Although many have said that “so it goes” indicates how commonplace and even “neutral” death can be, repeating “So it goes” every time someone has died actually punctuates it and draws even more attention to it. In my reading of it, this almost seems an empathetic, even religious (like saying “Amen” at the end of a prayer) action that respects the effort of life and death. It also points out the go-ing-ness of life… in the Tralfamadorian cycle it is just one point in a continuing cycle, so it didn’t just go and stop, it still goes.
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So it goes
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What does “So it goes” mean:
Although many have said that “so it goes” indicates how commonplace and even “neutral” death can be, repeating “So it goes” every time someone has died actually punctuates it and draws even more attention to it. In my reading of it, this almost seems an empathetic, even religious (like saying “Amen” at the end of a prayer) action that respects the effort of life and death. It also points out the go-ing-ness of life… in the Tralfamadorian cycle it is just one point in a continuing cycle, so it didn’t just go and stop, it still goes.
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Mooie uitleg van de oorspronkelijke betekenis van ‘so it goes’, HeRoWa?
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And you’re welcome. For any other questions you may have about Slaughterhouse-Five, see the Goodreads Q&A.
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‘Puntje d’r aan, puntje d’r af’
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Mis mijn puntje
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Om gek van te worden
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Hou maar op, schei maar uit!
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En zo is het wel genoeg!
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Scherp zijn, krullen draaien, je punt zetten – leven kortom.
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Daar kun je een puntje aan zuigen
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O en het was al een kop geworden ook, zie ik nu pas! :-)))
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