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"I thought about life, about my life, the embarrassments, the little coincidences..."

Oskar's grandfather it thinking about how everything in life has a purpose, even the little things.

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"i thought about life, about my life, the embarrsments, the little coincidences, the shadows of the alarm clocks on the bedside table."

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"i thought about life, about my life, the embarrsments, the little coincidences, the shadows of the alarm clocks on the bedside table."

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"If she had a key, she could leave things inside the door." page. 6 (Logan) although short, this quote ties into Oskar being clever by him trying to solve things that he considers problems or obstacles, and trying to make things easier for himself and others.

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"She also gave me a white blazer because i only wear white." He was gifted white clothing because its the only color he wears.-James

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"Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks, Arab people on the subway (even though I'm not racist)..."

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"Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks, Arab people on the subway (even though I'm not racist)..."

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This shows trauma because he is scared of public places that he thinks Arab people might bomb. (Ryan)

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on page 37 he goes through his fathers closet "i fell and heard a bang it was all his stuff on the ground" this impacts the POV cause he finds all of his dads stuff and is mourning the loss of his dad

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pg 36 "there was a lot of stuff the made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks, Arab people on the subway (even though I'm not racist)..."
This showed superstition because Oskar is very scared of this things because a lot of these things are related to 9/11. He fears this because his dad died.

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" a lot of the time i'd get that feeling like was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space but not in the fascinating way." This is oskar saying that he feels alone and far away from everyone else because of his dads death.

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"My favorite book is A Brief History of Time, even though I havent actually finished it, because the math is incredibly hard and Mom isnt good at helping me." pg. 11 (Logan) By saying that this book is his favorite book and he hasnt even finished it yet, it implies to the reader that Oskar likes math and likes doing these complex problems which ties into him being clever.

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Oscars characterization is indirect because the author never comes out and say wether he smart mean nice. The author just described him in ways that wernt direct and have to read carefully to see what he is like. the author talks about how he Oscar could invent stuff. this means that he is smart and is not directly stated."i could invent a tea kettle that reads in dads voice so i could fall asleep or a set of kettles that sings the chorus of the yellow submarine (mario Ketter)

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oscars a very smart intelligent kid but it is never directly stated, so it must be indirect an indirect characterization of that is on page (35) ."As for the bracelet Mom wore to the funeral, what I did was  converted last voice message into Morse code'' they are not fully stating in the quote that hes smart, but what he's doing implies that he is an intelligent kid.-Brian Hanna

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"what a mess i am, i thought, what a fool, how foolish and narrow, how worthless, how pinched and pathetic, how helpless. none of my pets know their names, what kind of person am i?" He i feeling guilt because he cant talk to any of his pets because he cant speak. this was because he was traumatized when he was younger.

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"I wanted to tell her she shouldn't be playing Scrabble yet....It wasn't fair to dad, and it wasn't fair to me."
This quote reveals how Oscar is feeling about his dad's death, and how he thinks his mom isn't bothered about the passing of her husband.

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"please marry me" This shows love and family because the grandmother just met her future husband and in one day she already wants to marry him because of how their personalities are the same both are lonely in new york no family and friends.
alexia and andrew

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on page 8, "A great game that dad and i would sometimes play on Sunday's was Reconnaissance Expedition. sometimes they were incredibly complicated and would go on for a couple of weeks." Oskar's father designed a puzzle game for him that are sometimes simple and other times very complicated. Oskar always knows how to follow the clues given to him to solve the puzzle.
on page 35, "As for the  bracelet mom wore to the funeral, what i did was i converted dad's last voice message into Morse code." Oskar is very creative and smart he conveys this by making Morse code jewelry from his father's voice messages and gives them to his mother as gifts.
(Alexys Rugani)

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The narrator is Oscar in this paragraph, the POV is 1st, the impact that it has is it gives us a view of what Oscar is seeing and all the memories his father's stuff in the closet is giving him. "I go through his jacket and clothes, his casket is closed but his closet is opened" pg. 37. this allows us to understand if we lose a family member, we would go back and look at their stuff to just think of them

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(Jake Blunkosky) The narrator of Chapter 1 is Oscar. The chapter is written in first person point of view. There are many benefits of first person point of few.(Daniel D) the author used first person as a tool. He used it to show how the events that recently occurred effected him and how he views his relationships because of it. we as the reader see hes seeing life more negatively. for example we are told his mother probably wish it was him who died but if we saw if from the mothers point of view also wed learn that isn't the case.

