All throughout the world, there appears to be one undeniable, yet perpetual force gradually tearing everyone and everything apart; hopelessness. Often caused by instability or vulnerability, hopelessness can plague nearly anyone who doesn’t attempt to combat its vile side effects. Hopelessness loves company, producing an inseparable bond between itself and self-doubt. Although, on the surface, hopelessness seems insurmountable, it can be fought. In All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr emphasizes how vital the tool of resilience can be used to conquer hopelessness in ultimately all situations.
Moreover, All the Light We Cannot See began in medias res of the notorious Nazi Party’s reign in Europe. Going back and forth between time periods, …show more content…
After years of living in an orphanage, Werner’s gifted, dexterous abilities were noticed by a Nazi officer who recommended Werner to a prestigious institute for learning; Schulpforta. Where Werner lacks physical requirements for the National Political Institute of Education, he makes up for in mental tests such as, mechanics and engineering. Werner also became acquaintances with bird aficionado, Frederick. Sadly, Frederick acquires a detrimental handicap as a result of the separation between himself and Werner. After losing arguably his best friend, Werner was drafted to fight for the German army due to a professor at Schulpforta, Dr. Hauptmann, who enlisted Werner as eighteen to the government. After being deployed, Werner finds a familiar face from Schulpforta, Volkemier. Together, the young men work with a handful of other German soldiers to decode foreign broadcasts and destroy them if needed. However, Werner and his team are later appointed to the city of Saint Malo where a string of broadcasts have been dispersed. In Saint Malo, Werner and Volkheimer are trapped underneath a hotel in Saint Malo for several days thanks to recent Allied bombings. There, the two finally escape the layers of rubble after withstanding an abundance of self-doubt and harsh …show more content…
For the greater part of Werner’s teenage years, he was essentially corrupted by Nazi institutions and means of military that fractured his fragility and sensitivity immensely. After the death of his best friend, Frederick, Werner began to blame himself which further nurtured his self-doubt. Next when Werner was fighting for the Germany military, he began to cultivate feelings of reluctance due to the principles on which the Nazis stood for. Originally, when Werner was younger, he joined the school at Schulpforta to expand his knowledge in engineering and handyman ship, not to stand for the mass persecution “lesser peoples”, inequality in its purest form, and dictatorship. However, Werner wasn’t too far gone. Saving Marie-Laure from von Rumpel, Werner re-instilled to the audience that he still withheld empathy. “Then von Rumpel aims his gun at Werner’s chest… Werner lunges for Volkheimer rifle. All your life you wait, and then it finally comes, and are you ready?” (page 465). Fundamentally, Werner was waiting to find purpose in his life. He achieved such a goal by starring the face of hopelessness and evil in the eye then destroying it in order to save an innocent girl. Instead of maintaining the juvenile mindset he was so familiarly accustomed to, Werner strayed away from ignorance and
Moreover, All the Light We Cannot See began in medias res of the notorious Nazi Party’s reign in Europe. Going back and forth between time periods, …show more content…
After years of living in an orphanage, Werner’s gifted, dexterous abilities were noticed by a Nazi officer who recommended Werner to a prestigious institute for learning; Schulpforta. Where Werner lacks physical requirements for the National Political Institute of Education, he makes up for in mental tests such as, mechanics and engineering. Werner also became acquaintances with bird aficionado, Frederick. Sadly, Frederick acquires a detrimental handicap as a result of the separation between himself and Werner. After losing arguably his best friend, Werner was drafted to fight for the German army due to a professor at Schulpforta, Dr. Hauptmann, who enlisted Werner as eighteen to the government. After being deployed, Werner finds a familiar face from Schulpforta, Volkemier. Together, the young men work with a handful of other German soldiers to decode foreign broadcasts and destroy them if needed. However, Werner and his team are later appointed to the city of Saint Malo where a string of broadcasts have been dispersed. In Saint Malo, Werner and Volkheimer are trapped underneath a hotel in Saint Malo for several days thanks to recent Allied bombings. There, the two finally escape the layers of rubble after withstanding an abundance of self-doubt and harsh …show more content…
For the greater part of Werner’s teenage years, he was essentially corrupted by Nazi institutions and means of military that fractured his fragility and sensitivity immensely. After the death of his best friend, Frederick, Werner began to blame himself which further nurtured his self-doubt. Next when Werner was fighting for the Germany military, he began to cultivate feelings of reluctance due to the principles on which the Nazis stood for. Originally, when Werner was younger, he joined the school at Schulpforta to expand his knowledge in engineering and handyman ship, not to stand for the mass persecution “lesser peoples”, inequality in its purest form, and dictatorship. However, Werner wasn’t too far gone. Saving Marie-Laure from von Rumpel, Werner re-instilled to the audience that he still withheld empathy. “Then von Rumpel aims his gun at Werner’s chest… Werner lunges for Volkheimer rifle. All your life you wait, and then it finally comes, and are you ready?” (page 465). Fundamentally, Werner was waiting to find purpose in his life. He achieved such a goal by starring the face of hopelessness and evil in the eye then destroying it in order to save an innocent girl. Instead of maintaining the juvenile mindset he was so familiarly accustomed to, Werner strayed away from ignorance and