Slaughterhouse 5
By: Kurt Vonnegut
Synopsis
Foreign Journalist
Common: Mildly common, around 6,000
Residence: Puerto Rico
Salary: $36,000-$54,000
Co-workers: ~100
Travel: Countries all over
Interaction: News reporters, translators
Dangers: Cartels,hectic hours, wars in other countries
Benefits: Payed travel expenses
Future: Small broadcast station
5 Years
Working outside of country
10 Years
Experienced and working a big important job
20 Years
Running company
50 Years
Still running company or retired
Novum Canarie
Book Synopsis
Canarie Yelloh is an overworked and very stressed foreign journalist. Day after day she continually forces herself to conform and please just about every individual around her. After her very demanding boss sends her on extensive trip to Timbuktu to cover a story on an ancient ruin things start to turn around for Canarie. While covering a story on the magic and wonder of the ruin, she falls into a hole and time travels far into the year of 3013. The world has been destroyed and rebuilt by the Glylons and she soon meets Gῧen Mozjaka, a Glylon girl, who soon shows her the life and way of the Glylons. Canarie quickly becomes a part of their world and learns a couple important lessons along the way. Will she choose to return to her dull boring life or throw everything away to stay in this world?
Plot Chart
Brooklyn, NY-2013
Glylon Universe- 3013
Rising Action:
-Canarie is a stressed-out foreign journalist
-Boss sends her on trip to Timbuktu
-Covering a story on ancient ruin
-Falls into a hole in the ruin and time travels to the year 3013
-World was destroyed and recreated by Glylons
-Canarie meets Guen, a Glylon girl
-Learns their lifestyle
-Have a calm and care free life
Climax
-World is threatened and all have to work together to save it. (Being attacked by their foes the Kurocks)
Falling Action
-Canarie learns to appreciate life and learns a stress free life
-Comes home and quits job