Chapter Six: The Bad Guy

     Direct Characterization shows the audience the personality, values, and quality of a character. In chapter six, the readers learn more about Paul Lazzaro. Paul Lazzaro came into the prison hospital with a broken arm. Paul thinks he is a big shot and everyone should respect him because he has "connection." In fact, Paul is a scrawny man who has rude manners. I came to the realization of Paul Lazzaro's character very quickly, especially when he said, "'You made a big mistake,' said Lazzaro. 'Anybody touches me, he better kill me, or I'm gonna have him killed'" (138). My first impression was that he is a crazy person and that Paul cannot even hurt a fly. I continued to read the rest of the chapter, and I understood that Paul Lazzaro can do anything he sets his mind to do. He promised Billy Pilgrim that he was going to get revenge from him because he "somehow" killed Roland Weary. Paul Lazzaro did fulfill that promise by killing Billy Pilgrim. Vonnegut expressed Paul Lazzaro's character in certain way that allows the audience to understand him.