For once, I think Vonnegut might have written something in this book that can't be translated into something concerning the impurities of war or the life of poor old Billy Pilgrim. Dare I say, good old Kurt is having a simple-minded sense of humor, and I think he wants us to take a moment to have one too.
"Werner Gluck, who had never seen a naked woman before, closed the door. Billy had never seen one, either. It was nothing new to Derby."
Three guys, minding their own business, accidentally bust into a girls' locker room. Sure, this could be seen as a testament to Pilgrim's innocence. I really do think Vonnegut just means to take a step back from the heavy reality of war, life, and death; and just take a moment to laugh. Kurt Vonnegut, in his ever relatable pacifistic mindset that I will forever be in agreement with, strikes me as the kind of man who was so damaged by the things that he has seen and done, that he too just needs to take a moment to laugh. Vonnegut suggests this to the reader as well. I believe the Tralfamadorians put it as "There isn't anything we can do about them, so we simply don't look at them. We ignore them. We spend eternity looking at pleasant moments- like today at the zoo."
In my oh so humble opinion, I believe that Vonnegut strived to be like the Tralfamadorians; ignoring the bad, spending an eternity in the pleasant.
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