Ch.7 (entry #1)

In chapter seven Vonnegut uses the syrup, that all the workers spoon, to create a happy and gratifying mood. When Billy spoons for the first time "every cell in his body shook him with ravenous gratitude and applause" (Vonnegut 160). Billy then sees Edgar Derby looking at him through the window wanting some of the syrup so "he stuck the lollipop into poor old Derby's mouth. A moment passed, and then Derby burst into tears" (Vonnegut 161).  So it is pretty obvious that this syrup is probably the best  thing that Billy and Derby have had in a long time based on the mood that Vonnegut creates using the syrup.