I was crying when Poet died. LitCharts Teacher Editions. Four secrets. Visitors can view some of BookBrowse for free. Thesis Statement: An audit of the novel Salt to the Ocean, that consolidates a story about growing up of totally different characters and the war story demonstrating the repulsions of World War through the individuals’ feelings.Table Of Contents. Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys, 2016 Penguin Young Readers 400 pp. In some chapters, I feel like it’s getting a little too dramatic. Full access is for members only. Now she does the same for these survivors trapped in the interstices of history: neither German nor Soviet, trying to escape from a no-man’s land neither Axis nor Allied in a war already lost but not yet won. She is haunted by her conscience, which tells her, “It’s all your fault.”. Thrown together, struggling to survive, they at first hardly trust one another enough even to exchange names, and so they often just use epithets: “the knight,” “the nurse,” “the Polish girl,” “the wandering boy,” “the shoe poet.” (The last, an old cobbler, gets his name from his philosophy: “The shoes always tell the story.”) Each has secrets — the galling histories that haunt anyone who has lived through war, flight and deprivation. This Study Guide consists of approximately 43 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - What it asks of us is that their memories, and their stories, not be abandoned to the sea." Eva keeps saying harsh things, only softened by the word “sorry,” and shows an unwavering will to simply survive. - Joana believes “guilt is a hunter.”. The Nazi Reich is collapsing all around them, and they, like hundreds of thousands, are fleeing the wrathful Soviet advance. As the refugees undertake the long and difficult journey, they gradually reveal their secrets. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies…and war. Florian and Joana end up adopting Klaus and Emilia's baby, Halinka, and they go on to live a happy life. The reader learns that despite Alfred's racist ideology, his love interest, Hannelore, is Jewish. Become a Member and discover books that entertain, engage & enlighten. All the characters in this novel, were brilliant. Four secrets. Joana worries the pregnancy is the result of rape, but Emilia assures her that the father of her child is a man named August, whom she loves and is on her way to meet. The two groups decide to travel together. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. The author writes the story from 4 P.O.V. THIS BOOK KILLED ME ON THE INSIDE. Orphaned children wander aimlessly, some too young to understand. We watch these characters start to find love for one another and protect one another even as we recognize the heartbreaking certainty that not all of them will make it off that ship alive. Salt to the Sea takes places in East Prussia in January 1945. "Starred Review. Four teenagers. She eventually succeeds in gaining at least some of his trust, despite his initial reluctance. Emilia also freezes to death on the raft, but the final chapter implies that she is reunited with her family and friends in the afterlife. Though there are a few clumsy gestures at moments of great crisis — as a mother dies in childbirth, a startled stork takes off from the roof — the most moving and even uncomfortable images are clearly taken from Sepetys’s extensive sources: A mother desperate to get her baby off the sinking ship hurls the infant down to a sailor and misses; the corpses of children in life jackets float upside down because of the disproportional size of their heads. Grab your copy of Salt to the Sea. Many are fleeing to the West to survive. Emilia, a fifteen-year-old Polish orphan, follows Florian, an East Prussian restoration artist. I loved that book so much. In this HF novel, 4 teenagers are haunted by their own secrets. When you read from, Emilia’s point of view, you hear a soft-spoken girl in your head. Alfred becomes increasingly delusional and falls into the sea and drowns in an attempt to throw in Emilia after discovering her true identity, and eventually Emilia perishes too. Ingrid is shot and falls through the ice and drowns. As she did in Between Shades of Gray, Ruta Sepetys unearths a shockingly little-known casualty of a gruesome war, and proves that humanity can prevail, even in the darkest of hours. World War II is drawing to a chaotic close and hundreds of thousands of people from East Prussia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, and other countries are forced to flee their homes. A gradual building up of mutual trust - and the disintegration of the barriers keeping them all apart - takes place, as friendship develops, and even a romance between Florian and Joana blossoms. A group of teenage refugees meet on the road in the chaotic countryside of East Prussia in winter 1945. "Starred Review. Sepetys opens the novel by introducing each of the four protagonists with an association to a personal emotion—guilt, sense of fate, shame, and fear—that is correlated to a “hunter” motif. For readers of Between Shades of Gray and All the Light We Cannot See, international bestselling author Ruta Sepetys returns to WWII in this epic novel that shines a light on one of the war's most devastating—yet unknown—tragedies. Heartbreaking, historical, and