Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

Civilization can be positive based off of society’s actions, and how society and citizens play a role on Oskar in Jonathan Safran Foer’s book, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”. For example, “I [Oskar] told her [Abby Black], ‘the fall play this fall is Hamlet, in case you’re interested. I’m Yorick.’” (Foer 99). In addition, later in the text, the author states, “A lot of the Blacks that I had met in those twelve weekends were there… Abby and Agnes were there” (Foer 143). Although society as…

tragedy of the 9/11 attack had a lasting impact on the dynamic of families and individuals across the nation. As the unbelievable occurred, people struggled to find ways to overcome the situations they had been faced with. In his novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer emphasizes this through elements in his writing such as characterization, graphic images, a detailed setting, and the use of multiple narrative strands. These effectively create the story of nine year old…

In the New York Times Bestseller, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer writes an incredible story about the terrorist attack of 9/11 and its effects that it has on Oskar Schell and his family. Throughout the novel, Oskar, a very intelligent and precocious, nine-year-old boy living in New York City, is on this journey to try to figure out what this mysterious key that he found in his dad’s room belongs to. He hopes it reveals some sort of secret or connection to his father…

Experiences in the human condition can impact any human being in different ways. Oskar Schell in Jonathan Safran Foer’s book “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” was impacted by the human condition, and the way that he dealt with certain situations were able to give the readers an indirect hint about how Oskar’s character was shaped, and how it played a part on the rest of the story. Oskar decided to deal with his emotion in a way that a normal nine year old wouldn’t, showing his maturity at a…

Everyday there are people falling in love or going through breakups, after enough trust has been given and received it is common to marry; yet there are no words to describe how one might feel after their trust is broken. The narration in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, revolves around the unknown, complex situation of why Grandma’s husband left her, AND WHAT HER LIFE HAS BEEN SINCE THEN. When Oskar’s grandmother is betrayed by her husband, Thomas Schell, it…

Oskar Schell, the main protagonist in Jonathan Foer’s acclaimed book Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, is a creative yet awkward child who lost his father in the September 11th attacks on the World Trade Center. Oskar grows as a person throughout the story, as he goes on one final mission where he faces his biggest fears and challenges his social skills, all while attempting to get closure for his father’s tragic death. Through Foer’s depiction of Oskar, readers gain an in-depth understanding…

identity of the murderer are scarce, an invested reader could potentially guess the correct answer before it is revealed. This allows the book to be more engaging to the reader, and creates a very effective mystery. This does not happen in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Though the plot is solved by the end of the novel, the reader is never given any clues throughout the novel that would allow them to try and solve it alongside Oskar. Though this creates a less engaging story, it is also…

include “living alone, having a small social network, infrequent participation in social activities, and feelings of loneliness” which some of the characters have . It is difficult, much like the protagonists in Heart of Darkness and Extremely Close and Incredibly Loud, to overcome isolation caused by oneself as it may be an unconscious action. Without realizing, the protagonists of these novels develop techniques to aid them in defeat solidarity. These characters find comfort in turning to…

Deception in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and its Effects In Jonathan Safran Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Oskar Schell and his Grandfather lie to their close ones, which creates emotional distance between others, as they believe truth can be more painful to share. Throughout the novel, many of the major characters lie to each other to avoid confrontation. There are different size lies for different situations. Most of these lies aren't malicious, they are used as emotional…

objective narration, which allows holistic analysis of the events. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is written with Oskar’s voices, therefore provides highly subjective analysis of the situations. Despite the differences, Homer and Foer sets three categories of secondary characters and show their influences to the journey of Odysseus and Oskar. In fact, secondary characters contribute to developing The Odyssey and Extremely Loud…