InExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,ThomasSchellSr'saccountofthebombinginDresdengivesthereader aclearinsightintohisbehaviorandthereasonsforit.Inonemoment,hislifewaschangedforeverashelost everythingthatwasdeartohimAssoonasthebombingscenebegins,thereaderissentbacktoDresdenthrough thedeepdescriptionofthememory.Thebrutaldescriptionofallofthebodiesburning,thefearinThomas'heart, andtheutterterrorallaroundhimcouldnotbe...
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InbothTheGoldfinchbyDonnaTarttandExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebyJonathanSafranFoer,the mainprotagonistsloseanirreplaceablefamilymember.InExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,OskarSchell's father,ThomasSchell,iskilledasaresultoftheterroristattacksonSeptember11,2001SimilarlyinThe Goldfinch,TheoDecker'smother,AudreyDecker,isalsokilledasaresultofaterroristattack;thistime,inanart museumWhilebothchildrenareforciblythrustintoanalogous
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Inthemovie,ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,thephonecallstothefamilyseeninthemoviearehistorically accurate.ThisisproveninthescenewhereOskarshowstheTheRenterthevoicemailsleftfromhisdadon"The WorstDay"Oskarplaysthe6messageswhichoccurat8:56am,9:12am,9:58am,10:07am,10:17am,and finally10:27am.Thisishistoricallyaccuratewhencomparedtoanarticletalkingabouttheeventsof9/11and whattimeeverythingthathappenstookplaceThearticle
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InbothTheGoldfinchbyDonnaTarttandExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebyJonathanSafranFoer,the mainprotagonistsloseanirreplaceablefamilymemberInExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,OskarSchell's father,ThomasSchell,iskilledasaresultoftheterroristattacksonSeptember11,2001.SimilarlyinThe Goldfinch,TheoDecker'smother,AudreyDecker,isalsokilledasaresultofaterroristattack;thistime,inanart museum.Whilebothchildrenareforciblythrustintoanalogous...
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itsAftermath")Inthebook,ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebyJonathanSafranFoer,themaincharacter, Oskar,isaveryintelligentnineyearoldboyHeloseshisfather,ThomasSchell,duringtheattacksonSeptember 11,2001.Oskar'sfatherwasinoneoftheTwinTowersforameetingwhenitcamecrashingdown.Afterhis father'sdeath,Oskar'slifechangesdrasticallyandhewears"heavyboots"(Foer326)Inthenovel,Extremely LoudandIncrediblyClose,JonathanSafranFoer'suseof...
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manypeople,lifeisaboutfindingaraisond'ȇtre,orareasontoexistThisreasongivesmeaningtoeachdayand isdifferentforeveryperson.Forexample,doctorssavelives,lawyersseekjustice,teacherseducatestudents.In ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,byJonathanSafranFoer,Oskar,aprecociousnine-year-old,findshisown raisond'ȇtreThestoryofOskarSchellisexistential;asshownthroughOskar'sloneliness,hisfather'sdeath,and hisattempttofindthelockthathisfather's...
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ExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyCloseisafilmaboutayoungboy,Oskar.Oskarisa9-year-oldwholosthisfather intheattacksoftheWorldTradeCenteronSeptember11,2001Oskarandhisfatherwereveryclosewitheach other.Theywerepracticallybestfriends.AfterthedeathofOskar'sfather,heendsupfindingakeyinhisfather's belongingsthatwerenevertouchedormoved.Healsofindsinthevaseapieceofpaperwith"Black"writtenonit. OskarnavigatesalloverNewYorkCityona
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September11,2001,wasanunforgettabledaythatchangedAmericaforever.Thousandsofliveswerelostinthis tragedy,likeOskar'sfatherInthebeginningofExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,Oskarmentionsthe ReconnaissanceExpeditionheandhisfatherusedtoplayonSundays.Afterhisdadpassedaway,Oskar's determinationtocompleteexpeditionsremains,butnowadifferentgoalarises:tofindthelocktothekeyfoundin hisfather'sroomthatwillhelpOskartostopmissinghisfather...
