All The Light We Cannot See Sparknotes
Unlike abovementioned two novels, All The Light We Cannot See does not represent the suffering of any group or country, and does not only represent the crimes committed by the Nazi Germans specifically. It is about the tragedy of the Second World War in general.
The narration in All The Light We Cannot See, third-person omniscient, is significant, as it tells the story from the perspective of a German boy, Werner, a French girl, Marie-Laure, and American bombers/soldiers. For instance, the second chapter is told from the perspective of the American bombers as they bomb the city of Saint-Malo, whereas the third chapter is told from the French girl's perspective before the city is bombed, and the fourth chapter is told from the German boy's …show more content…
It also shows how the Russians come back seeking revenge in Germany after the German defeat and how they corrupted the city. In 1975, Doerr represents how the war remained haunting the characters of the novel and how it still pained them even after almost 20 years. Their lives went on, Marie worked in the museum, Jutta (Werner's sister) is now married with a kid, yet they are still bothered by the little things that reminded them of the war. He further shows how the soldiers are still haunted by the crimes they committed in the war, through the character of Volkheimer, who still have nightmares of those whom he killed throughout the war.
This third-person narration further enables Doerr to represent images of the war in different countries and from different perspectives. He does not only represent the atrocities of the Germans on German soil, but also in other countries (e.g. France and Russia), and how other forces like the Russians and Americans committed such crimes as well. Through this narration, he wanted to remind people not to solely blame Germany for what happened during the war, because more than one country took part in that
The narration in All The Light We Cannot See, third-person omniscient, is significant, as it tells the story from the perspective of a German boy, Werner, a French girl, Marie-Laure, and American bombers/soldiers. For instance, the second chapter is told from the perspective of the American bombers as they bomb the city of Saint-Malo, whereas the third chapter is told from the French girl's perspective before the city is bombed, and the fourth chapter is told from the German boy's …show more content…
It also shows how the Russians come back seeking revenge in Germany after the German defeat and how they corrupted the city. In 1975, Doerr represents how the war remained haunting the characters of the novel and how it still pained them even after almost 20 years. Their lives went on, Marie worked in the museum, Jutta (Werner's sister) is now married with a kid, yet they are still bothered by the little things that reminded them of the war. He further shows how the soldiers are still haunted by the crimes they committed in the war, through the character of Volkheimer, who still have nightmares of those whom he killed throughout the war.
This third-person narration further enables Doerr to represent images of the war in different countries and from different perspectives. He does not only represent the atrocities of the Germans on German soil, but also in other countries (e.g. France and Russia), and how other forces like the Russians and Americans committed such crimes as well. Through this narration, he wanted to remind people not to solely blame Germany for what happened during the war, because more than one country took part in that