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All The Light We Cannot See Textual Analysis Thread
« on: January 11, 2020, 08:14:00 am »
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All The Light We Cannot See Textual Analysis Thread

A place to discuss anything related to the VCE English text 'All The Light We cannot See' by Anthony Doerr

Quote from: VCAA Text List Blurb
Doerr, Anthony, All the Light We Cannot See, Harper Collins, 2015 (2)
Anthony Doerr’s novel explores the tragedy of war through the story of two young people caught up in World War II. Marie-Laure LeBlanc is a young blind girl living in France with her father, the master locksmith of the Paris Museum of Natural History. Self-reliant and resourceful, when the war begins Marie-Laure flees with her father to Saint-Malo and the house of his shell-shocked great uncle, Etienne. Werner begins the novel in a German orphanage with his sister Jutta, until his exceptional gifts with science and technology bring him to the attention of the Nazis. While Marie-Laure comes to aid the resistance, Werner is sent to the German military, where he tracks rogue radio operators. Eventually their paths cross during one of the final battles of the war in Europe.
The narrative moves between the perspectives of the two children as they navigate life before and during the war, creating detailed pictures of their very different worlds. Told primarily through a series of flashbacks, the story moves quickly through a sequence of short chapters. The vibrant characterisation and rich detail of the narrative allows the reader to reflect on its central themes of the resilience of the human spirit, the horror of war, the shared humanity that connects people even in the worst circumstances, and the roles of destiny and free will. The novel is a celebration of both science and human nature. [/size]
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Re: All The Light We Cannot See Discussion Thread
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2020, 08:52:14 am »
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The first book I'd actually finished in my 13 years of schooling. Managed to smash it out in around one week due to how interesting it was. There's so much to be analysed in this book and I like to think it's one of the better/fresher additions to the book list so count yourself lucky if your school has chosen it!
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