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Slaughterhouse Five The Communities of Slaughterhouse Five There are many dynamic communities in the book Slaughterhouse Five. The main character, Billy Pilgrim, is a member of several of these communities and plays a drastically different role in each one. In his hometown of Ilium, New York, Billy is seen as a pillar of society. During World War II, he is considered an ill-prepared loner that is a burden to the people around him. While on display in the Zoo on planet Trafalmadore, Billy is considered a “splendid specimen” of a human being, perfect in every way. Ironically, Billy never feels as accepted in the communities he participates in on earth as he does in the alien zoo. Billy Pilgrim was born in the town of Ilium, New York. Not slaughterhouse, five, billy, zoo, war, himself, considered, communities, billy’s, being, aliens, time, soldiers, life, earth, community, role, put, one, ilium, happy, finds, display, york, while, way, truly, trafalmadore, successful, splendid, specimen, private, planet, pilgrim, perfect, outcast