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ExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyCloseisa2005bookbyJonathanSafranFoeraboutayoungboydealingwiththe deathofhisfatherintheattacksonSeptember11,2001.AcriticalanalysisofthefirebombingofDresdenandhow itconnectsandgrowsthemainthemesofthenovelwillbestatedforthwithOskarSchellwasnineyearsoldwhen hisfatherwastragicallytakenfromhimbytwojetlinersflownbyterrorists.Thiswasespeciallyunfortunatefor himashisfatherseemedtobetheonlyperson...
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ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,aswrittenbyJonathanSafranFoer,offersatrulyuniqueinsightintothelife oftoo-smart-for-his-own-good,nine-year-oldOskarSchell.ThebookmainlyfollowsOskarinhissearchfor closureintheaftermathofthedeathofhisfather,ThomasSchell,whodiedtragicallyinthe9/11terroristattacks ontheWorldTradeCenter.Monthsafterhisfather'sdeath,Oskarfindsakeyinanenvelopeseeminglyhidden awayinavaseinhisfather'sclosetOskarwonders
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Besidestheintuitiveblack-and-whitegraphics,JonathanSafranFoer'sExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose displaysaseriesofgrippingtextsthatrangefromprofoundseriousnesstoadventurouslightheartednessThestory followsthroughthefootstepsofanineyearoldboynamedOscarSchellafterhisfatherpassedawayfromthe9/11 attackontheWorldTradeCenterOscarislefttraumatizedandisconstantlyunhappywithhimselfandothers Throughhisstory,Oscarillustrateshowtoforgive...
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3ParallelEvents:ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseThebookExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosecontains manyaspectsofthereal-lifehardshipsof9/11andtheHolocaust,aswellasthemysteryoftheSixthBoroughof NewYork.Theseeventshelpcreateabetterunderstandingoflifeundertheinfluenceofconflictandthechoices charactersareforcedtomakeasaresultoftheconflictJonathanSafranFoer'snovelfocusesonaboynamed Oskarwholoseshisfatherinthedestructionofthe...
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InJonathanSafranFoer'sExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,settingplaysanimportantrole,drivingtheactions ofseveralcharactersinthenovel.OskarSchell,whoistheincrediblybrightnine-year-oldnarrator,losthisfather intheterroristattackontheWorldTradeCenteronSeptember11,2001.Shortlyafterthistraumaticevent,Oskar Schellsearchesforameaningofakeyhefoundinhisfather'sclosetWiththelastname"Black"writtenonthe envelopewhichthekeywasin,heis...
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TherearethreemaincharactersthatthereadergetstoseedealwithgriefinExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose. Thefirstofwhichisthemainnarrator,nineyear-oldOskarSchell.Oskarisinthedenialstageofgriefbecausehe iskeepinghisfatheralivebygoingononelastgrandadventuretofindthestorybehindthekey,thuskeepinghim alive.Butofcourse,thereisnoreasonforOskartohavethekey.OskartellsMr.Black,"Therearesomanyways todie,andIjustneedtoknow
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Catharsis(es)InExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseIsthereacatharsisinExtremelyLoudandIncredibly Close?Ifso,whendoesithappenforOskar,andifapplicableforthereader?Discuss.Todiscusswhetherthereare catharsisesandifsowhere,itisimportanttohaveacleardefinitionof'catharsis',sotherecanbenoconfusion. Accordingto'Oxford's:LiteratureCriticismandStyle'acatharsisis:"Thepurgingofemotionswhichtakesplace attheendofatragedy."Agoodcatharsisclosesastory...
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ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose:ThehumanpsycheissuchafragilethingTraumaticeventscanbreakthe mindapartandreassembleitintosomethingunrecognizable,unimaginable,orleaveitnonexistentaltogether.In ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebyJonathanSafranFoer,weseethefamilyofnine-year-oldOskarSchell tryingtocopewiththelossofOskar'sfatherinthe9/11attacks.Thistragiceventhaslefthimatoddswithhis mother,asitwashisfatherwhowastheclosesttohim...
