[ORDER SOLUTION] Implicit Connection

(700-1000 Words)Jonathan Foer’s Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, published in 2005, was one of the first novels to tackle the subject of 9/11 head on. Interestingly, it does not dwell so much on the details of the terrorist attacks but, rather, on the persistence of their aftermath—a young boy’s quest to literally unlock a mystery about his father, who died in the World Trade Center. And yet, the novel doesn’t just stick to this one specific loss. It takes us back to World War II—to Hiroshima, to Dresden—and, by making an implicit connection between this and 9/11, seems to be conveying something about the individual and collective traumatic reverberations of such devastating world events.For this module’s discussion posting, write a concise essay that examines Oskar’s quest alongside that of one other character in the novel. In what ways do these characters try, fail, or succeed to communicate their individual or collective traumas? What are they searching for? Are they able to find it? What, if anything, do they learn?