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2. Number 4 rue Vauborel
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
Werner lies on the floor in the secure area of the Hotel of Bees. The bombing has thrown him to the ground, and the lights have gone out. He feels that the room is very hot—even if he and his friends have survived the explosion, they could be killed by the resulting fire. He cries, half to himself, “Have we died?”
Once again, we see Werner asking a question to no one in particular and going unanswered, reinforcing the themes of alienation and loneliness at this stage in the book.
Themes
