A Clash of Personalities

In this second chapter, many important characters come up, such as Billy Pilgrim, who I would consider to be the protagonist of the story, and Roland Weary. Both these figures have very distinct and opposite personalities. On one hand, there is the serene, peaceful and completely innocent nature of Billy Pilgrim, who eventually meets Roland Weary, a very twisted, low tempered, and grumpy eighteen year old boy. I believe that these are good examples of extreme personalities which every well rounded human being tries hard not to adopt. People who are as pushed over as Billy is, only end up being stepped on and taken advantage of. However, those who lean more towards Weary`s unpleasant attitude, tend to be ditched allot. Every day and anywhere we go, people like this can be found. None of us though, should ever take up any of these unrewarding mentalities, but should aspire to become that balanced person, who knows how to stand up for him/herself and at the same time, isn’t stuck up or ill-tempered towards others. The events in the book though, are made much more interesting thanks to this very unique clash. The reader also ends up finding out just how much these characters depend on one another to balance out their weaknesses.