Over 15 million American citizens suffer from some form of long term depression, not to mention the thousands of others who suffer from seasonal and occasional depression. However, almost every person has experienced the guttural feeling of grief. Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, is a mastermind at depicting grief through the eyes of others. Oskar, a nine year old boy who lost the most important person in his life to 9/11, has been trying to find a reason to keep living. Jonathan Foer details Oskar’s journey of depression and emotional growth to show the harsh reality of dealing with grief. Throughout this novel, Oskar has worked to build himself back up, and to solve the mystery of the key. When it came
