unexpected. Everyone experiences it at least once throughout a lifetime. In the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ the reader meets several characters that lose people very close to them. Each person has a certain way of dealing with the death‚ but overall his or her grief is out of love. These two emotions are triggered by one another. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close displays few characters that show any sign of moving on with their lives. Grief takes over and
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ a bestseller written by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ is a very unusual read while simultaneously being an impressive one‚ thus far. This book has mainly been a collection of nine-year old‚ Oskar Shell’s stream of consciousness‚ while also including reflections from his grandparents. Unlike “normal” novels‚ this one consists of diaries‚ memoirs‚ journals‚ pictures‚ and thoughts. It is filled with words above and beyond the words on the page. They written on walls‚ tattooed
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. The novel begins sometimes after the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City. Here we meet Oskar Schell‚ a nine year old boy‚ who lost his father in the terrorist attack on the twin towers. He fells a great loss towards his father. They had a very close relationship. “Dad?” “Yeah?” “Could you tell me a story?” “Sure.” “A good one?” “As opposed to all the boring ones I tell.” “Right.” I tucked my body incredibly close into his‚ so my
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Curiosity and Adventure are two words I feel best represent Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚ a fictional book written by Jonathan Safran Foer set in New York City after 9/11 around 2003. The story involves a nine year old named Oskar Schell‚ a self-proclaimed future inventor and explorer. Oskar is our narrator throughout the story who tells us the events in his life in the first person point of view. Oskar‚ being the protagonist and focal point of the story‚ shows us the struggle of losing someone
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In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close the story of Oskar Schell is existential as shown through Oskar’s loneliness‚ the absurdity of his father death‚ and his attempt to find meaning in the search for the what the key unlocks. Oskar embodies the existential mantra of “I am alone” throughout the entire book. Oskar spend the first part of his journey alone and he suffers from feelings of loneliness and depression throughout the book. He says when appears in the play “Hamlet”‚ “I felt that night‚
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In the novel‚ “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close‚” the readers can see how the characters come to terms with the loss of their loved ones. It’s how they learn to come to terms with this loss that reveals their overall character. An example of this is how Oskar copes with the death of his father. The quote‚ "I GUESS I FELL ASLEEP ON THE FLOOR. WHEN I WOKE UP‚ MOM WAS PULLING MY SHIRT OFF TO HELP ME GET INTO MY PJS‚ WHICH MEANS SHE MUST HAVE SEEN ALL OF MY BRUISES. I COUNTED THEM LAST NIGHT IN
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Journal 2: "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" Trachimbrod in 1791 is the place where Jonathan‚ alex’s friend‚ has traced his parents roots. One day‚ a wagon plunges into the Brod river‚ which runs through the town. The W twins‚ Hannah and Chana‚ are first to arrive at the scene. They jumped into the river‚ shocked by the amount of strange objects rising from the wreckage. This place is divided into two sections: the "Jewish Quarter and the Human Three-Quarters". But both sections have Jews
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Chapter 2 This chapter introduces one of the primary motifs of Into the Wild‚ that of documents. Because the book’s subject‚ Christopher McCandless‚ has died before author Jon Krakauer can meet him‚ Krakauer must rely on the testimony of the people McCandless encountered in order to stitch together the story of the young man’s journey — and especially on the documents McCandless left behind. The first of these documents is McCandless’s S.O.S. note. Others will include his journals‚ the notes he
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a novel‚ by Jonathan Safran Foer‚ about a nine-year old boy named Oskar Schell. He tries to learn more about his deceased father who died during 9/11. Oskar‚ after finding a mysterious envelope and a key belonging to his father‚ sets out on a quest to find someone with the last name of Black and learn more about his father. Oskar is the hero in the story‚ despite his seemingly normal qualities. The main hero in the story is Oskar‚ who sets out on a journey to
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A breathtaking novel‚ with a title that truly captures the tragedy that occurred on 9/11 Jonathan Safran Foer‚ the author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close proves that even after a fatal passing‚ love can compel the mind to do wondrous and sometimes questionable acts. In this astounding novel‚ the reader becomes familiar with the main protagonist‚ Oskar Schell. An inquisitive nine-year-old boy who had recently lost his father to the tragedies of the 9/11 attack. Throughout the novel‚ the impact
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