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Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close By Jonathan Safran Foer

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In a story about loss, fear, and human connection surrounding an event that has shaped our country and touched the lives of millions, no other work of modern fiction deserves a seat among the classics required in English classes than Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. Altering perspectives from a 9-year-old boy to his mute grandfather, Jonathan Safran Foer invites the reader to see the world through the eyes of innocence and experience. He shows that relationships are built on vulnerability and honesty in the plot, and further proves this by developing a strong bond between the reader and the characters through divulging the characters most private thoughts and emotions. In all this the reader learns of empathy, emotional wellbeing, and
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