Analysis Of All The Light We Cannot See

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In the French coastal town of Saint- Malo in August 1944, War World II is coming to its high point. The allies are landing and fighting against Germany. Anthony Doerr’s “All the Light We Cannot See” is a historical fiction book, with a wide-ranging language and characters who are both courageous and heartbreaking. Doerr brings together the stories of a French girl named Marie-Laure, who has lost her eyesight and a German orphan named Werner. As Hitler upsurges, Marie-Laure and Werner lives and families are torn apart by the war. Anthony Doerr 's’ use of imagery, and metaphor, he stresses the damage of life that war creates. Since the characters were affected by the war and also affected by their experiences, all characters went through a change …show more content…

Anthony Doerr describes the effects of the war through the perspective of a blind French girl who loses her vision at the age of six. Marie- Laure has faced some difficulties while growing up. Raised solely by her father, she must overcome the challenge of living without her vision. Her father encourages her to not let the loss of sight destroy her life. He builds her a scale model of the area of Paris near their home and makes her lead him home from work every day. She is able to recreate parts of cities based solely on the replicas Marie’s father builds her. She uses these reactions to help her navigate the cities. Her father believes in her when she doesn’t. Shortly after Paris becomes overrun by the German army Marie and her father flee the city. Unknown to Marie – Laure, the item her father carries is very valuable. Three copies of the Flame of the Sea were made. One was left in the museum, but two others, along with the actual diamond, were distributed to three different couriers, including Marie’s father. Nobody knows who carries the true gem as the copies are nearly flawless. The move for Marie – Laure was hard having to leave her home to go somewhere else where she wasn’t familiar with. They travel to

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