How is the theme of imagination proven throughout the story?

The fairy tale nature of the story is played out in some of the characters' other-worldliness: Werner and Jutta as snowy-haired orphans in a soot-covered mine, Volkheimer as ogre, and Marie-Laure as blind but with the power to see more than many of those around her (Smith). This type of imagery brings a piece of the supernatural into the real and bleak setting of World War II in the novel. In addition, imagination allows the characters of the novel to escape their daily reality, aiding them in surviving: Jutta and Werner play in the trash, collecting objects, creating toys; Daniel LeBlanc finds satisfaction in creating intricate puzzles for his daughter to solve; and Marie-Laure and Etienne imagine journeys to other worlds.

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