Previous
19. 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 doesn’t trust the refugees in the barn, especially Eva, but she trusts Florian, her “knight.” Florian tries to tell her to stay behind, explaining “It’s safer for [her] to stay with the others.” Although she doesn’t speak, Emilia thinks to herself “Safer? He didn’t realize. I was already dead.”
Emilia remains attached to Florian, whom she continues to see as her fantasy savior. Like Florian, Emilia believes that she is marked for death, although she does not explain why until later in the novel.
Themes
