![]() Later, he is singled out for punishment and beaten so severely that his mind is permanently damaged. Frederick, whose sense of duty brings him to the Nazi school despite his compassion, refuses to participate in killing a helpless man. Werner, bright and inquisitive, dreams of becoming a scientist instead, he is given a choice between working in a coal mine or dedicating his life to the Nazi cause. Characters full of promise are transformed in heartbreaking ways by the violence around them. The three most important aspects of All the Light We Cannot See:First, the novel is an exploration of the tragedy of war. Major Symbols: Radios music, especially “Clair de Lune” by Debussy shells locks and keys the Sea of Flames diamond Jules Verne adventure novels Major Thematic Topics: The tragedy of war worlds within worlds free will and predetermination moral relativism the power of the invisible realm the significance of seemingly insignificant actions Hauptmann, Reinhold von Rumpel, Madame Ruelle Main Characters: Marie-Laure LeBlanc, Werner Pfennig, Daniel LeBlanc, Etienne LeBlanc, Madame Manec, Jutta Pfennig (Wette), Frau Elena, Frank Volkheimer, Frederick, Dr. Settings (secondary): Paris, France Zollverein, Germany Schulpforta, Germany Berlin, Germany Eventually Marie-Laure’s broadcasts save Werner’s life, and in return, he finds her and saves her from a German officer who is prepared to kill her in his search for the Sea of Flames diamond. In separate locations, both Werner and Marie-Laure are trapped. While Werner is in Saint-Malo hunting Marie-Laure’s radio broadcasts, Allied bombers attack the city. Werner is pressed into military service and becomes part of a team assigned with the mission of locating and destroying anti-German radio broadcasts. Leaving behind his sister, Werner sacrifices everything he believes in to pursue his dream of becoming a scientist. Meanwhile, a brilliant German boy named Werner Pfennig seems doomed to spend his life in a coal mine-but instead receives an invitation to a Nazi school. She and Etienne use his contraband radio to broadcast information to the Allies. Marie-Laure becomes part of the French resistance effort. They escape to her great-uncle Etienne’s house in Saint-Malo, where her father is arrested. ![]() Marie-Laure LeBlanc evacuates Paris with her father after he is entrusted with a valuable diamond named the Sea of Flames. PART TEN: 12 August 1944 “Comrades” to “Light”Īnthony Doerr’s All the Light We Cannot See tells the story of two teenagers during World War II (WWII), one a blind girl in Nazi-occupied France, the other a German orphan boy pressed into service by the Nazi army.PART TEN: 12 August 1944 “Entombed” to “Wardrobe”.PART NINE: May 1944 “Nothing” to “Leaflets”.PART NINE: May 1944 “Edge of the World” to “Agoraphobia”.PART SEVEN: August 1942 “Fever” to “Telegram”.PART SEVEN: August 1942 “Sunflowers” to “Gray”.PART SEVEN: August 1942 “Prisoners” to “Fall”.PART FIVE: January 1941 “Orders” to “Relapse”.PART FIVE: January 1941 “No Out” to “The Frog Cooks”.PART FIVE: January 1941 “Old Ladies’ Resistance Club” to “Alive Before You Die”.PART FIVE: January 1941 “Lapidary” to “You Have Other Friends”. ![]() PART FIVE: January 1941 “January Recess” to “Plage du Môle”.PART THREE: June 1940 “The Wardrobe” to “The Arrest of the Locksmith”.PART THREE: June 1940 “Time of the Ostriches” to “Museum”. ![]() PART THREE: June 1940 “The Boches” to “Perfumer”.PART THREE: June 1940 “Occuper” to “Vienna”.PART THREE: June 1940 “Château” to “You Have Been Called”.PART ONE: 1934 “Rumors” to “Making Socks”.PART ONE: 1934 “Light” to “The Principles of Mechanics”.PART ONE: 1934 “Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle” to “Something Rising”.Book Summary All the Light We Cannot See. ![]()
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