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145. Alfred
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
Florian rushes to evacuate to the deck of the ship with the Poet and Klaus, making sure they all stay together. Florian doesn’t have a life vest but pushes on ahead anyway, even as one of the straps on his backpack breaks.
Florian is more concerned with the wellbeing of the Poet and Klaus than he is with his own survival. The novel is more sympathetic toward characters who display qualities of selflessness.
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