Critical analysis essay over Extremely Loud & Incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer
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VWO / Gymnasium
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
A very comprehensive analysis essay at VWO level that expands the book Extremly Loud & Incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer and puts it in context by linking with the characters in the book, the writer and the society described. Includes reference list.
Extremely loud and Incredibly close - Jonathan Safran Foer
Critical analysis essay over Extremely Loud & Incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Critical analysis essay over Extremely Loud & Incredibly close by Jonathan Safran Foer
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Emotions Through Tragedies;
How events change humans in certain ways
The events of September eleventh 2001 are internationally marked as a huge loss
and caused the start of major historical changes. The 9/11 terrorist attacks
performed under the flag of Al-Qaeda has resulted in a total of 2977 fatalities after
four hijacked planes were sent into New York’s famous twin towers. This major
shock inducing event is also represented in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Therefore, one may expect that being based on real events, the novel to clearly
depicts the effect of this disaster, however this is not the case. The primary target
of the effects caused by this accident would be the close relatives who suffer the
consequences of this, both social - and personal, carnage. Yet, the emotions of
Mrs. Schell, Oskar’s mother, towards the death of her fiance, Thomas Schell, after
the 9/11 attacks as told in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, as they do not
correspond with the emotions after the same real time events of people losing their
relatives.
First of all, it is often mentioned how Oskar’s mom does not show any
emotions. This is a quote from Mrs. Schell, in which she responds to Oskar,
mentions her lack of emotions after the death of her fiance.
“She said," I cry a lot, too, you know." "I don't see you cry a lot." "Maybe
that's because I don't want you to see me cry a lot." "Why not?" "Because it
isn't fair to either of us." ”(page 87)
She explains that she is emotionally impacted, but does not show it. She explains
she does this because it is ‘not fair to both of them’. This shows a clear distance to
how a person in real life would cope with his loss. According to Mental Health
America, after the acknowledgment of the fact that there is indeed a dead relative,
one would extensively mourn and grieve. To quote them, “Mourning is the natural
process you go through to accept a major loss.”. As she did not show any of the
mentioned signs, we can determine that the reactions expressed by Mrs. Schell
do not hold a clear representation. However, this can greatly be influenced by the
fact
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