Human Experience In ‘All The Light We Cannot See’ And ‘The Book Thief’

Texts need to challenge preconceived notions, spark new ideas about humanity and provide insight into society as well the wider world and anomalies in human behaviour. This concept is best illustrated by the texts “All the Light We Cannot See”, and “Book Thief”. They discuss the timeless concern for conflict and challenge us to empathise. Also, the texts discuss how to break out of stability and spark ideas about our behavior in society and our comfort.

Anthony Doerr’s novel “All the Light We Cannot See,” explores the human experience and causes of conflict. It challenges the respondents assumptions by contrasting the common definition. Third person narratives allow us to empathise more with each character. Marie-Laure is a strong example of the universal human experience that interconnects them despite conflict. Werner is also a strong example of this contrasted conflict. Doerr shows Werner as a strong example for this contrasted conflicts by choosing to ignore Marie’s side. His behavior around Marie-Laure is endearing and gives insight into the inconsistency of human nature. It is static. He will cover it with his hand. He will keep the signal meter in his hands. This also depicts the experience between stability and despair. Werner could have followed the society’s norms, but instead chose not to tell Marie anything or use the signal that he was protecting her. This display of Werner’s disillusionment and breaking from stability is an example how an anomaly can be seen in human experience. It forces us to think about the direction and purpose of our lives. Jutta states, “Is that right?” He asks the audience using Rhetorical question to challenge them to think about what is right and incorrect.

The book Thief, directed by Brian Percival, tells the story of a young orphan living in Nazi Germany with foster parents. She questions the status quo, becomes disillusioned, and begins to question the social order around her. The “Book Thief” is a challenge to the experience of conflict. This book takes two characters, from opposing sides of the war, and joins them together despite the fact they were enemies. Hans and Liesel share this experience through their vulnerability to Liesel. They open up their homes to him, risking the lives of their children, in an act of empathy. Liesel tells Max that Max cried a lot while he was hiding. This is a challenge to the idea of conflict. Hans’s family is constantly fighting for the right, and Liesel also refuses to follow the Nazi propaganda blindly and conform to the demands of society. The film relates to their feeling of stability when they are willing to hide a man from his home or let Liesel keep a stolen text.

Studying the texts “All the light”, “The bookthief” and other related texts allows us to examine human behaviour in an unusual way. This allows us to challenge preconceived notions and generate new ideas from human experiences.

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