Important Characters

Billy Pilgrim- POW survivor of Dresden, optometrist, husband and father. Protagonist of the novel. Visits Tralalfadore and becomes "unstuck in time", as he relives moments right after another. These experiences make the novel into short episodic vignettes and communicates to the reader the difficulty of recounting traumatic experiences.
Kurt Vonnegut- obviously author, but Vonnegut also acts a minor character in the story. He often reappears in the refrain, "So it goes" that follows each mention of death.
The O'Hare couple- Bernhard O'Hare is Pilgrims war buddy, he goes to him to help Vonnegut remember the war for the novel. Mary O'Hare is Berhard's wife and becomes upset in the novel because she believes that Vonnegut will romanticize war. Thats where the second title comes from, The Childrens Crusade.
Roland Weary- a soldier that Pilgrim meets in Dresden, the leader of the Three Musketeers. He is cruel and desires to be heroic despite his cruel actions.
Valencia Merble- Billys fat wife
Tralfamadorians- Aliens on Tralfamador

Kilgore Trout- unknown science-fiction author that Pilgrim becomes obsessed with
Montana Wildhack- adult movie actress that is kidnapped to be Billy's mate inside the Tralfamadorians zoo