"The creatures were friendly, and could see in four dimensions." page 26
I believe this novel will turn into a sad case of dramatic irony. Already it appears that Billy's story of being unstuck in time and having had contacted extraterrestrials seems fabricated. Kilgore Trout's science fiction novels seem to have a significant impact on what Billy believes to be his life. In one of Kilgore's novels, Maniacs in the Fourth Dimension, the idea that vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural phenomenon are said to be real, but they simply cannot be seen because they inhabit the fourth dimension. Billy's tralfamadorian's parallel Kilgore Trout's four dimensional inhabiting creatures. An explanation from Billy's behavior could be that he is suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, causing him to detach from reality. Perhaps his brain is malfunctioning due the plane crash in which he suffered significant damage. His behavior could stem from a combination of both.
I also think that he's going to end up just being crazy.
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