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In Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Oskar journeys through New York and learns about coping by the examples of the people of New York

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B.Foer said it was his obligation as a New Yorker to write about 9/11. He said, "it is ironic to avoid what is right in front of you."  All the criticism said he did just that.  He not only avoided the sentiment of divorce and heartbreak but critics say he should have brought us to ground zero.  He avoided what was right in front of him.  This articular critic disliked the photographs because they speak for Foer and are supposed to say the things he can't say.
C. Foer is one with his books own theme.  He can't seem to really say what he needs to or wants to.  Just wants to avoid conflict and controversy.

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B.Michael Faber said Oskars journey shows how his interactions "addresses the myriad ways people try to negotiate some sort of peace with non-negotiable tragedies."
C.   People who divorce, etc.  Theme of coping with loss.

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B. Some people were upset about Safran Foer using 9/11 as the setting of the story.  Many feel that you must become worthy of the honor of such a title.  He was green and it ruffled some feathers.
C. What the author was trying to say is as important as what he said.

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1.Faber, Michael. "A Tower of Babble." The Guardian [London] 3 June 2005: n. pag. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
2.Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Boston, MA: Mariner, 2005. Print.
3. Kirn, Walter. "'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close': Everything Included." New York Times [New York City] 3 Apr. 2005: n. pag. Web. 15 Feb. 2017.
4. Updike, John. "Mixed Messages." Editorial. The New Yorker [New York] 14 Mar. 2005: n. pag. Print.
5. Watson, Jerry T. An Integral Setting Tells More than When and Where. 9th ed. Vol. 44. N.p.: Wiley, n.d. Print.

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B."Well, it's hard for anyone, even the most pessimistic of pessimists, to spend more than a few minutes in Central Park without feeling that he or she is experiencing some tense in addition to the present, right?" p. 222
C. Really cool setting quote. nyc can be magical.

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B."There are probably about 18 locks for every person in New York City, which would mean about 162 million locks, which is a crevasse-load of locks." p.41
C.this is a good nyc is big as hell quote for setting

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B. "You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness." p. 180
C. Quote about living life. gotta put yourself out there.

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B.It's a shame that we have to life, but it's a tragedy that we get to live only one life." p.179

C. Grandmother talking about gpa leaving.  Quote #1.  Connecting theme about not enough time.

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B.If I could have chosen, I would have chosen you! p.171
C. Maybe working into a theme of regrets. Oskar really missing his father, shouldn't have said it

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B."Even if I don't like what I am, I know what I am.  My children like what they are, but they don't know what they are.  So tell me which is worse." p. 151
C. Good quote about self identity. Maybe about facing yourself and your sins. unlikely source

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B."I'll never be your father, and you will always be my child." p. 135

C.This is a good quote to show the pain the grandfather felt and the strain in their relationship

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B."it's a shame we have to live, but It's a tragedy that we get to live only one life, because if I had two lives, I would have spent one of them with her." p.133
C. Theme of not enough time. Connects to quote 5.

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B.Safran Foer tries to keep all dialogue short and simple.
C.  This can cause conversations to not go very in depth but makes it an easier read.

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Mrs.Etsweiler I hope you are reading this because it turns out I am a literary genius.  Oratleast the equivalent of Walter Kirn.  He compares Oskar to Holden Caulfield, which, if you don't remember, was my comparison for our first third project.  He said B."This hyperactive impersonation of Holden Caulfield, who dreamed of
catching suicidal children as he trod the same sidewalks that Oskar does and
tried to shake off a funk that also traced back to a family tragedy, connects
with the photographs of the terrorist victim in a nifty, Rubik's cube sort of
way that gives a chilly intellectual thrill but doesn't penetrate the bosom. This
accords with what appears to be the novel's quite difficult grand ambition: to
take on the most explosive subject available while showing no passion."
C. All the critics seem say that this book covers serious things with no seriousness.  Facetious?

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B.John Updike says that the emotion isn't very tangible.  The grandpa's running away from Oskar's  freshly pregnant grandmother is "thinner, overextended, and sentimentally watery" in comparison to his past work.
C. Safran Foer covers many emotional topics but doesn't let it feel real. why? writing style?

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Setting Prods the Plot
B.- Jerry T. Watson said in "an integral setting tells more than where and when" he asks the question can this story occur anywhere or anytime other than when it was assigned.
C.  Yes and No.  It had to be NYC.  It was where the 9/11 attacks were and it is the only place where Oskar could seek his answers.  As for time it could fall into a small time range of a few years.  It has to be post 9/11 but it can't be years later or it would be impossible.

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B. Ground Zero, Hiroshima, and Dresden.
All sites of horror.  Terrorist plane crash, atomic bomb, and air strike bombings.
C  They all contribute to the mood of loss and suffering as well as the theme of enduring tragic events.

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B.  New York City is an important topic for this setting in the story.
C. It makes Oskar´ journey so much more daunting, therefore its completion is so much more impressive.