Do you find Oskar sympathetic or annoying? Or both?
Oskar "plays Yorick" (the long dead jester whose
skull Hamlet holds in his hand!) in a school production. What is the
significance of that role?
Jonathan Safran Foer has said that he writes about
characters and their miscommunications: some characters think they're saying a
lot but say nothing; others say nothing but end up saying a lot. Which
characters fall into which category in Extremely Loud? What might Foer be
saying about our ability to communicate deep-seated emotions?
Do you see this book as a work of realism (in which case the
mother's role would matter) ... or as more of a fable? If the latter, what is
Extremely Loud a fable of?
Do you find the illustrations, scribblings, over-written
texts, etc. a meaningful, integral part of the work? Or do you find them
distracting and gimmicky? Why are they there?
How do both main plot and subplot (Oskar's grandfather and
the bombing of Dresden) interweave with one another?
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What do you think is the significance of the novel's title?
Who was your favorite character? Why?
Were there any passages or scenes that you remember well or
particularly liked?
Any comments about the way the book ended?
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Which Beatles reference makes the greatest impact in the
novel? How would you explain their centrality in the Schell household?
How does Mr. A. R. Black's deafness contribute to the
storyline?
Which of Oskar Schell's inventions would you most like to
see implemented and how would it work?
Which of Oskar Schell's phobias seems the most debilitating
and how?
What do Dresden, Hiroshima, and 9/11 share in common? How do
they differ?
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45 comments:
The scribbling over the pages I find to be completely integral to the story. The author establishes deep and realistic characters, who in turn write in a way that adds to the story without using words. For example, Foer establishes Thomas Schell as a loving, caring, and curious man who wants nothing but the best for his family. What Foer never puts into words is how Thomas Schell resents the fact that he never knew his father. The reader can piece this together by the way that he marks up the letter he received from his father. The over-written texts and scribblings add extra layers to the story and the characters themselves. I've never seen an author do anything like this and I think it is a great way to add to a story without using words.
I think Oskar's most debilitating phobia is public transportation. Throughout the novel, he struggles to make his journey searching for the key easy. Although he takes it occasionally through the novel it makes it very hard for him to function. All he can think about when riding is how possible it is for him to die. Being in New York public transportation is a must to get around the city. My favorite character was Mr. A.R. Black. I feel like he acted as a father figure for Oskar. Also I believe that he encouraged Oskar to push his boundaries, emotionally and physically.
My favorite character in this book is Oskar's grandfather. The "why am not where you are," chapters of the book reveal the most about the book's story-line. The fact that they are all portrait as letters to his son makes it even better. He lived a very long, eventful, and extremely sad. In the entire story he wrote letters to his son, he cared for his son but never could be around him, because he could not stand to have a kid without his love, Anna. He lived through a bombing, lost the love of his life, lost his voice, and lost a son. He goes though his life trying to live his life but always seems to come across some difficulties. When he came back that was one of the biggest plot twists I have ever read. It showed that he is not the selfish person people thought he was, in a sense he redeemed himself. That is why he is my favorite character.
If I had to pick a favorite character, I would have to choose Oskar's mother. Not only has she had to go through the loss of her husband, she also lost her son Oskar in a way. Not only does she have to worry about grieving her husband, she has to go through the stress of having a child with anxiety and emotional problems who lashes out on her. I also loved how even though Oskar didn't know it, his mom was still looking out for him in his search for the key. Even though you don't think they are, moms are always looking out for what's best for you. One of my favorite scenes in the story is what Oskar's father tells him about the grain of sand and how even the smallest movement can make a difference in the world. I think this is so inspiring, especially to kids Oskar's age.
I feel as though it is very cliche picking the main character of this book as my favorite character, but Oskar would by far be my favorite character. The author did a great job of making Oskar interesting and appealing character. The way Oskar processes things and works through things is very intriguing. His challenges endear him to the reader. Oskar went through a devastating event that no kid should have to endure one that would leave most a wreck. In spite of all that he has been dealt, he still comes out a loveable character and one that has a big heart, curious mind, and an adventurous spirit. He is determined and knows what he wants throughout the entire book, and he remains hopeful that one day he will find closure.
My favorite character was Oskar. He was a very intriguing and complex character that I really felt sympathy for. It's hard not to root for him as he tries to pick himself back up after his father's death. The many aspects of his personality such as his intelligence, empathy, curiosity, and determination make him a likeable character. But what I liked about him was that he was realistic in that he had some negative flaws such as his anger, self-harming tendencies, and disgust toward his mother. Oskar's journey was very compelling, which made the book fun to read. His struggles and successes were my favorite parts of the book and made me appreciate his character.
