How do you find hope? How do you see through all the darkness into the light? How do you look at all the horrible events that are going on around you and still find a way to smile? Hope is the feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. In the book, Salt to the Sea, Ruta Sepetys explores the idea of hope through her characters, their journeys through life, and their experiences with love, courage, and grief. No matter how hard of a time a certain character is having, they never stop hoping that things will get better. However, if you are stuck on a sinking boat, having hope is a very hard thing to do. Ruta Sepetys shares hope through all of her character's troubles and hardships and how they grow through these moments.
Septys’ characters grow through all different types of emotions, but how they grow the most is through grief. A strong example is Joanna a mature character who fled from Lithuania and is faced with many challenged throughout the course of the book. She spends her time caring for many people including a blind girl. When the blind girl falls …show more content…
Throughout the entire book, Jonna keeps a strong face on. She shows other people how strong they can be by just trying their best. Joanna deals with the most in the book. She has been away from her family the longest and yet she is expected to take care of everyone. She is the mother figure for many small kids and everyone looks up to her. Even though she isn't that old, only in her early twenties, Florian talks about how mature she looks. They look up to her because they see courage in her face. Joanna was always there for all of the characters especially Emilia. She always would be right by Emilia's side. "Whenever [Joanna] left, she would return quickly" (Septys, 246) The saying "fake it till you make it", applies to courage and hope. If you show you have courage, people will think you have hope for the future and eventually, the outcome will
Septys’ characters grow through all different types of emotions, but how they grow the most is through grief. A strong example is Joanna a mature character who fled from Lithuania and is faced with many challenged throughout the course of the book. She spends her time caring for many people including a blind girl. When the blind girl falls …show more content…
Throughout the entire book, Jonna keeps a strong face on. She shows other people how strong they can be by just trying their best. Joanna deals with the most in the book. She has been away from her family the longest and yet she is expected to take care of everyone. She is the mother figure for many small kids and everyone looks up to her. Even though she isn't that old, only in her early twenties, Florian talks about how mature she looks. They look up to her because they see courage in her face. Joanna was always there for all of the characters especially Emilia. She always would be right by Emilia's side. "Whenever [Joanna] left, she would return quickly" (Septys, 246) The saying "fake it till you make it", applies to courage and hope. If you show you have courage, people will think you have hope for the future and eventually, the outcome will