The books we read in Creative Writing are Slaughterhouse-Five and The Things They Carryed. Slaughterhouse-Five was written by Kurt Vonnegut in 1969 and The Things They Carried was written by Tim O'Brien in 1990. The Things They Carried and Slaughterhouse-Five are two examples of anti-war literature. Slaughterhouse-Five is a story depicting time travel between periods of Billie's life. Billie is an American prisoner in Dresden, Germany. The Things They Carried is a diary about events during the Vietnam War that the author writes from Alpha Company. These two stories are similar and different in their depiction of the horrors of war. These are classic anti-war books. Both books succeed in blending elements of fiction and non-fiction to demonstrate dreamlike and incredible descriptions that give a complete picture of the war. The veterans wrote Slaughterhouse-Five and The Things They Carried. Some parts of the book are made for the readers to believe and the other parts give realistic examples of war. Authors present their plots as deliberately based in truth. In the "Notes" chapter, O'Brien admits, "That part of the story belongs to me." (O’Brien 151). In the first chapter of Slaughterhouse-Five, Kurt Vonnegut begins: “All of this happened, more or less. » (Vonnegut1). Authors create a picture for the reader of their past experiences in order to make their stories real. Even the parts that are fiction are not lies, because the writers have the knowledge to be able to generalize, shorten, and produce events in the book. O'Brien writes: “the truth of the story is sometimes truer than the truth that is happening. » (O'Brien 172). It seemed like Vonnegut and O'Brien were using fiction to make the story more exciting. They write about...... in the middle of a paper...... the war, but: "Tim tries to save Timmy's life with a story." (O’Brien 233). The stories of veterans struggle with their own mental illnesses in their fictional stories. Both stories reflect the war in which they served. In conclusion, Slaughterhouse-Five and The Things They Carried are two bestselling anti-war novels. Slaughterhouse-Five is over-the-top with its science fiction and illusion, while The Things They Carried is serious and thoughtful. These books are different in tone and both authors take similar paths toward the same goal. Both books are based on the experiences of the authors themselves. The two books run parallel and recount the terrors of war. These books are both paintings of human nature from the perspective of war and showing the behavior of humans in war. These books effectively send their anti-war messages to readers.