So it goes.
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"So it goes." is a recurring refrain in Kurt Vonnegut's novel *Slaughterhouse-Five*, used to wryly acknowledge death and the inevitability of mortality.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| "So it goes." | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
catchphrase
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literary motif ⓘ phrase ⓘ recurring refrain ⓘ |
| appearsAfter | descriptions of death in Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium | literature ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Billy Pilgrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
absurdity of existence
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acceptance ⓘ death ⓘ fatalism ⓘ trauma ⓘ war ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginContext | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Kurt Vonnegut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
recognized symbol of Vonnegut's worldview
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widely quoted line from Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | Slaughterhouse-Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReception | often cited in literary criticism of Vonnegut ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
acknowledgment of death
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commentary on the inevitability of mortality ⓘ darkly comic refrain ⓘ expression of fatalism ⓘ |
| memorability | one of the most famous lines in modern American fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | refrain after mentions of death ⓘ |
| notableUsageContext | World War II bombing of Dresden as depicted in Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ |
| partOf | narrative style of Slaughterhouse-Five ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfFirstAppearance | 1969 ⓘ |
| quotationMarks | includes a period at the end ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Tralfamadorian view of time
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inevitability of death ⓘ resignation ⓘ |
| tone |
deadpan
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ironic ⓘ wry ⓘ |
| usedInWork | Slaughterhouse-Five NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wordCount | 3 ⓘ |
| workGenreContext |
anti-war novel
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postmodern novel ⓘ |
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