Chapter 3: Personification

"Flashlight beams danced crazily"

        Vonnegut describes the scene where Billy Pilgrim is captured by the Germans in chapter 3. As Billy and other captured Americans marched towards the interior of Germany," flashlight beams danced crazily." Personification is commonly seen throughout SH5. Vonnegut creates a fun and engaging experience by using personification in his writing. The thought of dancing flashlight beams creates an image where beams of light are randomly shooting back and forth across the sky.