In order to fully comprehend a story and to avoid misrepresentation, books must be looked at from both the perspective of the victim and the perpetrator. The novel All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr is told from two different points of view. One, by Marie-Laure who is trying to escape the terrors of World War two the other, by a young Nazi soldier named Werner. These are two drastically different perspectives yet they are both vital to the story. On one hand, there is a victim of the depraved Nazi party, and on the other, there is a perpetrator of war. Although the actions of the Nazi party are condemned by most, Werners perspective allows the reader to gain insight on a point of view that isn't often shared. These two contrasting
