Chapter 8 consists of a Nazi propagandist who tries to turn the american soldiers away from their original duty. Derby, being the leader, refuses to stray away from the original duty imposed on them by their captain. Nearly seconds after, an air-raid comes in the siren goes off for the soldiers to seek shelter and protection. This raid completely contradicts what the propagandist said before the siren. This made any soldier who began to change his mind and want to go to the Russian side, change their mind again back to their original thoughts. With this part of the story, the author shows how gullible soldiers can become after spending only a few weeks on the battlefield. They become too overwhelmed, and too traumatized to continue with what they began, so when someone comes and offers a better option to what they are currently doing, they consider it; even though it may not be as good as what they are making it seem.
Later in the chapter, Billy travels back to where his daughter blames an old friend of his statements about the Tramalfadorians. Almost instantly after this memory, Billy travels to another time where Trout, a ladies man, drops salmon into a very attractive woman's cleavage. During the party, Billy has another time travel to the night where Dresden was destroyed. It affects Billy very strongly, and he again time travels to Tramalfadore. While he is there, he tells Montana, who is 6 months pregnant, a story about the destruction of Dresden. Vonnegut shows how disturbed Billy's mind has become within being in the war. They can no longer be normal and as they were before.
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