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suddenorunexpectedEveryoneexperiencesitatleastoncethroughoutalifetimeInthenovelExtremelyLoud andIncrediblyClosebyJonathanSafranFoer,thereadermeetsseveralcharactersthatlosepeopleverycloseto themEachpersonhasacertainwayofdealingwiththedeath,butoverallhisorhergriefisoutofloveThesetwo emotionsaretriggeredbyoneanother.ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosedisplaysfewcharactersthatshow anysignofmovingonwiththeirlivesGrieftakesover
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1)WorksCitedFoer,JonathanSafranExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyCloseBoston,MA:Mariner,2005Print2) AnnotationThisbookistoldthroughtheeyesofanextremelysmartandfunnynine-year-oldwhoisalsothe narrator,JonathanSafranFoerHetellsastoryoftheeffectsofhisfatherstragicdeath,inthe9/11terroristattack, onhisfather,OskarSchell,andhisfamilyasawhole.Oskar'sfathernotonlyenduredthepainofbeingtrappedin thetowers,butwaskilleddueto
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boththemselvesandthosearoundthem,asisevidentinthenovels"ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose"and"A StreetcarNamedDesire"Thesenovels,whiledifferentintheirentiretywhileironicallysimilarexhibitaparadox inwhichthecharactersdonotpossessanillwillwhiletellingtheirfatefullies,butbelievethattheyarebeing protectiveofeithertheirownlivesoranother's."ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose"byJonathanSafranFoeris amodernstoryaboutayoungboywhosefather
MalikWellsMrsSmith12/16/16ExtremelyGreat&IncrediblyCloseGatsbyAmericanstodaytendtobelievethat mythsarerealorthattheywilleventuallycometrue.InTheGreatGatsbywrittenbyF.ScottFitzgeraldand ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosewrittenbyJonathanSafranFoerbothgreatexamplesofabookthatdeals withtheconceptsofmyths.ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebetterillustratestheconceptsofmythsandmyth makingbecausethemaincharacter,Oskarcreatesmyths
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Issomeonewhosaystheyareokreallyok?GriefandmentalinstabilityareboththemesthatareexploredinProof andExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose.Boththemaincharactersareincrediblysmartpeopleyettheyboth seemtostrugglewithoneformofmentalillnessoranotherandbotharedealingwithgriefCatherineandOskar areverysimilartheyarebothpresentedasveryintelligentpeoplewiththeabilitytocalluponrandomfactsatwill. SuchaCatherinewithadeadfemalemathematician
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Thefilm"ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose"writtenbyEricRothiscenteredaroundtheeventsthathappened on9/11ThefilmfollowsayoungboynamedOskar,wholosthisbelovedfatherintheattacksHefindsakeyin hisfather'sclosetandventuresoutintothecitytofindwhoitbelongsto.DuringthisadventureOskarattemptsto findclosureandshowshistrueemotions.Thetitle"ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose"isusedtorepresent howcloseOskarwastofindingtheownerofthe
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tofillthevoid,theemptinessleftinsideaheartwhenonehasgoneInExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,by JonathanSafranFoer,thepresenceofthreedifferentpointofviewswiththestoryultimatelybelongingtothemain characterOskar,allowstheidealto...
