If one could retitle the novel "Salt to the Sea", another befitting title would be: "The Importance of Family".
<h3>What is Salt to the Sea about?</h3>
The title alludes to the deaths aboard the MV Wilhelm Gustloff. It also alludes to the process by which salt dissolves back into the sea as a metaphor for the loss of life, culture, and identity in both those who perished in the tragedy and those who survived only to become refugees in a new nation.
The title of a text usually is a pointer to what the subject matter is about.
The passage let's us know that his Blue period consisted of art that expressed sadness which was often decorated in blue. Whereas, his Rose period involved art with circus acts and high-flying acrobats decorated in shades of pink.