Right now I could see this book as being plainly there for a message; it could be allegorical. I mean, it tells a great story, it's talking about this kid suffering from the death of a loved one, and the toll it takes on him. The story also seems to try and make a point about how its not jsut him suffering. He comes across many different things he may not have experienced were it not for the death of his dad and him finding the key.
Oskar has a crazy mind it seems, and he keeps trying to learn a bunch of new things. He also seems really cocky, and tries to outsmart and be wittier then adults. I'm not saying he comes of bratty, but he does seem to think a lot of himself. One part i thought was written really well was when he finds a man, Aaron Black, and bugs him about his dad even though the guy clearly says he doesnt know him. Oskar then cries in the lobby and gets back in touch with Aaron. He then finds out Aaron is very sick and is hooked up to a bunch of machines, which is why he seemed so grumpy and took a while to answer Oskar's call. It seems to be there as a lesson.
I don't think that it is him being ful of himself I think it is his way of protecting himself, he tries to come off smart so that people wont look as him as a little kid and get close to him.
ReplyDeleteI would agree that Oskar is smart but I think when he corrects adults he is doing it rather innocently. I don't hear his tone as being "smarty-pants" ish. But I can see where you would get that. I think this book is supposed to me focusing on the journey to healing, and how that takes a while and sometimes hurts more than the original pain.
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