At the end of Chapter 1, Vonnegut talks about not looking back at the past, but looking into the future. "People aren't suppose to look back. I am certainly not doing it anymore." The quote from Slaughterhouse-five made me think of the song "No Looking Back" by Damita Haddon. Her song is all about embracing her future and leaving the past behind. Billy Pilgrim has finally finished his anti-war book and is now embracing his new challenge. "I have finished my war book now. The next one I write is going to be fun." Billy Pilgrim is ready to forget about the part of his life that has consumed his life, while he was writing his book. Billy is ready to embrace his future and whatever is instore for him.
Damita Haddon's song "No Looking Back" is similar to what Billy is going through right now. She has decided to leave the past behind her. "I made up my mind- theres no turning back-the past is behind me- theres no looking back" Just as Billy has decided to put his past behind him, so is Damita Haddon. She has decided to embrace her future in the lyrics of "I'm looking forward not behind." She, as well as Billy, sees the bright future that is ahead of her. "I can see the sun breaking through the clouds." Damita is leaving the past behind her and embracing the new life that is to come ahead of her.
We also can relate to what is going on in Slaughterhouse-five right now. We all have parts of our past that we would like to forget about, so we need to have the same mind set as Billy and Damita. We all have a great life ahead of us and we need to look toward the future. We need to forget about our past and embrace our future. Look ahead instead of behind!
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