Personally I thought the illustrations, scribblings, and over-written text gave significance and uniqueness to the novel. Most novels are typed in a very straightforward POV and use vivid words as imagery for the reader. What I really liked about Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, is the fact that these little added pages gave an overall effect of real imagery. Each page that was not purely text, engaged me as reader and intrigued me to the creativity that the author had used in creating this novel. I liked the way the author put the pictures of a man falling from a building in reverse order so it looked like the man was floating the top of the building because of how Oskar was retelling the day his dad died and was saying everything he did in reverse. I just thought that made the ending of the novel more effective than if the author just left it as if. I think in some cases illustrations and extra random pictures can be distracting to readers, but for this novel I think that it was a good choice. Oskar narrates most of the novel and it’s in the POV of a young child. The pictures describes what Oskar sees and it’s necessary to visualize his feelings.
Oskar’s grandmother is by far favorite character. She went through the hardest thing a women and ever really go through and was able to cope with it all. Not only did her whole family die but her husband left her pregnant, and her son was killed in a terrorist attack. I really admire her for her strength and loyalty that I don’t think any normal person could really have given the circumstances. Throughout her life she continued to lose people close to her yet remained strong and never gave up on life. She never faltered with Oskar either. She was there for him when he needed to talk, when he a needed a friend or a shoulder to cry on. She was his best friend and without her I don’t think Oskar could have coped with the loss of his father. The moment I knew how much I loved her as a character was when Oskar was in his plays and she went every single one. She may have laughed at inappropriate times but it was the fact that she was there. It just proved what a loyal and accountable person she was.
I agree with Abby! My favorite character would have to be Oskar's grandmother. She was such a unique character. To know everything that she went through is crazy. She had to deal with her own husband being in love with her sister. What made it even worse is the fact that she cared about Oskar's grandfather and loved him so much. He ended up leaving her alone and pregnant all by herself. She is such a caring person who has been through so much. Her son was killed and her grandson battled depression and anger after losing his father. She was always there for Oskar even after everything she had been through. She supported him and loved him more than anyone in the book and always put his needs first. She always put on a brave face for her family and stayed strong no matter what. I truly respect her so much for getting back up after being kicked down over and over again.
I find Oskar to be more sympathetic than annoying. Throughout the novel, he listens to peoples’ stories. From Abby Black to A.R. Black to William Black, Oskar listens and apologizes if he feels that he overstepped some boundaries. He waits for what he thinks is the right time to ask about the key. I think that he learned this over time, or at least got the hang of it. I think he understands that people need listeners, so he listens even if he doesn’t know what to say.
I think out of all Oskar’s inventions, there are two that I’d like to see the most. First, I’d like to see the teakettle that talks. I think it would be comforting, in a way. I could make it say or sing whatever I like, and then I could always remember. I could remember what different voices sounded like or the tunes to different songs. I’m not sure how it would work, but I like the idea. The other invention would be the little microphones and speakers that let you listen to your heartbeat. I just think that would be really cool. You could hear everyone’s heartbeat and how different they are. I don’t know how this one would work either, but I like this idea too.
I think Oscars most debilitating phobia is probably his fear of public transportation. For his "quest" he needs to travel all throughout the city and walking wont exactly get you where you need to go quickly. I don't blame him because some of the people on the bus or subway can be a little wired. I also would not like being in a crowded sub way car squished up against people I don't know. I guess I understand why he does not like public transportation.
9/11 Dresden and Hiroshima all have much in common. All 3 of them have to do with a bombing of some sort and a mass loss of people. Dresden and Hiroshima both are results of the destruction of world war 2. All 3 of the situations in the story all talk about somebody loosing something important to them. In Dresden Oscar's grandpa lost Anna, In Hiroshima the guy watched his daughter die, and on 9/11 Oscar lost his father. They do differ on a catastrophic level but in each city many people suffered.
both the main plot and subplot interweave with each other a lot. for example in both plots someone loses something very important to them. for Oskar it was his dad and for his grandfather it was Anna and the baby. both deaths that happened were because an outside group came and attacked where Oskar was living and where his grandfather was living. in both attacks it did not only affect Oskar and his grandfather it also affected everyone around them.
