Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close Analysis

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 of Thomas Schell’s (Oscar’s father) death does a great deal of damage to Oscar’s psyche causing him to pursue an adventure, in the hopes to solve a mystery that his father had left behind for him. From the very beginning of the novel, we see how the tragic accident impacted young Oscar’s state of mind. Texts in perspective are books that engage the readers informatively; in a variety of picturesque ways. There are generally inquisitive characters, who represent the significant subjects in books. Themes are topics that are being developed in texts. Symbols are representations of abstract objects. Imagery is descriptive or figurative language included in literary works. A critical, literary, theoretical lens is a theory that interprets a text by focussing on the state of mind, feelings, and desires of the
author.
When one views the book, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, from a unique and critical lens of the Psychological and Psychoanalytic Criticism, an individual may better understand; the perspectives that affect the validity of the central theme, love and what it can do to
the mind.

Characters in a novel are the key to developing a story. Seeing that without them, there would be nothing to write about. The characters in this particular novel have experienced a trauma that most will never and should never have to experience. Losing a loved one in a tragic accident. Though, death is a natural part of life losing someone dear to you, but not knowing how they passed is one of the hardest things to have to go through. This, however, is what oscar was going experiencing throughout the duration of the novel. Being the main character, his thoughts, actions, and encounters become the main focus. His ability to think allows for his character to progress far beyond the average nine- year- old. However, the manner in which he thinks shows hints of his youth “I could invent a set of kettles that sings the chorus of ''Yellow Submarine'' which is a song by the Beatles, who I love, because entomology is one of my raisons d'être, which is a French expression that I know. Another good thing is that I could train my anus to talk when I farted (Foer 1)”, his long run on sentences allow for the reader to acknowledge his youth but at the same time appreciate his intelligence. After reading this quote, and progressing even further through the book, it becomes clear that Oskar, although an amazing thinker has a mental disability