of his father. It makes him feel very lonely and it gives him ‘heavy boots’, as he calls it. Oskar’s grandfather, Thomas Schell Sr. is acquainted with the fear and truth of death when his city and family were destroyed with the bombing of Dresden.
Love is what connects all characters in the book. Grandmother’s love for Thomas Schell Jr. and for Oskar is the main things for her existence. She chose her child over her husband, which seems like a unusual thing to do. Grandfather and love a more difficult to associate. He left his wife and child, but after many years of writing letters, he returns to America and apologizes to his wife. Oskar’s mother falls in love with someone else after her husband died. This makes the bond between her and Oskar
Love is what connects all characters in the book. Grandmother’s love for Thomas Schell Jr. and for Oskar is the main things for her existence. She chose her child over her husband, which seems like a unusual thing to do. Grandfather and love a more difficult to associate. He left his wife and child, but after many years of writing letters, he returns to America and apologizes to his wife. Oskar’s mother falls in love with someone else after her husband died. This makes the bond between her and Oskar