Oskar's role of Yorick is significance because even though it is a non speaking role it is one that everyone will remember because when people think of Hamlet they think of the "to be, or not to be" quote when Hamlet is holding the skull of Yorick.
Oskar's fear of public transportation I find is the most debilitating because public transportation is how you get around in cities like New York which he lives in. If people don't take public transportation like subways or trams they will have to learn the route by foot because getting through by car is not going to happen fast no matter what way you take.
I think that Mr. Blacks deafness was parallel to Thomas Schell Sr.'s muteness. Both of the characters were grandfather figures to Oskar, and both taught him many things. Both have the tendency of leaving when something important is about to happen. Both were husbands that pursued life over wife. Both have suffered terrible losses. I don't think that it was an accident that both of them lost a physical ability after they suffered mental trauma. Mr. Black didn't care to hear anything after his wife died. Schell couldn't find any words to say after his unborn son was killed. The similarities between the two are interesting, especially when Mr. Black confronts Schell Sr. about following them around New York. Both care deeply about Oskar, but seem to have a distaste for the other. Mr. Black knew, however, when it was time to step down and let Schell try to be a part of Oskar's life. Black knew what it was like to live without a family member, so he gave that to Schell. It's that cheesy-but-cute idea of "if you love something, let it go."
Surprisingly so, a very minimal portion of the book is what stood out to me most. Early on in the story when Oskar was at the art store, he saw his Dads name written on one of the papers for testing out markers. Oskar's reaction and overwhelming rush of questions after seeing it was almost relatable to me. It was something where I think Oskar felt a small connection to his father again because he saw his handwriting on the paper and was standing where his father stood however many months earlier. I understand how Oskar could feel a connection from seeing his fathers handwriting. Because I can relate to that feeling of something small triggering a connection that's why it stuck out to me compared to the rest of the book.
For once while reading a summer novel I actually enjoyed this book, however I was really disappointed with the end of the novel. It seemed like there was so much build up, heavy boots, lies and excitement while trying to search for whomever or whatever this key belonged to and it ended in climatic. I was hoping throughout that the key would lead to some childhood memory that he shred with his dead or a stereotypical love letter to his son, just something more than a safety deposit box! However, I did like the connection of him finally listening to the voicemail and finding out that way that someone knew what the key would do.
My favorite character is the grandfather. He was not the best father or husband but I feel like everything he did he thought was for the best. He showed he did care for the son he left behind because he wrote to his son everyday while he was gone for 40 years. His sad, interesting character development really caught my attention and how he lost his words showed his loss.
Dresden, Hiroshima, and 9/11 have a few differences. They were all in different countries, Germany, Japan, and the U.S. Also 9/11 wasn't during World War Two like the other two. Lastly each was a different method of destruction, Dresden was hit by a bomb run of plane, Hiroshima was hit by the atomic bomb, and 9/11 was an airplane hitting a tower. They all, however, have one huge similarity, they are all civilian areas attacked during war! It leaves the people who survive in these areas with severe emotional scars. Oskar with his phobias of being high up or elevators and his grandmother with fear of fire.
This is a tidbit too short for a full paragraph, but I still think it's worth mentioning when regarding how this book presents its tale through much more than the usual paragraph-by-paragraph setup--I've been wanting to read House of Leaves for a while now (which also tells its story by experimenting with text and pictures, albeit to a far greater degree), so I was pleasantly surprised that this novel also makes creative use of what can be shown on its pages!
On an entirely different matter, I actually find Oskar to be the most sympathetic character I've ever read about. The reason for this, I think, is how his innocence has been so tarnished by how he was forced to experience his father's death at such a young age. The tragedy of it, being a result of 9/11, makes it all the worse, because to Oskar his father's death must seem to be presented everywhere. Weeks, months, and even years after the catastrophe, 9/11 continues to be prevalent in American society.The continued coverage must be difficult for a child who will never have the proper closure of knowing that a body rests in his father's coffin (or even knowing how exactly his father died). Similarly, having to live with the weight of the messages Oskar saved is something not even I think I could deal with. It's amazing to me how well Oskar does function, for despite the several episodes he experiences, he picks himself right back up. In this way, even when Oskar does or says something I may disagree with, I can't possibly find him annoying; he has been through so much and, at this point, deserves the best.
