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3. Entrance Exam
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in All the Light We Cannot See, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
World War II, the Nazis, and the French Resistance
Interconnectedness and Separation
Fate, Duty, and Free Will
Family
Science and “Ways of Seeing”
Summary
Analysis
Marie-Laure and Marie-Laure’s father make their way to the town of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s Great-Uncle Etienne lives. As the chapter begins, they’re almost at the sea, meaning that Saint-Malo is very close. Eventually they arrive at the building where Etienne is supposed to live. Marie-Laure is so tired she can barely stand. Her father leads her to the house.
The chapter begins with a poignant image of the love between Marie-Laure and her father: her father is virtually carrying her to safety. We now reach Saint-Malo, the seaside town where the events of the 1944 bombing sections of the novel take place.
Themes
