Chapter 7: So It Goes

        "So it goes" is a phrase that Vonnegut uses regularly throughout the novel. When I hear this phrase alone, it sounds very depressing. Vonnegut uses this phrase whenever there is a mentioning of death, or cease of existence, for both inanimate objects and for humans. Vonnegut also seems to use this phrase whenever he does not want to go into details of a certain event, almost like a way out of finishing the story without actually concluding it. With this in mind, "so it goes" almost seems symbolic to death, destruction, suffering, sadness, etc. This is where the phrase "so it goes" adds on to the theme of the book: death is nothing to fear; it simply happens, but is never permanent. When first reading this, it does sound very depressing and harsh, but it instead highlights Vonnegut's beliefs of death and its infinite nature.

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