There were two phrases that Vonnegut used that were really important to the meaning of the novel, the phrase “So it goes”, and the phrases “Poo-tee-weet”. The first phrases “So it goes” is used heavily throughout the novel. Vonnegut used it after every person that died or when he talked about death it doesn't matter if the death was intentional or accidental. For example, “Edgar Berby, was caught with the teapot he had taken from the catacombs. He was arrested for plundering. He was tried and shot. So it goes” (138). “The phrases is supposed to be comforting coming from the Tralfamadorians idea that even after someone dies they are still alive in other moments in time” (Giannone). The second phrases “Poo-tee-weet” was only used twice in the
