After the Dresden bombing the American fighter planes shoot those who miraculously survived the bombing, an ironic action since their purpose is to end the war.
This question refers to the story "Slaughterhouse-Five," by Kurt Vonnegut. The main character, Billy witnesses and survives the bombing of Dresden, in Germany.
As Billy and the other survivors come out of their shelter to see the city after the bombing, he American fighter planes shoot those who miraculously survived the bombing.
What is most ironic about the pilots' action is the fact that they want to end the war soon. We want to end a war because we do not want people do die. However, those pilots wanted people to die in order to end the war. They clearly believed the end justified the means.
With the information above in mind, we can choose option D as the correct answer.
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