In Kurt Vonnegut's book Slaughterhouse Five, the protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, finds the remains of a man who became a soldier traumatized by war. In the creation and development of Billy Pilgrim, war, along with the influence of family, shapes how Billy acts in his two different lives: life in the army and life on his own. Billy Pilgrim is definitely on a mission, because his excessive time travel doesn't seem to happen for no reason. Billy circulates in her life even in pivotal moments when it seems hopeless. He is a bewildering and confused man who tries to play the game of life the way society expects him to, but at times he feels as if he is destined for greater things. Vonnegut paints our protagonist as an archetype, the epitome of a Christ-like messiah come to save humanity. First, his surname suggests that he is destined to undertake a divine journey, and "pilgrim" here strongly suggests innocence. He is more like a naive traveler than a glorious warrior. He is not a conventional war hero. Vo...