Ch.1 (entry #2)

Throughout the first chapter Vonnegut says that he forgets many details and stories from his time as a "resident" of Slaughter House Five.  Now I may just be spit balling here, but I think that Vonnegut would have wanted and tried to forget those awful events he witnessed.  Which if I am correct, and not just rambling on about nothing, is quite ironic considering that he desperately wants to remember the event he doesn't want in his mind.  This situation is similar to how people shut out memories and emotions that evoke unwanted thoughts or feelings. One memory that I have that I would like to get out of my mind was the time when someone broke into my friends house, when only me and my friend were home. I can honestly say that I have never been so scared in my entire life. I would love to forget that memory just how Vonnegut forgot some of his time in the Slaughter House.  I don't know how you can forget memories as a war prisoner, but I am going to go with my gut feeling that he wanted to forget.