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What does "So it goes" mean? The narrator seems to say that every time someone dies, so I was wondering what it meant.
Maho I think I'm rather late but I suppose the repetition is significant when it's considered within its own context. I think it refers to the trauma of th…moreI think I'm rather late but I suppose the repetition is significant when it's considered within its own context. I think it refers to the trauma of the author/narrator. Bearing in mind that the narrator asserts that he was with Pilgrim, we may see that having witnessed a lot of people's death has traumatised him. As such, when he has to talk about it, he simply disregards the ultimate fact. Furthermore, the narrator employs the phrase when referring to orders given to soldiers. Thus, the say expresses the superficiality of the system the characters have been raised by, living in, and supposed to maintain.(less)
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Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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