much he likes him and he says that his dog does not mind the smell of his breath after he has been drinking. This relates to the average person's life because almost everyone talks to their pet when there is no one else to talk to and the pet does not care how the person looks or smells, but instead they are just happy because they are getting attention. These connections are what are making the book so interesting as they allow the average person to relate to Vonnegut's life.