Chapter 10: Entry #2

“They didn’t smell bad at first, were wax museums” (Vonnegut 132). Billy is talking about when he was forced to dig for bodies and they found buildings were bodies were left. Wax museums are exhibitions of wax dummies, typically representing famous people and fictional characters. This sentence by Vonnegut makes me recall back in fifth grade when St. Barnabas did our wax museum. We each were able to choose our own famous person to impersonate. I chose Jesse Owens. Jesse Owens was African American and a sprinter in the Olympics. Meanwhile, I am a red head who does not tan very well. It was very interesting to wear my short shorts and tank top. From the appearance standpoint, I was not a very good Jesse Owens. It was fun though and I was able to learn a lot about the different famous people in history. It is funny that one sentence from a novel can cause one to remember different events from one’s past.