All The Light We Cannot See Reflection All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr was published in 2014 after ten years in the making. The novel follows the journey of two individuals during the Second World War throughout Nazi Germany and France. The setting provided a different view of the darkness in the Second World War rather than being focused on the religious part of the war. As the settings changed, so did the characters, so each city visited represented a different phase in their life. Marie-Laure LeBlanc, a blind French girl, is forced to flee with her father when the Nazis occupy Paris. Throughout the novel's first half, I have learned that despite adversity, Marie is resilient, learning to navigate a world through touch and sound. Despite what she has faced,
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Werner Pfennig, a German orphan who is an expert with radios, is sent to Schulpforta to join the Nazi regime against his will. In the beginning, Werner demonstrates a natural understanding of complex concepts, and he often struggles between doing what is right and blending into the shadows due to the societal pressure to conform to a set of ideologies. The book's opening pages set the tone for the events of World War II, beginning at the very center of it all - the bombing. Doer found a way to intrigue me in the first couple of pages by diving right into the story's conflict in which the main characters are in the walled city of Saint-Malo during an attack. Many themes are alluded to throughout All the Light We Cannot See, such as the resilience of people during the war, how despite everything people can still be good, or the search for knowledge and truth despite the chaos. This novel focuses on the impact war has on youth as they try to navigate a war-torn world. Doerr uses imagery to depict these themes as he describes not only the destruction of places but people and their spirits. The author also uses symbolism to portray prevailing
Werner Pfennig, a German orphan who is an expert with radios, is sent to Schulpforta to join the Nazi regime against his will. In the beginning, Werner demonstrates a natural understanding of complex concepts, and he often struggles between doing what is right and blending into the shadows due to the societal pressure to conform to a set of ideologies. The book's opening pages set the tone for the events of World War II, beginning at the very center of it all - the bombing. Doer found a way to intrigue me in the first couple of pages by diving right into the story's conflict in which the main characters are in the walled city of Saint-Malo during an attack. Many themes are alluded to throughout All the Light We Cannot See, such as the resilience of people during the war, how despite everything people can still be good, or the search for knowledge and truth despite the chaos. This novel focuses on the impact war has on youth as they try to navigate a war-torn world. Doerr uses imagery to depict these themes as he describes not only the destruction of places but people and their spirits. The author also uses symbolism to portray prevailing