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150. 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
Climbing onto the deck, Joana cannot find Emilia. She helps direct pregnant women towards Dr. Wendt and Dr. Richter, who are loading the wounded onto boats. She watches, in horror, as an anti-aircraft gun comes unmoored from the deck, slides, and crashes into a lifeboat, drowning its passengers.
Joana remains dedicated to helping other people even as delaying her escape puts her own life in grave danger. The novel is sympathetic in its portrayal of selfless characters like Joana.
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