Nadya asked this question about Slaughterhouse-Five:
What does "So it goes" mean? The narrator seems to say that every time someone dies, so I was wondering what it meant.
Dae These overly simple words follow horrific short stories/instances. It highlights the indifference with which we treat death. It also shows the desensi…moreThese overly simple words follow horrific short stories/instances. It highlights the indifference with which we treat death. It also shows the desensitization of the characters and humans in general by implying that random death (even in unnecessary circumstances) is a casual part of life.(less)
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