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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.
Keith Henderson Like Sal Noel, I think Vonnegut is using this to call our attention, to have an inverse effect compared to the ostensible meaning of the phrase. "So i…moreLike Sal Noel, I think Vonnegut is using this to call our attention, to have an inverse effect compared to the ostensible meaning of the phrase. "So it goes" says that death is inevitable, that suffering just happens, man. But this is an anti-war novel, a peacenik piece. "So it goes" marks all the tragedy and sorrow that we should be trying to prevent. (less)
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Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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