Oskar is presented as precious and precocious; therefore, I find Oskar to be both sympathetic and annoying. I feel badly for him when he is bullied at school, but he seems more of a caricature than a true portrait of a person. He constantly mentions his fear of everything, then he wanders New York City alone for months. But at the same time, I sympathized with Oskar in his desire to find closure in his father's death. I enjoyed reading about his journey to find meaning of the key and vase he finds in his father's closet and all of the people he met along the way.
As a skull, Yorick has lost the ability to communicate with others. Similarly, although Oskar has a great deal that he contemplates, he seems to lack the ability to communicate in way that people comprehend easily. Instead, Oskar uses French words, or metaphors, such as “heavy boots,” to communicate his feelings with others. This lack of communication and understanding may, in fact, be a cause of the distance between Oskar and his mother and grandmother. Just as Yorick has passed on into a different world than Hamlet and the rest of the living world, Oskar seems to be living in a different world than everyone else and has difficulty translating his feelings and emotions into words and actions that the real world understands.
Dresden, Hiroshima, and 9/11 broke families apart and cause great devastation. They killed thousand of civilian’s unnecessarily. When Dresden was bombed there was great controversy weather bombing of Dresden was necessary to World War II. When Hiroshima was bombed there was also controversy of whether the atomic bomb was necessary to put an end to World War II. 9/11 was a terrorist attack which individuals inflected as much damage as possible to civilians. The differences of these three events are the controversy that was occurred when the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima it obliterated the city. Causing the city to become flattened. It burned the skin of people in seconds and instantly killed thousands. The ones that survived the explosion would suffer from the radiation. The atomic bomb that hit Hiroshima killed 90,000-166,000 people. The bombing run of Dresden killed 35,000-135,000. After the bombing of Dresden was over it left Dresden in ruins, which could be, rebuild because there was no radiation present. The attack on 9/11 3,000 people died. 9/11 the city of New York was still left in tact the only thing that was not were the two twin towers. All these events were devastating but the bombing of Hiroshima cannot compare to 9/11. Hiroshima is still suffering from the radiation that is still present and the lost of so many people. While on 9/11 the only ones suffering are those who lost someone and some of the people in the city.
I thought that the pictures and scribbles over the pages were useful sometimes. The red markings in "Why I'm Not Where You Are 4/12/78" were helpful to see into Oskar's father's head, and made sense. I didn't like the full two-page pictures that were sometimes in the middle of chapters; the page would end halfway through a sentence, I'd flip, see a picture that Oskar took of birds or something. I'd lose my train of thought and have to go back to read the last part again. I know there's a point to having his pictures in the book, but I ignored them most of the time.
Oskar made me extremely depressed. It was really hard to finish this book for me because I felt like I had the same mindset as Oskar and that's probably the purpose of the novel but I didn't like it one bit. All I thought about was what it was like to die and it's not good for anyone to be in that mindset. Even besides that, everyone in the book was depressing. No one was happy except maybe the old guy that lived upstairs. The secrets that everyone kept and no one talked to each other! It's ridiculous! I also felt like so much was happening on every page that I wasn't connecting together, it was very difficult and too much overthinking every little thing.
While I still feel as if the book's ending could have included more (I have questions!), the last few pages hit home in the way that only great novels do. Oskar turning back time is my favourite passage; it's such a raw form of emotion that everyone who has ever wished something had gone differently can relate with. Concluding the text with an "I love you" is heartfelt and important to Oskar, but I think his father's "Once upon time..." is even more so. It speaks of the time when he was alive and everything was perfect, like a fairy tale, just as it acts as wistful thinking to what could have been. The reversed pictures make this ending for me, because the visuals force the reader to think about what is going on as opposed to merely reading the words. When you fill in the space with your own thoughts, it feels much more personal.
Throughout the book, Oskar uses the words "extremely" and "incredibly" frequently, but not the whole phrase "extremely loud and incredibly close". The use of these words isn't surprising because of Oskar's heightened emotional state. To me, the title can be interpreted as "extremely loud" meaning the events during 9/11 were loud- as in very eye-opening. After this tragic event, many people became incredibly close. In Oskar's case, he felt more physically close with people rather than the expectancy of being emotionally close.
