fifth assignment

the project of my novel hasn't really kicked in yet. the book is starting to get a little more confusing. i think this is on purpose. it shows us that the main character billy is confused and lost. for some reason, he dying. this shows us that he is weak and shouldn't be where he is rite now. he also keeps hallucinating and traveling in time. now this shows that billy doesn't want to be there and doesn't want to be what he is.
the main conflict in my novel is character vs. self. he is fighting himself and becoming crazy by being in this war and seeing what he has seen.
the conflict contributes to my novel by billy struggling and fighting himself, the project shows us that war can have major after affects on many people.

fourth assignment

i found a symbol in my book. when billy pilgram keeps dying and keeps time traveling, this shows us that he really wants to die or at least not be in the same place that he is in rite now. since he is in the war and getting tossed around, he is just tired of being himself.
in my book, i also found a metaphor. "they had been lying in a German ambush for days" this saying doesn't mean that they were lying down in an ambush!
i found a allegory also. billy isn't a very big or strong kid, so he gets beat up and pushed around and kicked. he is in the army. i guess this shows us that the week don't survive.