Death

Death is a topic that Earthlings and Tralfamadorians disagree on in the novel. Death is seen to be at the end for Earthlings but for Tralfamadorians death is simply another moment. Since Billy can come unstuck in time he was able to experience his own death.

"So Billy experienced death for a while. It is simply violet light and a hum. There isn't anybody else there. Not even Billy Pilgrim is there" (143). I found this quote significant because it reminded of when Billy was kidnapped by the Tralfamadorians. 

"The light from the portholes was a pulsing purple. The only noise it made was the owl song" (76). The purple lights in both situations leads me to think that the Tralfamadorians don't think death is significant. Billy saw and heard the same things when he was abducted as well as when he died. The connection between these two moments reinforce the Tralfamadorians feelings toward death and time in general.

Once Billy died, is he still able to relive moments where he is alive again like the Tralfamadorians or is he truly dead as the Earthlings would believe?