Slaughterhouse-Five: 9

"There address was this: "Schlacthof-funf."  Schlacthof meant slaughterhouse.  Funf was good old five."

This post will be a reaction.  At the tail end of the sixth chapter appears the title of the novel.  I think this is always a good thing to reflect upon.  Why is it mentioned now?  Why is this the title of the novel?  I will now give my take on the two questions.   I think that it is mentioned now because it is getting towards the end of the novel, and it needs to show up some place.  Also, and probably more importantly, it comes up right before readers experience the story of the plane crash that did some damage to Billy's brain.  I think it shows up now because it is the last clear memory that Billy has of the war.  It is engrained on his brain.  This was also part of the war that particularly stuck with Billy because this is where he was staying when the bombing took place.  It is a place he will never forget because of the experience of the bombing of Dresden that he survived. This is the title of the novel because the novel is showing the devastation of World War II as well as elaborating on the effects such a war has on soldiers when they are done serving.  This location is what Billy had on his mind most.  It is where he was during that fateful bombing.  It is the location he spat out as his address after the plane crash.  This is where he truly experienced the horror and devastation of war.