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All The Light We Cannot See Analysis

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All the Light We Cannot See begins as a calm before the storm. The night is “dreadfully silent” in the beginning of the novel (Doerr 6). There are no noises to be heard except for the hum of the bombers approaching, which hints at the metaphorical storm to come (Doerr 6). The coming of the storm is also foreshadowed by the leaflets that “pour from the sky,” “blow” around, and “flash white” (Doerr 3). The way they are described is similar to the way a storm would be described. The strong winds blow the leaflets around, “flashing white” like lightning (Doerr 3). The coming ‘storm’ is a metaphor for the approaching bombers and the tragic events that are to occur throughout the novel to both Marie-Laure, Werner, and their friends and family. Marie-Laure
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