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PaternalloveisexploredinbothCormacMcCarthy'snovelbetweenthemanandtheboyandOskarandThomas bythefilmmakerinExtremelyloudandIncrediblyclose.TherelationshipbetweenOskarandtheThomasfocuses onThomasencouragingOskarto"neverstoplooking"byorganisingreconnaissancejourneysthroughoutNew yorkinsearchofthesixthburrowtoovercomehismanyfears.ThomasexpresseshisfamilialloveforOskarby spendingtimewithhim,andacknowledgingthatthewayIsawtheworld
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findoutwhatthekeybelongstoWhenhefirstbeganlookingforthekey'slock,hediscoveredthename"Black" ontheenvelopeitwasin.Thequeststhathegoesonarefigurativeforhowhewillgetclosurefromhisfather's deathExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseisanonfictionfilmdirectedbyStephenDaldrythatrepresents representsclosurethroughthekeybecauseOskarovercomeshisfears,becomescloserwithhisfather,andslowly openingupaboutthedayhisfatherdiedFollowinghis
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comefromthemostpeculiarthings,thewaysomeonewearstheirhair,orthewaythebreezetinglesacrossa person'sarmcanmakeitseemlikeadaythatwasmanymoonsagoisbeingexperiencedoncemore.Oskar,the protagonistinExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseclingsontothemomentsofpeaceandunderstandinghehad withhisfatherbeforehediedintheSeptember11thterroristattacksontheWorldTradeCenter.Thespeakerin "ForgottenPlanet"askshisdaughtertonametheplanets
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CommunicationinExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseInExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,JonathanFoer tellsastoryaboutakidnamedOskarwholoseshisdadinthe9/11attacks.Duringthistime,Foerintroducesa newsetofcharacters-Oskar'sgrandmaandgrandpaTheirrelationshipisstrainedandlacksfundamentallovethat theycannotobtain.Becauseofthis,thepairhascreatedadisregardforeachothersfeelings.Bothhavelostways togettheirmessagesacrosstoeachother,which
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depictionofgriefinExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseshowsthehumanisticemotionbehindtragicevents.In thiscase,themainnarrator,Oskar,isanineyearoldboywholostthemostimportantpersoninhislifeto9/11 Oskar'sgrandfather,ThomasSchell,hadlosttheloveofhislifeinthebombingofDresden.Bothcharactersare facedwithtragiceventsthatleadtoapowerfulsenseofinsignificance."Ifelt,thatnight,onthatstage,underthe skull,incrediblyclosetoeverythinginthe
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WhetherornotsomeoneisindependentisoneofthebiggestkeydifferencesbetweenateenandanadultThe importanceofindependenceisshowninthemovieJuno,thearticleMySon,theStranger,andthebookExtremely LoudandIncrediblyClose.Independenceisthemostimportanttraitforteenstoacquirebeforeenteringadulthood. Firstly,inthemovieJuno,JunodevelopsindependencethroughoutthemovieThefirstsignofJunodeveloping independencewaswhenshesetherselftofindparents...
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JonathanSafranFoerkeepsthenovel,ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,compellingasheweavesthree differentnarrativeperspectivesthroughoutthenovel.Througheachoftheseperspectivesweareableto sympathisewiththesecharacters,asweexperiencethesufferingandtriumphthatgoesonwithintheirlivesOskar SchellisoneofthepointofviewsinthisnovelWeareabletosympathisewithOskarssufferingwhenheloseshis dadinthe9/11terrorattacks.HoweverwelaterseeOskar...
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TheHealingProcessDeathisprocesseddifferentlybyeveryoneMostgrieveforawhileandtrytomoveon Somepeoplenevermoveonorforothersittakesalongtimetomoveon.ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyCloseby JonathanSafranFoerandTheGoldfinchbyDonnaTarttbothdisplaysaverydifferentwayofhealingafteraloved onedies.ThemaincharactersinbothbooksOscarandTheoarestuckinsimilarsituations.OscarandTheoboth sufferedthelossofaparent,bothhaveaobjectofsome...
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books,articles,orwatchingdocumentariesofhowthissingleeventchangedthelivesofAmericansforever. ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,anovelbyJonathanSafranFoer,tellsthestoryofaboynamedOskarShell wholosthisfatherintheterroristattackoftheWorldTradeCenteronSeptember11,2001.Heandhismomhave struggledtolivelife...
