At the end of Chapter Nine, we see Ms. Wildhack's locket, with an inscription on the front. The words on the locket are ones that go against what the Talfamadorians, in the sense of being able to control the future.
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom always to tell the difference" (p.209).
The Tralfamadorians see fate as the only way of life, and this locket is especially ironic when both her and Billy are imprisoned on Tralmadore. As humans it is often hard to live a life with no control, but they seem to be content with seeing their death and looking at life as a predetermined state. Montana's locket is the antithesis of this belief, but I doubt that she could change her mind and faith in this idea of control. Do you beleive in the idea of a predetermined life?
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