The Zone is a region of Germany where the traditional rules and expectations of society completely collapse. How is the extent of his collapse portrayed in the novel?

Slothrop changes his clothes several times. What does each costume change say about his search for identity?

Why does Katje work for the British intelligence agencies? To what extent are her actions dictated by debt and grief?

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