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alovedonewhenitcan'tbedoneinpersonTelephonesconnectpeopleinwaystheycouldn'tconnectbefore Althoughtelephonesusuallyenhancepersonalconnectionswithotherpeople,theycanalsocauseadisconnection. InFoer'sExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,telephonesdobothFoerdemonstratestheimportanceof telephonesinthestorythroughvoicemails,walkie-talkies,andunsuccessfulattemptsatconversation.Inthe beginningofthestory,Oskarhearsaseriesofvoicemailsfrom
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Wealwayshearaboutcommunicationandlanguageasathemebutwedonotthinkabouthowthelackof communicationcanaffectcharacterizationandconnections.Inthenovel,ExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyClose, JonathanSafranFoerdisplaysjustthatHealsoshowshowcommunicationisimportantineverydaylifeInthe novel,manyrelationshipsaremadeanddamagedduetohowpeoplecommunicateandhowtheydecidetodeal withtheirobstaclesAllthemajorcharacters,alongwithfewminorcharacters
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ThroughoutExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,authorJonathanSafranFoerwritesfromtheperspectivesof OskarSchellandofeachofhispaternalgrandparents.InChapter11,entitled"TheSixthBrough",Oskar,the narrator,recountshisfather'sbedtimestoryaboutaSixthBoroughofNewYorkCitywhichonceresidednextto Manhattan.Incidentally,thisinnocentbedtimestorywouldbeOskar'slastinteractionwithhisfather.Thestory itself,containedmanysimilaritiestothelivesofOskar's
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InthenovelExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,thethreenarrators-Oskar,GrandmaandThomasSchellSr.havelivedthroughtragediesthathaveaffectedtheiridentitiesandwhattheirprioritiesareinlifeInOskar'scaseit was9/11,andforThomasandGrandmaitwastheDresdenbombings.Anypersonwhohasexperiencedatrauma isconnectedtoothertraumavictimsbecause"ofthesolidarityfoundintrauma,thatindividualcanalsobelongtoa collectivetowhichmembersofdifferentreligious
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IWhatifyouhadakeythatcouldunlockapassedlovedone'ssecret?Wouldyoutrytofindthelockitmatched orkeepittorememberthepast?MynameisMiyukiSunandthenovelIchosewas"ExtremelyLoudand IncrediblyClose"byJonathanSafranFoer.IchosethisbecauseIenjoyreadingmysterytypebooks,especiallyif theyhavetwistedendingsIITheauthor,JonathanSafranFoer,attendedPrincetonUniversitywithlotsof dedicationtowriting.Aftergraduating,hebeganpublishingworks...
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Chapter2ThischapterintroducesoneoftheprimarymotifsofIntotheWild,thatofdocumentsBecausethe book'ssubject,ChristopherMcCandless,hasdiedbeforeauthorJonKrakauercanmeethim,Krakauermustrely onthetestimonyofthepeopleMcCandlessencounteredinordertostitchtogetherthestoryoftheyoungman's journey–andespeciallyonthedocumentsMcCandlessleftbehindThefirstofthesedocumentsisMcCandless's S.O.S.note.Otherswillincludehisjournals,thenoteshe...
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ofotherstoriesandthat"there'snosuchthingasawhollyoriginalworkofliterature"(24)Thistheoryis exemplifiedbyJonathanSafranFoer'snovelExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,whichgrewoutofJ.D. Salinger'sCatcherintheRyeFoer'snovelparallelsSalinger'snovelinamultitudeofwaysInExtremelyLoud andIncrediblyClose,theprotagonistOskarSchellsuffersfromthelossofhisfatherinthe9/11terroristattack. "NomatterhowmuchIfeel,I'mnotgoingtoletitout...
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deceptionisoftenusedasawaytoputemphasisonthemeaningofthework.InExtremelyLoud&Incredibly ClosebyJonathanFoer,OskarSchellandhismotherdeceiveeachotherinhopesthatitwillallowtheotherto copemoreeasilywithadeathintheirfamily.AtthebeginningofExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyClose,Oskarfinds akeyhiddeninabluevaseatthetopofhisfather'scloset....
