“‘You looked as though you’d seen a ghost,’ said Valencia”
(Vonnegut 108). This quote may be more commonly said than the rhetorical
question above. I have only heard it said when someone is either worn out or
looks scared. It obviously does not mean the person has actually seen a ghost.
Although I have watched a television series called “Ghost Hunters” and in that aspect
it is used in its literal form. I did
some research, and the reason Billy was so pale and “out of it” is because he
remembered a moment from the bombing. When he looked over at the Febs with
their mouth open, it reminded him of the Dresden bombing. The guards watching
the prisoners in the safe haven had the same look on their face during the
actual bombing.
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