![]() ![]() ![]() Oskar appears as a sort of child prodigy, somewhere between savant and eccentric, with a child’s refusal to accept death. In the process of his search, Oskar grows farther away from his mother, convinced she cannot understand his struggle and that she has already moved on from her husband’s death.įoer’s portrayal of Oskar as a young boy trying to compensate for the absence of his father makes for a compelling narrative. With his father gone and the last puzzle unfinished, Oskar spends the book trying to put together the pieces. ![]() Thomas would often play games with Oskar, giving him clues and sending him on epic hunts around New York City. Oskar’s stream-of-consciousness narrative carries the bulk of the novel, while letters, photos and journal entries supplement and clarify his story.Īfter his father’s death, Oskar becomes convinced that Thomas left behind a message. Foer examines the attacks through the naive eyes of 9-year-old Oskar Schell, whose father Thomas died in the crash. The novel, although thematically timeless, takes renewed relevance after the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. His lesser-known 2005 novel, “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close,” now takes the spotlight as the movie adaptation opens in theaters this week. ![]() Perhaps you caught the Jonathan Safran Foer craze in the mid-2000s, with the emergence of his extremely popular novel “Everything is Illuminated” and the accompanying movie. ![]()
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