Oskar

Sarah Moore

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@extremelyloudd Oskar accepted that his mom needed to move on and his grandpa was able to bury the letters that were haunting him

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Regardless, I think everyone got some sort of closure in the end. Oskar and his mom finally stated telling the truth

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I really wish the ending of the book would have been about the key and Oskar could've completed his mission

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@its_me_oskar I know!! I feel like that was the moment when he was finally ready to move on

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@OskarSc2005 I wish he would understand that she's in pain too. They need to lean on each other

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@its_me_oskar I know 😪 he was all she had at the time

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@uschellmerollin same.. I think it's his way of dealing with all of his loss

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@oskarsblackkey @weirdoskar I mean it was convenient to the story.. it made me think he was imaginary

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@weirdoskar me too!! I thought the renter was a made up person to help her move on from her sons death. He conveniently showed up post 9/11

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@0skarsch3ll true.. they had a very weird relationship with a lot of rules and boundaries

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@OskarSc2005 it's so sad.. the man she loved only married her because he loved her dead sister. I can see why she feels so meaningless

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@Oskar_Schell__ it makes Oskar so much more realistic.. it feels like I really am in the mind of a 9 year old boy

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@OskarSc2005 true.. it really brings life to the story and helps the reader understand exactly what the author means

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@its_me_oskar I agree, moving on was the best way for her to cope. It doesn't mean she doesn't miss him

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By keeping the recordings of his father's messages, he was holding on to a secret that was constantly eating away at him

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Oskar has trouble expressing his feelings, his solution is just to suppress it so no one else feels his pain

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I think the author made Thomas' grandfather mute because of everything he went through at Dresden. He could not express is pain with words

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Oskar thinks he is supposed to wear "heavy boots" because his dad died, it is one of the reasons he can't move on

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It is interesting that the author would put a whimsical twist on such a serious topic

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Oskar is so determined to discover the meaning of the key because it is keeping him connected with his father