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(Jake Blunkosky) The narrator of Chapter 1 is Oscar. The chapter is written in first person point of view. There are many benefits of first person point of few.(Daniel D) the author used first person as a tool. He used it to show how the events that recently occurred effected him and how he views his relationships because of it. we as the reader see hes seeing life more negatively. for example we are told his mother probably wish it was him who died but if we saw if from the mothers point of view also wed learn that isn't the case.

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"Grandma was knitting white mittens so i knew they were for me even though it wasn't cold out."
His grandma was caring for Oskar even when it wasn't the season it shows that they will still will take care of each other
(Andrew and Alexia)

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" raisons d'etre" This is one of many french quotes from Oskar that he always says with his family. This quote means reason for being.Pg 1 (Kaityn)
" I went to a tattoo parlor and had YES written onto the palm of his left hand and NO on the palm of his right hand" This is oskars grandfather speaking in this chapter because he lost his words slowly so it would make it easier for yes and no questions. pg 17 (kaitlyn)
"We met  at the Colombian Bakery on Broadway, We'd both come to New York lonely." This is when his grandfather and his grandmother meet and fell in love. pg 28 (dylan)
" I gave him a high-five, and showed him the key i found." This is when Oskar went to go ask the key maker what type of key he found in the vase. pg 39 (dylan)

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Chapter Two Summary Brian Bell And Nick Mimna 

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Chapter Two Summary Brian Bell And Nick Mimna 

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This Chapter is set in 1963, so Oskar must no longer be the narrator. It is written as a letter, narrated by Oskars grandpa "Brian". The letter tells us about Oskars grandpa and how he lost his ability to speak. He loses words one by one starting with the word Anna "Nick". The last word he was able to speak was "I" "Brian". Chapter two, overall, tells us about Oskars Grandpa. He loses words and eventually finds a girl at a coffee shop and she wants him to marry her "Nick".

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We are first introduced to Oskar is a 9 year old little boy. He is a very smart and curious kid. He is always asking questions to anyone he meets.
(Reagan Richards)
Oskar shared his love for wisdom with his dad, who sadly passed away. While on the way to his funeral Oskar starts to think of all the memories he has with his dad, while his mom keeps telling him to keep still and constantly clutches her purse. Him and Oskar always thought of inventions and ways to improve the world.
(Braden Medved)

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Narrator: Thomas
P.O.V.: First person
Impact: The P.O.V. helps the reader understand the affect of the loss of speech on Thomas. It gives a background about Thomas as a young adult and helps the reader know what his thought process is and how he thinks and interacts with people. It is a limited p.o.v. so the reader doesn't hear/see other characters thoughts and feelings.

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"...I tried to tell the waiter, 'The way you handed me that knife, that reminds me of -' but I couldn't finish the sentence, her name wouldn't come, I tried again, it wouldn't come, she was locked inside me, how strange, I thought, how frustrating, how pathetic, how sad, I took a pen from my pocket and wrote 'Anna' on my napkin."

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"...I tried to tell the waiter, 'The way you handed me that knife, that reminds me of -' but I couldn't finish the sentence, her name wouldn't come, I tried again, it wouldn't come, she was locked inside me, how strange, I thought, how frustrating, how pathetic, how sad, I took a pen from my pocket and wrote 'Anna' on my napkin."

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He has trauma from the way the waiter holds a knife because it reminds him of Anna. (Ryan)

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"Well what i don't get is why do we exist? I don't mean how, but why?"

Oskar is having a conversation with his dad about why do people exist and his dad says it's a complicated subject

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The chapter starts with Oskar talking about he makes jewelry for his mother out of beads based on the voicemails his dad left them the day he died, translated into Morse code. He then goes on to tell the audience how things have changed since his father's death and some of the trauma it has caused him. Such as the inability to take showers or go into his dad's closet, he is also now afraid of things like elevators, suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks, and "Arab people". Until one day he finally decides to go into his father's closet to look around (SAM).
Oskar then goes to his dads closet and finds a vase on the top shelf of his closet, attempts to climb to get it and then falls with the vase in his hands. He found an envelope within the mess of the vase and inside there was a key. He goes out to find what the key goes to and ends up going to a locksmith and still can't figure it out. He also finds that the envelope that contained the key has "Black" written on the back. He goes to figure out more about the writing and realizes it could be someones name.(Evan)