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In "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close",Foer uses keys to describe the motivation that drive those who experienced loss to unlock answers within; despite the challenges they might face, people have the need to search to have a full closure.

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Oskar thinks he’s come to a closure when entering William Black’s office but, finds out the key has no connection to him, rather that it belongs to William Black’s father:  “The whole point of the key is that I found it in my dad’s closet, and since he’s dead, I couldn’t ask him what it meant, so I had to find out for myself’ ‘you found it in his closet?’ ‘Yes’ ‘in a tall blue vase?’ I nodded. ‘With a label on the bottom?’ ‘I don’t know. I didn’t see a label. I don’t remember’ if I’d been alone, I would have given myself the biggest bruise of my life. I would have turned myself into one big bruise”(295). After Thomas’s death, Oskar wants his answers and uses the key found in the blue vase as a motivation. Foer highlights the key as a deliberate distraction, when Oskar forgot one little detail about his findings, he stated would want to pain himself, even worse he would want to become the pain. When stating “I would have turned myself into one big bruise” this demonstrates the pressure Oskar puts on himself  to find the lock. His obsessive behavior towards his finding portrays what he’s willing to do to find his closure.The larger idea Foer is trying to get at is, those who experienced loss will always have the temptation to search knowing the trauma will always be right behind them.dilnoza

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Fun fact!!!(about keys, to lighten the mood)

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Fun fact!!!(about keys, to lighten the mood)

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In Ancient Rome, women were often the keepers of the keys. They sometimes wore rings of keys, and some rings were attached to hair pins.

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Oscar explains how he's been able to leave to search for the lock but, claims he thinks his mom doesn't care for him: “Every time I left our apartment to go searching for the lock, I became a little lighter, because I was getting closer to Dad. But I also became  a little heavier, because I was getting farther from Mom” (52). The apparent metaphor in the quote shows how far the key has brought Oskar, at least that’s what he thinks. The key has been driving a motivation in Oskar that he will one day have his answers and a happily ever ending. Oskar needs to open his eyes and see the truth in front of him, he doesn’t have a closure. When Oskar states “I became a little lighter[because he was searching for his dad]” that shows that Oskar has a scene replaying in his mind over and over again of him finally finding what he needs or what he thinks he needs. Not only does the metaphor lead to this conclusion, but the imagery in Foer’s words, when reading it's easy to imagine Oskar having a big amount of weight on his shoulders and all of a sudden it all vanishes because of his “closure”. The larger idea is that motivation if everywhere but, taking advantage of a small thing and turning it into something it’s not getting anyone anywhere and pushing those who care about you further. Dilnoza

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This fun fact is better than the other, fun fact.

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This fun fact is better than the other, fun fact.

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A parrot in England picked a lock in November of 2014. The parrot was named magic, and escaped from his cage and then the car in which he was being transported.

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“Strike My Keys” by Suzanne Hayasaki(Other source)

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“Strike My Keys” by Suzanne Hayasaki(Other source)

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"Let your desire to communicate to me
What moves you, what keeps you from sleep
Inspire you to compose a symphony
On the smooth ivory surface of my spine "(4th stanza).

Keys, in this poem are referring to piano keys rather than keys which fit locks.  Although different in physicality, the idea is still the same that the keys are a bridge to communicate to another.  Hayasaki personifies the music, representing the harmony of the piano as a sort if person to communicate to.  In the 4th stanza, Hayasaki uses the metaphor:  “Let your desire communicate to me” .  The bridge or “communication” between you and the harmony, are the keys that you press.  Hayasaki idea parallels Foer’s idea that keys from a communication bridge between Oskar and the people he meets. Tommy

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Starting Oskar’s journey to finding the lock to the key, Oskar going in alphabetical order first arrives at Abby Black’s house to which he shows her the key: “I pulled the key out from under my shirt and put it in her hand. Because the string was still around my neck, when she leaned in to look at the key, her face was incredibly close to my face.” (97). Oskar’s journey throughout the story which was later revealed,  was to find companionship with all the people he meets, which is especially shown when he first arrives at Abby Black’s house.  Foer uses the key metaphorically as a bridge to connect Oskar and other people he meets.  With the string “still around my neck”, and the key bringing Abby closer to Oskar, the key literally brings Abby closer to Oskar with little space, and the key being the only thing in between them.  Acting as the “bridge”.  Ultimately satisfying Oskar’s neediness to be loved, and achieving his goal, “incredibly close to my face”.  And with the key originating from his dad who died, Foer is able to show the larger idea that those who go through trauma will always seek some form of closure. Tommy

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