Ch. 4 (entry # 1)

The use of motifs is definitely to be a strong point in Vonnegut's writing.  From the first chapter to now Vonnegut has used the following motifs: so it goes, blue and ivory, and mustard gas and roses. All three motifs really give and image of what Vonnegut wants us to see, such as "Billy Pilgrim was lying at an angle on the corner-brace, self crucified, holding himself there with a blue and ivory claw hooked over the sill of the ventilator." (Vonnegut 80) or " There was a drunk on the other end. Billy could almost smell his breath-mustard gas and roses." (Vonnegut 73) I especially like those two motifs because the just sort of make the image pop when I read them.