Chapter 9: Allusion

“Before Billy opened his eyes, it seemed to him that the tones might have been those used by the friends of Jesus when they took His ruined body down from His cross” (Vonnegut 122). This is obviously comparing the way the man and woman were talking along the road to the way Jesus’ friends were speaking when he was crucified. This is a sorrowful tone. Vonnegut is showing us that they were mourning the physical nature of the horse at the present time. The horse was badly hurt with bleeding hooves and it still carried Billy and the others along. The horse was sacrificing its health to carry Billy. The couple was able to get Billy’s attention and help the horse. They got out of the carriage and left the horse. The fact that the couple cared that much about the horse shows that they are very compassionate people much like the friends of Jesus.