In Madeleine Thien's 'The Book of Records', the Sea represents a future migrant compound where Lina and her father, Wui Shin, await a new life after fleeing the flooded Pearl River Delta. Their story intertwines with the histories of notable figures in the 'Great Lives of Voyagers' series, providing a nuanced exploration of memory and legacy. The novel delves into the fluidity of experience and how the past informs the present, presenting the Sea as a metaphor for human resilience amid constant change.
The Sea in Thien's novel symbolizes a complex migrant landscape, representing both a refuge and a means to explore the dynamic of memory and loss through Lina's journey.
In contrasting the endless flux of the outer world with the internal stability of the Sea, Thien paints a rich tapestry of human experience woven from past and present.
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