A couple questions in the book was why didn't grandma and mom have a name? Or why couldn't we find out what was in the safe? Back to the miscommunications, characters that say too much are covering up what they really mean and aren't getting to the point like grandpa. A character that doesn't say anything is saying something because they can't say what they really want like grandma. Foer is saying that there aren't right words that you can put together to express yourself so some people don't say anything. Like in the last My Feelings chapter, grandma is trying to say that it's better to say something then say nothing. I think the title represents that Thomas's death was so prominent to Oskar, and always making him feel like he needed answers, like his death was yelling in his ear. Incredibly Close would connect to how he just misses the closeness that he had with his dad and pushed everyone else anyway because he didn't want to lose a bond again. This connects to how grandpa feels.
I think Oskars fear of public transportation is debilitating because through the whole book he is traveling places, and he goes to extra lengths to avoid transportation. He would rather walk three hours than take the subway. I think that the scribbling are important to the story because it shows the thought process of the character. It just gives an overall better understanding of what is happening at that exact moment in the book. The best sections of the book are the ones written by Oskars grandfather because not only is the language beautiful, but you can just tell by the way he writes and changes his mind by crossing things out, just how much he cares about making sure everything he writes is perfect.
I find Oskar both sympathetic and annoying, but he is too young to know to cut his annoyances down. Thomas, the grandfather, thinks he is saying a lot, but, really, is saying almost nothing. This book is a work of realism and put me in the shoes of people who lost loved ones in the tragedy of 9/11 very well. My favorite character of the novel was Oskar, because he spoke his whole mind in simple terms which made me want to know what he was thinking next. To me, the title of the book is sectioned so that the effect of Thomas’ father’s death is ‘extremely loud’ to Oskar and the rest of his family, and, although he may be gone, he is still incredibly close to Oskar in mind and heart.
Oskar was my favorite character in the book. With the the speaker always changing between Oskar, his grandmother, and his grandfather, I always found myself being more concerned with what was being said when Oskar was saying it. I related to him a lot, especially through my experience reading the book. The cashier at the book store said, "Pay attention to all the little things in this book. There's a part with numbers that you can use a phone to decode. There's hidden messages in there." I went in, ready to figure out every little thing this book had to throw at me. I felt like I was looking for something, but I didn't know what. The phone code that the cashier had told me about was just gibberish and told me nothing, and it made me understand how Oskar felt a little bit more, even though I was experiencing something completely different. I kind of wonder if the cashier did that on purpose.
My favorite character in this novel was Oskar's grandmother. Throughout her life she went through more than anyone else. I believe that she did love her husband when they were married, after all she named her son after him. But, the love for her husband faded as the number of years of their marriage grew. She raised her son as a single mom. Her only child died in a terrorist attack. She basically raised her only grandchild. It seemed to me that she lived her life in the shadow of others, and that was enough for her. She was my favorite character because whatever life through at her, she always seemed to handle it perfectly in the end.
I found Oskar sympathetic. I mean honestly, with everything this little boy has gone through you almost can't be. Yes of course as he is younger he is bound to be immature which explains some of the "annoying" phrases, but it is understandable.
I would also like to point out that the illustrations were not distracting, but the constant switch in narrator was. I found it challenging to be in the mindset of Oskar and then switch over to that of the grandmother or Thomas and adjusting what I just read to their perspective. Also the way the dialogue was set up was not particularly fun either, for example, "when oskar would say something, he would say" I said. She said "Or in other words randomly dispersing the dialogue tags".
My favorite character was the grandfather because I don't understand him, and that intrigues me. The fact that he survived Dresden and couldn't speak and then had a child and left for 40 years. I just want to read more about him to find out what he was really thinking... and also to figure out the true meaning of the decoding.
My favorite scene was when Oskar met Mr. Black. I think I expected something big to happen because Stan said there would be ghosts and such. This was my favorite moment because it was the moment when a great friendship formed between people on opposite spectrums. Mr. Black hadn't left his home in 24 years and Oskar needed someone besides his grandmother to socialize with. Oskar was so excited to learn about all the different experiences Mr. Black had been through and Mr. Black was excited to be talking to someone other than the air. This moment was the moment that created the unique friendship between a 9 year old and a 103 year old.
As I was trying to get through the book, I found the circled words, pictures, and other things like that to be annoying and hard to concentrate through. However, when I look back and find myself trying to answer these questions, they present a different meaning. I often find myself thinking about the different pictures throughout the book, and the numbers that Oskar's grandfather tried to use to communicate, but failed. I think that these parts of the book are integral to the story. I think that they are there to add a sense of mystery and confusion to the book, two emotions that are similar to what Oskar feels when first finding the key, and what Oskar's grandfather felt after the bombing in Dresden.
