Throughout the war, we see a lack of brotherhood among the American prisoners. An example of this is when the prisoners are on the boxcar and Billy Pilgrim is trying to find a place to sleep. As he tries to lay down other prisoners tell him "Not with me you son of a bitch" and to "get the hell out of here." (78) This hostility towards fellow comrades is surprising, seeing that they're on the same team and going through the same struggle.
You can tell how there is a greater lack of brotherhood as the story goes on. The quote you referenced is on page 78 and just 8 pages earlier there was a quote about how they shared and had compassion towards each other. "Human beings in there took turns standing or lying down." (70). This shows just how quickly the horrible circumstances are damaging their brotherhood.
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