Repetition - Ch. 3

By the middle of this chapter I began to notice that Vonnegut repeats the phrase ' so it goes' A LOT.I often found it lurking by dreadful occurrences in Billy Pilgrim's life. For example on pg 62 "There used to be a dog named Spot but he died. So it goes. " This phrase has been over used so much that I can practically predict where it will show up next. By saying ' So it goes,' Vonnegut is making it seem like these occurrences happen all to frequently in the life of Billy Pilgrim. It makes Billy's life seem rusty and uneventful, like the same things keep happening over and over again.