Chapter 1: Baby Soldiers

        

          While reading the first chapter of Slaughterhouse-Five, Mary O'Hare presents the reader with her very strong opinion on war in general. Mary states, "'You were just babies in the war-like the ones upstairs!"' (Vonnegut 14). She then goes on to state that they will pretend that they were men in the war and not babies. These are, in my opinion, both valid points. Many of the soldiers in World War Two were young men right at the end of their childhood, not knowing what they were really in for.

          Mary O'Hare's opinion reminds me of the YouTube epidemic, KONY 2012. This is a "movement" that wants Joseph Kony thrown in jail for making children fight in war. Joseph Kony is the head of the Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan guerrilla group. This group has forced children to partake in war.  With the knowledge I possess on this topic, it seems that Mary's opinion and KONY 2012 are somewhat similar. I know that KONY 2012 is a much more serious situation compared to Mary's opinion, but they are both similar in wanting "babies" not fighting in war, which should be fought by men.

         After taking a hiatus from blogging, I plan on reading the rest of Slaughterhouse-Five shortly and finish blogging. I hope everyone had an enjoyable summer so far!