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All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr

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In "All the Light We Cannot See, " by Anthony Doerr, the author is giving insight to the lives of the blind. Usually people have pity for those who cannot see, but they don’t always acknowledge that these people are able to live normal lives. For instance, in lines 1 through 9 when it says “Sixteen paces… hedges and sidewalks” Doerr shows how the main character, Marie- Laure is able to go about her day. Here it is shown that she is able to map out how to move around, who people are and where she is, based on smell. Also, many believe that those who are blind, just live in darkness, but the author is trying to show that is not the case, when he exclaims, “Color… people don’t expect” (line 18). Doerr shows that Marie- Laure is able to see the
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