Repetition

Throughout the novel, Vonnegut is very apathetic about death.  Many people throughout the story die (which is expected), yet he does not show any emotion or reverence towards their demise. He also simply says "so it goes" after he reports a death in the story.  Even after the most obscure and simple deaths such as a tiny bug, he will still say so it goes.  For example, he writes "So Billy uncorked it with his thumbs. It didn't make a pop. The champagne was dead. So it goes" (73).  I think that Vonnegut repeats this to show that even after the death of a human being, it is still only one death.  Other people, creatures, and even object die all of the time. If we put that in perspective, then we see that we are not as important as we make ourselves out to be.