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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.
Peter This expression is used by the narrator on the first page. The Tralfamadorians say this when someone dies, and therefore so does Billy, but this isn't…moreThis expression is used by the narrator on the first page. The Tralfamadorians say this when someone dies, and therefore so does Billy, but this isn't explained till further into the book, and the narrator isn't Billy, so perhaps it has another meaning.

If I heard someone use this expression in speech, I would interpret it as "or so the story goes", which means this might not be what really happened. Perhaps this is a clue that Billy is just bonkers.(less)
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Slaughterhouse-Five
by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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