After the 9/11 attacks, Oskar, the main character of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, was left with nothing, or at least nothing that would make him feel significant. The catastrophe of the terrorist attacks that took place in New York during the year 2001, destroyed the joy of many families. In the book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, Oskar, an autistic boy whose life revolved around his father’s mere existence, loses his hopes once his father dies unexpectedly at the Twin Towers that day. Since then, he connects every possible object, including keys, or sometimes even people, to his father. Oskar is affected by many physical surroundings that he relates with his father's death because having lost his father
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As a result, this adventure changed him. He did start lying, but he stopped hiding. This is only because of his new relation with the possible keyholders. Oskar not only changed their life, they changed his. It all started as a way of feeling his father again, and ended up as a voyage with the unknown purpose of finding himself. As Oskar met these people, he had the chance to visit his neighbor from 6A whose last name was Black, and there he learns that “ So many people enter and leave your life! Hundreds of thousands of people! You have to keep the door open so they can come in! But it also means you have to let them go!” (Safran Foer 195). By saying this, Oskar realizes that everyone in his life is part of his way of being and of his personality; he realizes everyone is important in some way. Until then, he thought his mother hated him, but was not for these people that he realized this claim was not true. Oskar’s mother asked all of the Blacks possible to help Oskar, and this included 6A Black. Oskar's mom had asked 6A Black to take care of him during the journey. During the book, Oskar mentions how “Even Mr. Black was part of it…she probably told him to go around with me, and keep me company, and keep me safe” (Safran Foer 404). The previously mentioned will show how meeting new people not only kept him safe, and helped him find his path, but also helped him fix his relation with his close ones. The Black people affect Oscar in a way that with them he stops feeling vulnerable and dependent. This is the reason why, they help him find
As a result, this adventure changed him. He did start lying, but he stopped hiding. This is only because of his new relation with the possible keyholders. Oskar not only changed their life, they changed his. It all started as a way of feeling his father again, and ended up as a voyage with the unknown purpose of finding himself. As Oskar met these people, he had the chance to visit his neighbor from 6A whose last name was Black, and there he learns that “ So many people enter and leave your life! Hundreds of thousands of people! You have to keep the door open so they can come in! But it also means you have to let them go!” (Safran Foer 195). By saying this, Oskar realizes that everyone in his life is part of his way of being and of his personality; he realizes everyone is important in some way. Until then, he thought his mother hated him, but was not for these people that he realized this claim was not true. Oskar’s mother asked all of the Blacks possible to help Oskar, and this included 6A Black. Oskar's mom had asked 6A Black to take care of him during the journey. During the book, Oskar mentions how “Even Mr. Black was part of it…she probably told him to go around with me, and keep me company, and keep me safe” (Safran Foer 404). The previously mentioned will show how meeting new people not only kept him safe, and helped him find his path, but also helped him fix his relation with his close ones. The Black people affect Oscar in a way that with them he stops feeling vulnerable and dependent. This is the reason why, they help him find