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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.
LeoFizz Essentially it is used to relate all the deaths in the book, all treated equally as simple moments that exist in time. Based on the Tralfamadorians vi…moreEssentially it is used to relate all the deaths in the book, all treated equally as simple moments that exist in time. Based on the Tralfamadorians view of time with all moments existing at once and the fact that there is no such thing as free will it relates the idea that death is just something that happens. It is a moment that we will all experience but it doesn't mean the end of our existence, It is just the only moment that is certain for every living being. (less)
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Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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