Light We Cannot See Foreshadowing

The Battle Between the Light And Dark
All The Light We Cannot See written by Anthony Doerr highlights many of the hardships people experienced during World War II. The story takes place in Saint-Malo, France, a peaceful and serene town that becomes the epitome of destruction. The two main characters in the book are Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig. Marie-Laure is a young French girl who lost her sight when she was only six years old. Marie-Laure had to leave her home in Paris when the war began to unfold. Marie-Laure and her father, Daniel LeBlanc, moved to Saint-Malo to live with her great uncle, Etienne. When they were in Saint-Malo, She had to adapt to a completely different lifestyle due to the fact that Marie-Laure’s father was

Almost all of the characters struggle with facing the reality of the world around them. However, Jutta does not have this problem. Jutta may have been very young at the start of the novel, but she had a lot of knowledge about the world. Jutta’s character is a huge case of foreshadowing in the book All the Light We Cannot See. When she discovered the news of her brother’s acceptance to the Nazi youth training camp, Schulpforta, She told her brother that he would end up just like the other boys. She thinks of him to be different than the standard boy his age. Jutta makes the statement, “Is it right to do something only because everyone else is doing it?”, this statement shows how Jutta’s perspective on her brother begins to change (Doerr 133). Werner’s response, “So you want me to stay? Go down in the mines?”, shows how he understands his sister’s reasoning, but he is ignoring the reality of the situation (Doerr 133). It isn’t that he doesn’t understand the consequences of attending Schulpforta, but more so that he chooses to look at the situation in a positive light which forces him not to focus on the situation that is in actuality, a death

Initially, Etienne was very timid and had a cynical attitude towards the world. One important thing to note is prior to meeting Marie-Laure, He had not left his house in over two decades. He believed that staying in his home would protect him from the dangers of the outside world. After Etienne had become Marie-Laure’s legal guardian, he did anything he could to make sure that she that she was safe. Etienne left the house only to realize that the world itself isn’t as bad as he initially thought. He then was no longer in the dark about the truth of the real world. This is also a significant instance of Marie-Laure’s ability to bring out the good in people. This example properly illustrates the power of light over