A society is a group or community of people associated with each other because of the cultural, patriotic, political, scientific, and other goals they share. Members of these societies share common beliefs such as religion, free will, death, and the concept of time, and produce and write products associated with these topics. There are, however, those who have the ability to step back and question their existence and their absurdity. Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Slaughterhouse Five" is one of those works that challenges the thinking of society as a whole and introduces revolutionary new ideas about concepts such as time and challenges its definition. Through the use of death, satire and time travel in its social commentary. Vonnegut created one of the most revolutionary novels ever to challenge society's thinking to bring about change. In society, the nature of death has caused humanity to always be aware of its own mortality and has for millennia been a subject of religion and philosophical beliefs. In the case of death in "Slaughterhouse Five", Vonnegut would use the phrase "so it goes". Readers expect the subject of death to be treated with more concern, but the conundrum that Vonnegut presents with the phrase “so it goes” is that death keeps life moving. Fatalism is a source of renewal, because it allows the plot to progress despite the constant deaths in the novel. Through the casual treatment of death throughout the novel, Vonnegut shows the reader the true definition of a massacre and how casually death is treated in it. The reader is meant to feel confused and betrayed by the mild treatment of a sensitive subject. Vonnegut would even note the deaths of some of the most famous and important people...... middle of paper ...... compassion when it comes to being a human being. The book examines the hypocrisies of American culture and life and the things humans base their lives on through the use of death, satire, and time travel. Vonnegut's goal is for readers to re-examine themselves, their morals, their values, their lives, and make their own decision as to which option is truly best through a unique twist and new perspective on them . QuoteCrichton, Michael. "Read Michael Crichton's 1969 review of Kurt Vonnegut's 'Slaughterhouse-Five'." New Republic. Np, September 24, 2013. Web. April 18, 2014. .Vonnegut, Kurt. “Finally, the famous Dresden Book by Kurt Vonnegut.” THE NEW YORK TIMES [New York] 31 03 1969, n. page. Print. .