Orange and Black

The first pattern that initially made itself very evident at the beginning of section two was the mention of the orange and black color scheme. The chapter starts out at Billy's daughters wedding scene.  "The stripes were orange and black"(Vonegut, 72).  In an previous chapter, the author makes a mention of the orange and black stripes that lined the rail cars transporting the prisoners.  This story makes little sense so far; however, I am going to take a leap of faith and say that the similarities between the colors represents something.  To Billy, those orange and black stripes may represent the servitude and captivity that he had to endure.  He states that the ware affected him, in this way, I believe that the orange and black stripes on the tent may represent the servitude and captivity that marriage may bring.  Billy in his twisted "flash-forwards", has presented the colors that he saw in the war to events that he imagines.  That flash forwards that he experiences are all just delusions in a very sick person's head.