In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, the use of dialogue sheds light on the author’s characters’ lives and their struggles. The characters in ELIC have experienced setbacks at some point in their lives- Oskar and his mom loses his father to the 9/11 attack, Grandma is left behind by Grandpa and is left to take care of their son and, later on, their grandchild. Ron also loses his wife and daughter due to a car accident. Throughout the novel, the characters try to benefit from these setbacks. In the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Safran Foer uses dialogue to demonstrate that setbacks occur so that people can move forward in life.
In ELIC, Grandma’s dialogue gives insight of her raising both her son and grandson without Grandpa. When Grandpa asks Grandma if he could see Oskar, Grandma disagrees with him. He asks her why and she states, “Because I changed his diapers. And I cried when he cried. And when he was unreasonable, he yelled at me” (Safran Foer 276). Grandma is telling Grandpa that when he left she was the only …show more content…
During dinner one night, Ron tells Oskar about his family and what happened to them after Oskar asked. Also, he tells Oskar that “‘Your mom and I met in a group for people that have lost family’”(Safran Foer 315). Ron brings up the fact that both he and Oskar’s mother are coping with loss by participating in a group. When Ron says this, it shows or at least mentions his coping mechanism. Oskar talks about his fears which were caused by his father’s death and mentions how he copes by saying, “It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop,” (Safran Foer 36). One of Oskar’s coping mechanisms is inventing things. His method for coping is addressed when he mentions it and is seen throughout the rest of the
In ELIC, Grandma’s dialogue gives insight of her raising both her son and grandson without Grandpa. When Grandpa asks Grandma if he could see Oskar, Grandma disagrees with him. He asks her why and she states, “Because I changed his diapers. And I cried when he cried. And when he was unreasonable, he yelled at me” (Safran Foer 276). Grandma is telling Grandpa that when he left she was the only …show more content…
During dinner one night, Ron tells Oskar about his family and what happened to them after Oskar asked. Also, he tells Oskar that “‘Your mom and I met in a group for people that have lost family’”(Safran Foer 315). Ron brings up the fact that both he and Oskar’s mother are coping with loss by participating in a group. When Ron says this, it shows or at least mentions his coping mechanism. Oskar talks about his fears which were caused by his father’s death and mentions how he copes by saying, “It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me. It was worst at night. I started inventing things, and then I couldn’t stop,” (Safran Foer 36). One of Oskar’s coping mechanisms is inventing things. His method for coping is addressed when he mentions it and is seen throughout the rest of the