Essays on All The Light We Cannot See

History shows a constant rift between what humans should and should not do demonstrated through World War II’s mass genocides, racism, chaotic violence, and the removal of human rights. Objects such as radios played a huge role in this, as humanity used it as a...

It is through the ignition of new ideas that readers are exposed to mixed human emotions, which challenges assumptions and beliefs of ourselves and the wider world through shared and individual human experiences. Anthony Doerr’s’ 2014 novel “All the light we cannot see” correlates itself...

Childhood innocence is precious and important for children everywhere, which is why it should never be snatched away. Everyone is born innocent, part of the journey of life is developing and gaining experience. Unfortunately, some children gain traumatic life experience quickly and lose their innocence...

In historical fiction, authors utilize the genre to give readers insight into a member of a past society, allowing for a connection between them and this past society. However, Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, employs this genre differently by allowing...

All the Light We Cannot see written by Anthony Doerr uses powerful symbols to create a modern take on a old story and provides his audience with new insights into WWII. This utilisation of symbolism adds depth and complexity to his story by connecting the...

It is important for texts to challenge preconceived assumptions and ignite new ideas about the human experience, providing insight into society and the wider world and the anomalies of human behaviour. The texts “All the Light We Cannot See” and the “Book Thief” epitomize this...

 In Anthony Doerr’s novel, All the Light We Cannot See, we are shown a story of two very different characters coming together in an unlikely way: a radio. In 2019, it is sometimes hard to think about how big the radio was. People used it...

As a person, we all have responsibilities. For some people to fulfill these responsibilities, they must put aside their moral obligations. During the 1940s, when this book is set, the people did not have a medium between their morals and their responsibilities. But as some...

 “Historical fiction tells the stories of ordinary people living in extraordinary times,” as quoted by Ellen Klages and it is through these stories of ordinary people that we are able to deepen our understanding of the human experience.  Stories that unveil our clouded view of...

The ex-Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill, in the year 1945 said that, “It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time”. This statement is referring that the person...

‘All the light we cannot see’ written by Anthony Doerr is a novel set during WWII, following the lives of two protagonists. The first being a blind girl, Marie-Laure Leblanc, living inside Nazi-occupied France and the other being an orphaned boy living in Germany, Werner...

Anthony Doerr’s compelling novel All the Light We Cannot See embarks on the different ways of “seeing” and how it takes multiple eyesights to understand the separated interconnectedness individuals share. Using two main plotlines, Doerr acutely unravels the stories of two young adults experiencing life...

The novel by Anthony Doerr named all the Light We Cannot See was published in 2014; this novel has portrayed the time of World War II. The main characters of the novel are Frank Volkheimer, Marie-Laure, Dr Hauptmann, Frederick, Jutta, and Etienne LeBlanc (Doerr &...

Despite disabilities, everyone is affected by warfare one way or another. Anthony Doerr touches on this topic in his novel, All The Light We Cannot See. It focuses on Marie-Laure Leblanc, a French girl who loses her eyesight at the age of six. After fleeing...