A Review of the Novel, All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

 

Seamless Connections of Two Narratives Strung Together by the Suffering of War

The picture of the greatest world conflict is remembered and cherished by the people across the globe. With "All the Light We Cannot See," a book authored by Mr. Anthony Doerr that walked away with a Pulitzer Prize, the author tells the conflicts through the eyes of two young characters, Marie-Laure, a young blind girl from France, and Werner, a young German radio engineer, as they struggle to meet each other during the Second World War.

Simple Concepts Told Well

To view the art of Mr. Doerr is revealing in itself, since it is made with balance: there are stories and there is history. He has to redefine the genre of warfare as he created a narrative that has never existed in the context of WWII — the resistance of France and Air sorties to liberate France. And in between them are two ordinary kids struggling for each, which the reader succumbs to the character crafted so brilliantly.

Exciting Characters and Subjects

The most essential aspects for this novel, the central characters, Marie-Laure and Werner, cannot remain unaffected by the courses of war and its heroes. The author’s: as well as his protagonist’s temporal and geographical contexts help the reader establish a certain level of connection with the character and relate to their aspirations and moral waverings.1 The novel foray into issues of ethics, power, and humanity, and the best of it, it is both intellectually stimulating and has that emotional touch. The novel touches on the critical issues of visual’ versus ‘true’ perception of power and the mark that power leaves on humanity.

Popularity and Efforts

This novel “All the Light We Cannot See” receives gratitude across the board with critics considering Doerr a remarkable writer due to his combinations of elements in the novel making it powerful. Doerr’s novel won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 2015 which has the effect of re-affirming the novel as a literary success.12 The same emotional tone and power of the book is what made it possible to achieve a very high popularity and recognition among readers particularly those with an interest in historical fictions as most and even all readers of such books would be compelled to read it.

In conclusion of this essay, ‘All the Light We Cannot See’ by Anthony Doerr is an exemplary novel which keeps the readers engaged with its intense writing, multi-dimensional characters, and theme based in the World War 2 experience which displays mankind eclipsed by darkness and violence. This remarkable accomplishment by Doerr is appreciated by many different people as literature has the ability to change, inspire and touch its readers.