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 cannot get the image of the burning, sinking wreath out of her mind. She tries to call out to other women to get their coats and evacuate. She knows she and Joana must move now, or risk getting trapped below deck, either by waters or the densely packed, panicked passengers.
Although she had temporarily been optimistic about the future, Emilia wonders if the burning and sinking of her wreath means that she will die on a burning sinking ship.
Themes
