In Chapter Two, Billy writes a letter to the Ilium News Leader that spoke about his first encounter with the Tralfamadorians. On page 32, Billy specifically tells the paper about the image of the Tralfamadorians. He also speaks about the different dimensions that the people live in. This can be found on page 32 in the second paragraph where he sets himself up for the ridicule of countless people throughout the country. This goes on to cause many people to think about Billy as being an odd character. This also establishes the characteristics of the Tralfamadorians which proceed to teach him many things in regard to life.
One of the major things that Billy is taught is incorporated throughout the novel is the idea of, “So it goes”. This can be found several times throughout the chapter when something is not for certain or when it is a natural occurrence in daily life. This is one of the parts of Billy’s ideology when he finally understands what it means. Billy learns
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Billy Pilgrim was an outcast due to his body type in the army which was thin with little muscle or definition in his body. Now, he is even more shunned due to his belief in a foreign group of people taking him back to their planet to put him in a zoo with a promiscuous actress. Nobody believes his story when he is speaking on its behalf. The continued transportation to Earth and Tralfamadore create a better relationship between Billy and the people of the planet. This influences the his ideology as mentioned before, but it gives him a place that is said to make him even happier than he is on Earth. While he is on the planet, he learns about the tralfamadorians’ ability to see into a fourth dimension as well as learning about their odd reproduction process. This gives Billy more tolerance for other people due to the forcefulness of accepting what is the status quo in a foreign