Motif

The motif “so it goes” has appeared throughout the entire book. At first I thought it was that Billy didn’t know if the person had died or he wanted the reader to think that the person might still be alive. Now that I am done reading the book, I think Billy said “so it goes” after someones death, because everyone else thought the person was dead, but not Billy. Billy knew that the person was still very alive and not to be sadden by their death. The phrase “so it goes” allows the reader to recognize this.