Explanation:
I decided that as a response to the novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, I
could write a letter to Oskar. I chose to write a letter because it’s a
multigenre technique that is used in the novel. Therefore, I found it the most
appropriate to use in this case. In the letter, I didn’t want to keep talking
about his father’s death because I’m sure he has had enough of that already.
Instead, I wanted him to feel that he could trust me, which is very important
in the human condition. Trust and good relationships are basically what make up
a good human condition. Since he didn’t have many friends in school and was a
victim of bullying, I wanted to offer myself as a friend. Basically, my letter
revolved around him and how he has changed during the years, and what happened
to his family after the book ended.
Dear Oskar:
First
of all, I would like to express my admiration towards you. I’m almost double
your age when you were looking for the lock to the key, and at your age I
wasn’t even half as smart and determined as you were. Damn! Now you must be
brilliant. I wonder if you got that job that you wanted as an assistant.
With
that being said, I wanted to share with you my sympathy towards your situation.
I’m no one to tell you that I can imagine what you went through because I
haven’t gone through it. I can only tell you that if you ever want to write to
someone and vent, you can always write to me. I know that your expedition for
the key was a long time ago and now you’re an adult, but I want to know how
that experience changed your life. In other words, how that experience has
shaped you into the grown man that you must be right now. I imagine you could
be a father by now and your father was an outstanding father, so I believe that
you can be too.
I
would also love to know how are your grandparents. Did your grandfather finally
talked? Did your grandmother finally felt completely loved and not a
replacement for Anna? Did your mother made it official with Ron? Have you found
love yet? I just realized that I have a lot of questions for you. I know you
don’t know me and I’m asking personal questions, but believe me when I say that
I’m a huge fan and don’t mean to be rude.
Oskar, at many times I
identified with you because a lot of things also make me panicky. Cruises,
airplanes, crowded places, natural disasters, death, and germs, among others. I
would love to just sit and talk for a whole day with you, I think we have more
things in common than you can imagine.
Sincerely,
Sila Avilés
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A song that I always keep close to my
heart is “If Today Was Your Last Day” by Nickelback. With Oskar’s story, I
couldn’t help but remember it because neither Oskar, his mom, his father, his
grandmother or his grandfather thought that Thomas would die from one day to
another. Therefore, it’s important to
always live your days as if they were your lasts, and that is what the songs
emphasizes.
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