Summary Of The Novel 'Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close'
Although human beings are always hoping for answers often times there are none. In the novel Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, it is shown that after a traumatic loss that one grasps onto anything that might give them closure, but in reality one may be searching for something that is not there. This is portrayed through the character Oskar Schell who after the devastating loss of his father in 9/11 discovers a key that his dad supposedly left for him. In order to find what the key opens he goes on a journey to talk to everyone with the last name Black. Although he believes that on this journey he will get closer to his father, this path that he has chosen has led him to question himself and lose hope. The obstacle to
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At night the renter was waiting for Oskar, when Oskar says that he has found what the key opens. Oskar feels frustrated by this and says, “I found it and now I’ll wear heavy boots for the rest of my life? “I wish I hadn’t found it”’ (Foer 302). After discovering what the key has led to it gives Oskar a sense of gloom for he will never have resolution from his father. He had gone of a tremendous journey looking for answers and did not find anything that has led him closer to his father. He is holding all this sadness inside him and can feels he can never express himself because no one will understand. The renter then asks why he was so upset, for he has been searching for answers. He then states, “‘I found it and now I can’t look for it.’’ I could tell he didn‘t understand me. “Looking for it let me stay close to him for a little while longer” (Foer 304). He had then found the key and now he has nothing to do, for the journey has concluded. Believing in the fact that the key was a message from his father was what gave Oskar hope to staying close to him after he died. After the realization that the key was for someone else , it was tragic for Oscar because he would never get the conclusion he wanted. Getting the ending he wanted was important, because he could finally put his father at rest with the knowledge of accomplishment, but that was not that
At night the renter was waiting for Oskar, when Oskar says that he has found what the key opens. Oskar feels frustrated by this and says, “I found it and now I’ll wear heavy boots for the rest of my life? “I wish I hadn’t found it”’ (Foer 302). After discovering what the key has led to it gives Oskar a sense of gloom for he will never have resolution from his father. He had gone of a tremendous journey looking for answers and did not find anything that has led him closer to his father. He is holding all this sadness inside him and can feels he can never express himself because no one will understand. The renter then asks why he was so upset, for he has been searching for answers. He then states, “‘I found it and now I can’t look for it.’’ I could tell he didn‘t understand me. “Looking for it let me stay close to him for a little while longer” (Foer 304). He had then found the key and now he has nothing to do, for the journey has concluded. Believing in the fact that the key was a message from his father was what gave Oskar hope to staying close to him after he died. After the realization that the key was for someone else , it was tragic for Oscar because he would never get the conclusion he wanted. Getting the ending he wanted was important, because he could finally put his father at rest with the knowledge of accomplishment, but that was not that