The illustrations and scribblings throughout the novel are an extremely integral part of the story. The idea of including such things is unique and adds so much to the novel itself. Instead of referring to an important picture or object actually being able to see it helped me as a reader understand the context of the story better. With this being said, in some parts the illustrations interfered with the story and actually did become a bit gimmicky. An example of this that really sticks out to me is at the end of "Why I'm Not Where You Are 9/11/03". Oskar's grandfather runs out of room while writing about a conversation he has with Oskar. Instead of just finding new paper, He writes over his previously used paper and as a result three of the pages of the novel are illegible scribbles. Despite this one instance and maybe one or two more, the illustrations in the novel do a solid job of captivating the reader and allowing him/her to better understand what they are reading.
Oskar is very sympathetic, he is well matured above his age. He reminds me of an old single man that has lost his wife. All Oskar wants is someone to talk to about everything that has happened and all the stories that him and his father shared. I do see how some could see him as annoying, but I would find it hard to say no to anything Oskar asked. He is such a nice and caring young boy that tries not to judge anyone after what has happened to him.
While reading through the novel, it is easy to find Oskar both sympathetic and annoying. We follow through Oskar's recovery from his father's death, which is unfortunate and saddening- but also we follow through in a persistent journey to discovery (recovery). Oskar's train of thought often takes us through every aspect of the world, many times leaving me confused personally. Oskar also constantly questions others, worries of other's emotions, and is very insightful on his own thoughts and feelings.
I think my favorite character in this book is Oskar's father. Although he doesn't appear much in the novel, the dynamic impacts that he's made on everyone who knew him are incredibly memorable. Oskar's father strives to raise Oskar as best as he could, even without him being physically present. I love how humble he was about his intelligence. I loved that even without him being present much in the novel, the reactions of other characters shouted volumes about the kind of person he really was.
The end of the book gives me conflicting thoughts. On one hand I am glad that Oskar found what the key went to, but on the other hand I am upset that we never find out what was in the safety deposit box. The end of the book reminds me of the quote "It's not about the destination but about the journey getting there." A great majority of the book is Oskar's journey of finding the answer to the key. He learns a lot, but also grows and realizes who he is during the journey. The destination is just the overall goal, but admittedly I was still curious to find out what the key opened.
Dresden, Hiroshima, and 9/11 are all tragedies that are caused by another man. They both tore families apart and sparked up the nation it effected. All of these events resulted in devastation. Both the bombings of Hiroshima and Dresden were both controversial. What they all had in common were that each event people had lost something. It left people with emotional scars. In the book Oskar lost his father in 9/11, Oskar's grandfather lost, and the guy watched his daughter die in Hiroshima. Lastly, these tragedies are all apart of us today and we learned from this.
My favorite character would probably be Oskar's grandmother. She is such an interesting character and she has a bunch of interesting traits. She has gone through a lot just like Oskar. She is an inspiration to Oskar. Oskar's grandmother is nurturing and devoted to Oskar. She misses her son terribly and knows the depth of Oskar's pain. She is one of the few characters that actually understand Oskar. She is second on the list of the people that Oskar loves and cares about. I really like how she appreciates Oskar and how strong willed she is. She is very loyal to Oskar she always went to his plays and she was always there for him.
As someone who isn't really a big reader, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I liked the characters, especially Oskar, his innocence and energy were very appealing to me. I also really liked the different point of views the novel was told from and the story as a whole. The ending however was just okay. I really liked how Oskar's grandpa placed his letters for his son in the coffin as a way of burying away all the guilt that came with never sending them but at the same time keeping them in a place where he knew no one else could ever read them. Another thing that was in a way resolved was Oskar's hatred for Ron. He found out he too lost a loved one and that he really wasn't such a horrible guy. One thing I didn't really like was that Oskar never figured out that the renter was his grandfather. I wish that they could've connected on a deeper level and maybe he could have a relationship with Oskar that he was never able to have with his own son.
The Invention that Oskar comes up with that I would like to see the most in real life would be the wedding ring that takes the wearers pulse and sends it to their partners ring which when received would light red with every heartbeat. This invention would be nice because you would always be able to have the peace of mind that your partner is all right at all times. It would allow you to be closer in spirit to your partner because you always know that you have a part of them with you. This ring would also help couples interpret each others emotions even better, when they are nervous or anything else your partner would know and be able to help. The heartbeat ring has to be the coolest invention that Oskar has come up with and the best part is that it is realistic to build in real life.
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