”There is no why” : A Psychoanalytic Approach to Trauma and Delusion in Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut provides a profound discussion on how the many traumas of war affect the human psyche. The novel’s protagonist, Billy Pilgrim, is a direct witness of many horrific events in World War II, which causes certain life-changing symptoms later in his life. This essay e...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kall, Filip
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för humaniora 2020
Subjects:
War
Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-31429