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, Klaus, and the Poet make it to the top deck. The Poet realizes that it is slippery and they must crawl to prevent from sliding. People are slipping into the sea, and lifeboats are overturning. The Poet instructs them to “look for our girls.”
Even as they fight for their own lives, Florian, Klaus, and the Poet look out for their friends and loved ones.