Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close is a story of tragedy. Though many people look at tragedy as a negative situation, Jonathan Safran Foer helps us understand the good that can come from tragedy. Death of others close to us is necessary and good for us. Death of others close to us is necessary and good for us. Through out our life we will experience death of many people close to us and we must accept and embrace these experiences to help better our life in the future. Oskar, his mother, Grandmother, Grandfather, Mr. Black that lived above Oscar and Mrs. Black that lived in the sky scraper all we’re affected by Oskar’s fathers death and inevitably their lives were better off from this loss.
Oscar, though lost his father and felt a large amount of pain in the process, was able to experience so many things and people he never would have before and changed so many people’s lives. His story to find the truth of his father behind the key is the main plot of the story, but through out his journey he is able to meet many different people he never would have encountered. He helped bring these people that never would have met each other together and overcome their tragedies they experienced in their lives, eventually finding good in their tragic situations.
Oskar’s mother lost her husband, which would be a terrible thing for anyone to have to endure. Through this whole process she began to slowly float away from Oskar, her closest thing left of her husband. As Oskar went on his Journey through New York, trying to solve what happened to his father, he became more confused and upset as he struggled to find the answer to the key. In the end when he finds the key eventually means nothing in regards to his father, he slowly comes to peace with the death and the situation he is in. He accepts that his mother has had to face the same struggles as him and they are able to grow closer than they have ever been.
The Grandmother and Grandfather had not seen each other in many years. Both of them probably did not expect to ever see each other again. They faced a lot of tragedy in their life, and instead of accepting what has happened, they both were trapped in the past and couldn’t move on. This kept them apart for decades but through the death of their son, the grandfather decided he must come back to see part of what he never saw. This was tough for the Grandmother to accept since it had been so long and her she had accepted his loss and moved on with her life. Though it was hard to let him back into her life, she eventually did and they were able to be together again. Oskar is able to meet his grandfather finally as well which would have never happened without his fathers death.
Two of the more interesting people Oskar met on his adventures in searching for his father, Mr. Black from upstairs, and Mrs. Black that lived in the Empire State Building. Their lives we’re changed very drastically because of the death of Oskar’s father. Mr. Black had not left his room in years and had not experienced sound in years as well. Oskar was able to connect with this human who had not had contact with other humans in a very long time, and essentially bring him back to life. He was able to take him on his searches with him, as a helper and as a friend. He became the only friend he had had in years and was like a son to him, because on his card for him the one word definition he wrote was “son”. Both Oskar and Mr. Black changed one of the people they visited, Mrs. Black in the Empire State Building. After meeting Mrs. Black who shared a similar story as Mr. Black in that she had not left the tower and been on ground in many years, the two of them connected and this never would have happened if they would not have been brought together by Oskar and his fathers death. The two of them we’re brought from their false lives and were reborn because Oskar brought them together.
All of these people were connected because of one thing that happened: the death of Oskar’s father. Though this was a tragic situation for Oskar and his family, a lot of good has come out of the ending scenario. People were brought together that never would have met or never would have planned seeing each other again. Oskar was brought closer to his mother and both of them help remind each other of Oskar’s dad. Tragedies will occur through out our life, whether they are large such as Hiroshima or 9/11 or the loss of someone close to you. Many people find pain in these situations, which is natural, but inevitably what is done is done and we must find the good in other things as we grow and move towards the future. Jonathan Safran Foer wants us to understand that tragedy will occur in our life, but with out pain then we would always be happy and numb to emotion. Pain makes the good times better and builds character, developing us into who we are as individuals. We must accept what happens in our life knowing it all has a reason and make best of every moment with everyone because you never know when it will be the last.
Oscar, though lost his father and felt a large amount of pain in the process, was able to experience so many things and people he never would have before and changed so many people’s lives. His story to find the truth of his father behind the key is the main plot of the story, but through out his journey he is able to meet many different people he never would have encountered. He helped bring these people that never would have met each other together and overcome their tragedies they experienced in their lives, eventually finding good in their tragic situations.
Oskar’s mother lost her husband, which would be a terrible thing for anyone to have to endure. Through this whole process she began to slowly float away from Oskar, her closest thing left of her husband. As Oskar went on his Journey through New York, trying to solve what happened to his father, he became more confused and upset as he struggled to find the answer to the key. In the end when he finds the key eventually means nothing in regards to his father, he slowly comes to peace with the death and the situation he is in. He accepts that his mother has had to face the same struggles as him and they are able to grow closer than they have ever been.
The Grandmother and Grandfather had not seen each other in many years. Both of them probably did not expect to ever see each other again. They faced a lot of tragedy in their life, and instead of accepting what has happened, they both were trapped in the past and couldn’t move on. This kept them apart for decades but through the death of their son, the grandfather decided he must come back to see part of what he never saw. This was tough for the Grandmother to accept since it had been so long and her she had accepted his loss and moved on with her life. Though it was hard to let him back into her life, she eventually did and they were able to be together again. Oskar is able to meet his grandfather finally as well which would have never happened without his fathers death.
Two of the more interesting people Oskar met on his adventures in searching for his father, Mr. Black from upstairs, and Mrs. Black that lived in the Empire State Building. Their lives we’re changed very drastically because of the death of Oskar’s father. Mr. Black had not left his room in years and had not experienced sound in years as well. Oskar was able to connect with this human who had not had contact with other humans in a very long time, and essentially bring him back to life. He was able to take him on his searches with him, as a helper and as a friend. He became the only friend he had had in years and was like a son to him, because on his card for him the one word definition he wrote was “son”. Both Oskar and Mr. Black changed one of the people they visited, Mrs. Black in the Empire State Building. After meeting Mrs. Black who shared a similar story as Mr. Black in that she had not left the tower and been on ground in many years, the two of them connected and this never would have happened if they would not have been brought together by Oskar and his fathers death. The two of them we’re brought from their false lives and were reborn because Oskar brought them together.
All of these people were connected because of one thing that happened: the death of Oskar’s father. Though this was a tragic situation for Oskar and his family, a lot of good has come out of the ending scenario. People were brought together that never would have met or never would have planned seeing each other again. Oskar was brought closer to his mother and both of them help remind each other of Oskar’s dad. Tragedies will occur through out our life, whether they are large such as Hiroshima or 9/11 or the loss of someone close to you. Many people find pain in these situations, which is natural, but inevitably what is done is done and we must find the good in other things as we grow and move towards the future. Jonathan Safran Foer wants us to understand that tragedy will occur in our life, but with out pain then we would always be happy and numb to emotion. Pain makes the good times better and builds character, developing us into who we are as individuals. We must accept what happens in our life knowing it all has a reason and make best of every moment with everyone because you never know when it will be the last.