Slaughterhouse-Five
Slaughterhouse-FiveKurt Vonnegut
Characters in Slaughterhouse-Five
13 characters, main characters first.Main characters
Billy Pilgrim
An optometrist unstuck in time who survives the Dresden firebombing and is abducted by aliens.
Supporting characters
Kilgore Trout
Vonnegut's recurring failed science-fiction writer, an influence on Billy's worldview.
Roland Weary
A cruel fellow American soldier captured alongside Billy.
Montana Wildhack
An actress placed with Billy in the Tralfamadorian zoo.
Eliot Rosewater
Paul Lazzaro
Edgar Derby
Robert Pilgrim
Valencia Merble
Barbara Pilgrim
Howard W. Campbell, Jr.
Bertam Copeland Rumfoord