Vonnegut, lets the reader imagine if free will is a force that Billy must reckon with as he shares Billy's life before and after his war experiences. Even as a child, Billy was forced to reckon with free will. One day, his father let him sink to the bottom of a swimming pool to teach him how to swim. Billy prefers the bottom of the pool but, against his free will to stay there, he is rescued. Later in life, Billy is drafted into the war against his will. As a soldier in Luxembourg, Billy is a joke, lacking training, supplies, and proper clothing as he roams the streets of Dresden. While Billy accepts Tralfamadorian teachings, his actions indicate the futility of free will. Even if he trained hard, wore the proper uniform, and was a good soldier, he could still die like the others in Dresden who were much better soldiers than him. However,