Oskar also has violent fantasies of hurting people who make him feel small and misunderstood. These accounts of violence are graphic and sorrowful. There are also passages from an interview with a man who watched his daughter die after the bombing of Hiroshima. Though most of the novel focuses on Oskar's quest for a lock he thinks will reveal hidden details about his beloved father, the book also digs into various characters' memories of 9/11, as well as the Dresden bombing during World War II, which shaped the lives of Oskar's grandparents.
In fact, in the film adaptation of the novel, Oskar tells another character that he was tested for Asperger's syndrome but nothing "definitive" was determined. Oskar is a social misfit who exhibits repetitive behaviors that have led some readers to think he's on the autism spectrum. Most especially, this is the story of Oskar Schell, a precocious 9-year-old with highly advanced scientific curiosity but a child's limited ability to process loss. Parents need to know that Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by Jonathan Safran Foer ( Everything Is Illuminated), describes the grieving process of a family that's lost a loved one in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. A character shows an old cigarette case from when her husband "used to smoke." Another person mentions bottles of wine "we never drank."ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide.
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