In the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Johnathan Safran Foer. It is about a boy whose dad died during the 9/11 attacks in the world trade center. Oskar, whose dad died finds himself in a state of mind, where he sees the the world in a very diffident way. He finds messages throughout his dad's things. His dad originally ticked him into thinking there was a 6th borough. Before his dad's death, his dad was a jeweler and was there with Oskar every time he found a clue, Oskar would be rewarded with another one. But now, since his death, he was left with no answer nor a goodbye from his father; until a year had passed.
After the year, he is a bit over his dad's dead and decides to go through is stuff and finds a key. His dad makes 2 calls before he dies, and it had a 8 minute gap in between. I think Oskar wanted to stretch those eight minutes to find out possibly something about the 6th borough or maybe his dad. In the book, he carries somethings throughout the journey. One thing he carries is the tambourine. I mean It's used to calm him down. Every time he hears the tambourine, he's more calm and feels like he can do anything. Maybe its like a way of getting to his. Feelings like his dad is there, with hi, making him feel more calm and the small urge to go anything. He also meets the renter of his grandmother, which he also reminds Oskar of his Dad. I mean he told everything to that guy. The renter, which then he finds out is his grandfather actually. He told his whole journey and even had a oxymoron battle with him, just like he use to with his dad. I think he trusted the guy because he saw a part of his dad in him and knew that part of his dad was still there and it will always be with him.
All and all, I'm halfway through the book and it has made me realize that family is very important. You can tell when family is near. Oskar kept all things about his dad warped inside into a book. It almost never came out. He finds trust to a complete stranger before he knew it was family. Maybe it's because he trusted a stranger rather than his mom or his grandmother. Because they might not understand his pain as a stranger would. Because a stranger wouldn't know you, and would have to start fresh on knowing you.
Good post, I agree with how you said that family is important. It's strange how people who remind you of friends or family seem easier to trust since they remind you of someone you trust. It's easier to assume you can trust someone than to doubt constantly about who to trust. Again, good post.
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