Jonathan Safran Foer's Oskar Schell

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9/11, a day that happened because of the government, a day where many families lost loved ones because death took them away. An event engraved in all Americans, one well known author, Jonathan Safran Foer, wrote a touching, sad, heart-warming journey, Extremely Loud & Incredible Close, a novel how a child, Oskar Schell a victim of this event, lost his father who he needed the most. Unable to cope with the loss of his father, he found ways to help himself; hurting himself, making inventions, solving mysteries, meeting new people, his mother, occupying his mind with different things, but what helped him most was his grandmother. From always giving him kindness, making or starting something new for him, to knowing how she always …show more content…
Unable to rely on his father, he began to find himself relying on his grandma to comfort him and his feelings. One night, Oskar finds himself listening to the messages his father left behind, then shortly after “[He] invented. [He] gave [himself] a bruise. [He] invented.”(69. Foer), but it was not enough. He needed something else, and that something else was his grandma. So, Oskar “… got out of bed, went over to the window, and picked up the walkie-talkie.”(69. Foer), and gave Grandma a call hoping she would reply, and she did. Grandma did not realize what Oskar was doing beforehand, but it did not matter because in the end she helped comfort Oskar in one way or another. Although, Grandma is there for Oskar, Oskar is also there for Grandma. When Oskar left Grandma without telling her, she panicked and became worried, but Oskar later revealed himself to her. Later that night, a note on the window said ‘“Don't go away.”’(101. Foer), because Grandma also needs Oskar to help cope with the loss of her son. Grandma, one of the few important people left in his life is always there for Oskar whenever he needed someone and Oskar is there for

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