Slaughterhouse-Five

by Kurt Vonnegut

Slaughterhouse-Five: Style 1 key example

Style
Explanation and Analysis:

Slaughterhouse-Five is written in an easy-to-understand, colloquial diction. The story is often understood as being targeted to young adults as a result of this diction. Similarly, the story follows many science fiction conventions. Vonnegut, however, attempted to distance himself from both the "young adult" and the "science fiction" label, preferring readers take his work as it is. Nevertheless, the diction is similar to that of other young adult and science fiction novels.