Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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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
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Love and Family
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Oskar Schell
Grandpa
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Mr. Black
Abby Black
William Black
Ruth Black
Jimmy Snyder
Dr. Fein
Ron
Georgia Black
Simon Goldberg
Gerald
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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
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Jonathan Safran Foer
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
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
Lit 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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