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Storytellingplaysanessentialroleinachild'sdevelopmentThroughoutthenovel,ExtremelyLoudandIncredibly ClosebyJonathanSafranFoer,storiesprovidethereaderfurtherinsightintoacharacter'sperspective.Inthe novel,Oskar'sfathertellshimthestoryofthe"SixthBorough"thenightbeforehediesThisstoryissignificant becauseitallowsforthereadertounderstandOskar'sviewonlifeandhiscopingmechanismsafterhisfather's deathInthenovel,theSixthBoroughrepresents
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"Idon'tspeak.I'msorry,"(Foer30)isaphrasefrequentlywrittenbyThomasSchellSr.,acharacterinExtremely Loud&IncrediblyClose,afterhesurvivesthetraumaticDresdenbombing.ExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyClose byJonathanFoerexploresadifferenttraumaticexperience,theeffectofThomasJr'sdeathin9/11onhisson Oskar.Afterhisfather'sdeath,Oskarseeksunderstandingandcomfortinhissearchforthelocktofitthekeyleft tohimbyhisfatherSimilarly,BruceSpringsteen's
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PublishedonApril1,2005ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebyJonathanFoer'sisaliteraryfictionnovel with368pagesTheactionofthisnoveloccursayearafterthefalloftheWorldTradeCenterOskardealswith thetraumatizationofhisfather'sloss,yetheisdeterminedtofinishthegamehisfatherhasdesignedtochallenge hisintelligence;bytakinghimtoCentralParkandhavehimtalktoeverysinglepersonhemeetsWhichOskar hadahardtimecommunicatingwithotherpeople...
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LettersThroughoutJonathanSafranFoer'snovel,ExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyClose,lettersplayanimportant roleinthelivesofmanycharacters.Grandma,OskarandWilliamBlack'sfatherallrelyonlettersasanoutletand sourceofhumanconnectionByreceivingandsendingletters,thesecharacterslearnaboutthemselves,others,and lifeingeneralWhenOskar'sGrandmaisayounggirllivinginDresden,shereceivesaletterfromamanworking asalaboreronaWWIINazilaborcamp.This...
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Afterthisattackthousandsofpeople'sliveswereaffectedandchangedpermanentlyExtremelyLoudand IncrediblyClosewrittenbyJonathanSafranFoerfocusesontheattackof9/11.Thisnovelfollowsayoungboy namedOskar,whosefatherwenttoameetingforworkintheWorldTradeCenteronthisdayandneverreturned home.NowOskaronlyreferstothisdayastheworstday.Heandhisdadwereveryclose,closerthanheiswith hismom,whichmakesthislossevenworse.Thisbookindirectly...
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WhoIsTheNarratorInExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose
ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose,JonathanSafranFoer'sambitioussecondnovel(afterEverythingis Illuminated),followsnine-year-oldOskarSchellashenavigatesNewYorkCityonaquesttounlockthesecretsof amysteriouskeyanditsconnectiontohisfather,whodiedinthecollapseoftheWorldTradeCenteron09/11. Mostofall,thenovelisanexplorationofgriefsetagainsttheculturalbackdropofpost-09/11America, interspersedwithsecondarynarrationsbyOskar'sgrandparents
AnAnalysisOfTheFilmExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyClose
ThisisespeciallytruefortheprotagonistinthefilmExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClose.Theprotagonistinthe novelisaboynamedOskarSchellandfollowingthedeathofhisfatheron9/11Oskarisdeterminedtofindalock fitsthekeythathebelieveshisfatherleftforhimbeforehedied.OskargoesonajourneythroughoutNewYork CitytofindthislockforthekeyandthroughthisjourneyOskarfindsacompanion,hisgrandfather,andwhatheis lookingfor.Hegoesonthisjourneyto...
ExtremelyLoudAndIncrediblyCloseBookReport
ExtremelyLoudandIncrediblyClosebyJonathanSafranFoerdiscussesamyriadofissuesocurringinthetwentyfirstcenturyThebookportraysanAmericancitizenasanindividualwhoiscompassionateandanactive participantinsociety.Following9/11andthedeathofOskar'sdad,Oskar'slifegraduallybeginstocrumble. However,hediscoversakeywhichhebelievescouldhelphimreconnectwithhisfatherforthelasttimeHe embarksonajourneywhereheisabletoencounteravarietyof...
whenthoughtaboutcloselyWiththat,textscenteredaround9/11employthejuxtapositionofsomethingand nothingtocreatethefeelingsfeltbythoseimpactedbytheevents.ThiscommonthemeisseeninJonathanSafran Foer'snovelExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyClose,theFrench-Americandocumentary
TheThemeOfNothingnessInExtremelyLoud&IncrediblyClose