Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17
Themes
All Themes Mortality and the Purpose of Life Puzzles and Cleverness Trauma and Guilt Superstition and Ritual Love and Family Language and Communication
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Oskar Schell Grandpa Grandma Dad Mom Mr. Black Abby Black William Black Ruth Black Jimmy Snyder Dr. Fein Ron Georgia Black Simon Goldberg Gerald
Symbols
All Symbols Keys Doorknobs Telephones Letters, Notes, and Notebooks Science, Mathematics, and Invention
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Anthropomorphism Dramatic Irony Flashbacks Foil Foreshadowing Frame Story Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Mood Motifs Pathos Setting Similes Situational Irony Stream of Consciousness Style Tone
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Literary Devices

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