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135. Florian
Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Salt to the Sea, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Agency, Willpower, and Fate
Storytelling and Fantasy
Memory and Survival
Family and Community vs. Selfishness
Summary
Analysis
Emilia watches Joana return to the maternity ward, smiling. Emilia knows something is happening between Joana and Florian. A broadcast celebrating the 12th anniversary of Hitler’s appointment to chancellor of Germany begins on the ship speakers. Emilia catches only a few phrases, including “When was the helpless goose ever not eaten by the fox?”
Although Emilia loves Florian because he is her “knight,” she selflessly watches Joana’s relationship with him unfold. Each woman has a different kind of connection to the Prussian, and each is secure and generous enough to understand that he has love for them both.
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