Salt to the Sea is a book that focuses on one of the worst times, World War II. The book introduces 4 young men and women, Joana, Florian, Emilia, and Alfred. Joana, Florian, and Emilia are all running from something related to the war , while Alfred is embracing it by working for the Nazis as a sailor. The four are all in their own way, trying to survive the war. Joana, Florian, and Emilia are traveling in Germany with a small group while Alfred is trying to get a ship ready for civilians and wounded soldiers to board. They all need to remember that they have friends if they are to survive. They need to rely on one another, trust in one another. If this trust is thrown away, it will result in more loss of life.
World War II was a horrible time in history. The Jews were sent away to concentration camps where they were tortured and killed; other countries around Germany such as Lithuania were taken over and the people were treated like they were there just there to be hurt; civilians tried to escape and survive all of the horrors. Much of the book Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys shines a light on these horrors. Four characters, all from different backgrounds, all closely guarding their own secrets, converge on a ship called the Wilhelm Gustloff. The events that occur within the book keep the reader turning the pages, just wanting to find out what secrets these characters are keeping hidden and their motives for their actions, along with learning about the historical events in the book that truly happened in World War II. Salt to the Sea is a book that focuses on one of the worst times, World War II. The book introduces 4 young men and women, Joana, Florian, Emilia, and Alfred. Joana, Florian, and Emilia are all running from something related to the war , while Alfred is embracing it by working for the Nazis as a sailor. The four are all in their own way, trying to survive the war. Joana, Florian, and Emilia are traveling in Germany with a small group while Alfred is trying to get a ship ready for civilians and wounded soldiers to board. They all need to remember that they have friends if they are to survive. They need to rely on one another, trust in one another. If this trust is thrown away, it will result in more loss of life.
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