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171. Joana
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 had been sure he was going to die. Now, he has a new lease on life. Soldiers are going from person to person asking for their information. Florian, who has no papers, wonders “Who was I?” and “Who did I want to be?”
Florian has spent the novel using his altered identification papers to guarantee himself safe passage on his mission. Now, he has a final chance to determine what he wants his future to look like, and it all depends on who he claims to be.
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