Heaven Has No Favorites

Main Ideas

• The meaning of life and the pursuit of happiness: The main characters of the book strive to find meaning and happiness despite their circumstances and limitations.
• Love and its fleeting nature: Remarque explores the theme of love, its power and fragility, showing how it can change lives but also how it can be temporary.
• Death and its inevitability: The book touches on the theme of death, its inevitability, and how the awareness of this fact influences people's lives and actions.
• Freedom and limitations: The characters face various limitations, whether physical, social, or emotional, and strive for freedom and self-expression.
• Struggle with illness: One of the central plots of the book is the heroine's battle with a severe illness and her desire to live life to the fullest despite her diagnosis.