Chapter 5: Response/Thoughts

Vonnegut's use of the phrase. "So it goes," exmplifies his care for the matter at hand; being death. He shows that he cares for people, yet knows that war will never be resolved. He tries to explain that no matter how great the death toll is, each death counts. His disgust for massive annihilation is portrayed through this phrase. He uses this phrase as a gateway to his theme of the terrible outcomes of war.