Chapter 4, Symbol

I believe that the Tralfamadorians who capture Billy are a symbol of the fact that war is inevitable. Billy does not know why the Tralfamadorians abducted him, he just knows that it is happening. He cannot change the fact that they have abducted him, but it is indeed happening. When he asks why him, the Tralfamadorians reply and say, "That is a very Earthling question to ask... Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is" (76). I think the Tralfamadorians are trying to say that humans always wonder "why me?" when instead we should either accept what it is happening or try to change it. As long as there is hate and evil in the world, then there will always be war and this is why it is inevitable. So instead of wondering why, we should be active and try to positively change.