a little bit hopeful." Florian has altered his identification papers to make it look as though he is on a personal mission for Erich Koch, and so the soldier offers to take him by boat wherever he needs to go. Kindle edition. World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia, and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, almost all of them with something to hide. Years later, Joana and Florian live with Halinka, Klaus and a child of their own in the United States. I answered my own question. Kindle edition. Everyone has a secret, but Florian seems to have the most dangerous one of all…. Just $12 for 3 months or Occasionally, there’s even humor in these shifts: We read the blustering love letters of a proud young Nazi named Alfred only to discover he’s actually an acne-ridden deck swabber who spends his hours shirking in a supply closet. The author of Orphan Train returns with an ambitious, emotionally resonant historical novel. “Guilt is a hunter, Shame is a hunter, Fate is a hunter, Fear is a hunter”. From the creators of SparkNotes, something better. Florian is like Akiva, from Daughter of Smoke and Bone ( review soon to be posted). Although Florian’s wound has begun to heal, Emilia is now clearly sick. Hitler is trying to take over Europe. Reviews | If I were to decide, I would choose Florian. Without, each other they would be incomplete. It also emerges, gradually, that each character is holding a secret from everyone else, and these begin to emerge over the course of the novel, as hardships continue. In the morning, Florian slips out, and Emilia follows him. (including. I wonder if Lina and Joana ever met up…. But still have a lot of thing unexplained. He even considers abandoning Emilia for his own safety. All are trying to make their way to West Germany, to the ports of Gotenhafen and Pillau, in the hopes of boarding evacuation ships to safety. "Starred Review. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Why did he not get the hint that Hannelore didn’t like him. Salt to the Sea. - VOYA help you understand the book. Four young narrators from different nations experience the terrors of war. Four teenagers. As thousands of desperate refugees flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. Article 400 pages Shocked by the death of their friend, the group nonetheless makes it across the bay, where they encounter a German soldier. Joana and Florian escape on a lifeboat with Halinka and Klaus, a young boy who traveled with their group. Suddenly, Russian torpedoes hit the Gustloff. Sepetys is considered a "crossover" novelist as her books are read by both students and adults worldwide. When you read from Florian’s point of view you hear a hard, yet scared voice. Emilia views Florian as proof that there are good men in the world. The pacing is swift as a thriller as this group evades the vengeful brutalities of the encroaching Red Army — and then plays a dangerous game by lying to the Wehrmacht in order to secure themselves spaces on a refugee ship before the whole region collapses. Florian is also on the run because he stole Hitler’s favorite piece of art from the Amber Room. World War II is drawing to a close in East Prussia and thousands of refugees are on a desperate trek toward freedom, many with something to hide. This novel will break readers' hearts and then put them back together a little more whole." Her latest novel, Salt to the Sea, is a #1 New York Times bestseller. At the time of the letter, Clara had a news article about Halinka (Emilia’s daughter), who wanted to be an Olympic swimmer for the US. At Gotenhafen, they all depend on Alfred’s help to get boarding passes. Copyright © 1999 - 2020 GradeSaver LLC. It was so sad… I don’t get why the wither would end it there. "Sepetys's...scene-setting is impeccable; the penetrating cold of the journey is palpable, and she excels at conveying the scope of the losses while giving them a human face....[T]his elegiac tale succeeds with impressive research, affecting characters, and keen, often unsettling insights into humans' counterposed tendencies toward evil and nobility. "Brutal. Salt to the Sea . As she goes into labor, Emilia reveals that Halinka is not August’s child, but the result of rape at the hands of Soviet soldiers. Salt to the Sea Pages 1-95 Summary & Analysis. She also, like I said before, has a tendencey to help people. Inspired by the single greatest tragedy in maritime history, bestselling and award-winning author Ruta Sepetys (Between Shades of Gray) lifts the veil on a shockingly little-known casualty of World War II. How does this help to link these characters to one another and to the events surrounding them in the story? Author Four teenagers. Joana is pragmatic yet guilt-ridden. Emilia has a sweet innocence, that’s very lovely. Salt to the Sea Overview. "This book includes all the reasons why teens read: for knowledge, for romance, for amazing and irritating characters. Find books by time period, setting & theme, Read-alike suggestions by book and author. The Allied forces are gaining ground both to the west and the east, and so German civilians are evacuating, fleeing violence and running towards the Baltic Sea where the German navy will transport them to safety.
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