Kurt Vonnegut's use of time distortion confuses the reader to to say the least. He continually emphasizes the later experiences that he has In his life by flash forwards. However, the main story is obviously the war. He continually mentions the war and when he revers back, he's in Dresden. Vonnegut himself is a war antagonist. Multiple times he uses a character, Billy, to identify himself in pivotal points to show is anti war views. Without a doubt, Billy is insane. However, his flash forwards are used by Vonnegut as a technique to show what after war experiences do. It shows that post war experiences destroy people. "...traveled in time to a may afternoon"(Vonnegut, 193).
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