Chapter six's look at the future death of Billy Pilgrim gave even more insight into what was playing into his thought process. When he came out and said that he "will die, ha[s] died, and always will die on February thirteenth, 1976," (141), it is showing that he can live his life as free as he wants. This is ironic, though, because he doesn't believe in free will. This thought process began to make me wonder in why he even saw a point in moving on with life. If he knew what was going to happen on a day-by-day basis, what was the point of even living anymore? This man knew what he was going to do every morning when he woke up. Thinking about how this would effect my life, I definitely wouldn't like it. He has to live through all of the bad days a second, third, and fourth time over. It would get old, and would not be an enjoyable life to live. Basically, all of this made me question whether life would be worth living if we were not given the privilege of free will.
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