He married the daughter of a rich optometrist, and became rich as well. He was in the Second World War and, captured, was sent to Dresden to work in a malt syrup factory before the city was bombed. Everybody told Billy Pilgrim to keep the hell away. So Billy Pilgrim had to sleep standing up, or not sleep at all. Slaughterhouse-Five is about a man called Billy Pilgrim who time-travels frequently. On Tralfamadore, says Billy Pilgrim, there isn't much interest in Jesus Christ. The Earthling figure who is most engaging to the Tralfamadorian mind, he says, is Charles Darwin - who taught that those who die are meant to die, that corpses are improvements. To the uninitiated, being "unstuck in time" can be confusing. The "present" is a kind of glowing suburban bliss involving a dutiful wife, large house, and presidency of the local… The Tralfamadorian cruiser is completely equipped with light, sound, and 4D effects. So it goes… Billy Pilgrim Souvenir Shop > Billy Pilgrim Abduction Playset. Billy Pilgrim (Michael Sacks) has a problem with time: he keeps jumping about in his own life, principally between three key scenes. For the sake of safety, the ladder does not have electrical effects; instead, it is equipped with mild static enhancers. One of the most ironic circumstances of Billy Pilgrim’s life is that he uses the writings of an unsuccessful science fiction writer as a guide to his life. The key to enjoying Slaughterhouse Five is to focus on the best scenes and performances -- much like Billy Pilgrim's … So It Goes. Reenact the abduction of Billy Pilgrim from his home planet! Perhaps, that's why the movie is better on the second or third viewing. He studied optometry and had a nervous breakdown. So it goes. So it goes. So The Billy Pilgrim Traveling Library has made its last stop in Houston – it’s only fitting to have gone out at an event with ice cream and pizza (from a food truck) and free beer – and, probably, its last stop as “The Billy Pilgrim Traveling Library”. 37 Credits. It's sort of like one's first encounter with hypertext. Edgar Derby had scavenged a teapot from the wreckage of Dresden and was executed, while Billy had taken a large diamond without any consequences.