The Light Between Oceans

What is significant about the encounter between Tom and Hannah in Part Two: Chapter 21?

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When Tom encounters Hannah at the celebration in Part Two: Chapter 21, she reveals herself to be the woman on the ship that Tom saved from being raped by the drunken soldier. When she reveals her name, Tom is stricken by guilt in realizing this is the woman whose child he is secretly raising.