Extremly Loud and Incrediably Close

The theme I’m exploring in my book is dealing with loss of people. Darcy is losing her boyfriend and her grandmother, she's losing her grandmother because of her health and she losing her boyfriend because of his father's health. This is a very tough time in Darcy’s life because she is trying cope with losing both of them at the same time. It affects the book in a drastic way because Darcy is the main character, and I am focusing on her and her feelings about being left and feeling alone. She feels like nobody is there for her but soon things will get

Abstractly, it almost seems as though the other characters in the book look down on his for this not because he is not mourning, but rather because he is not mourning in the way they are. This sheds light on the overall theme of the novel, that of people being cast out of society because their views and methods do not line up with the accepted ways of society.

Everyone goes through a grieving stage in their lives. Lose of a loved one like a mother or just personal problems can cause a person to be upset and grieving. In the novel Thunderwith by Libby Hathorn, the main character Lara gives an example of the stages of grieving. And how she learnt to overcome her mother's death.

To begin with, the death of Aunt Bernie brings great grief to the narrator and affects his performance at work. His reaction to the event exemplifies the way the society has taught people to react to sorrow. After Bernie’s death, he comes to work not in high spirits as required for a stripper, and female guests are disappointed in him. As a result, Mr. Frendt advises him, “Grief is good, grief is fine, but too much grief, as we all know, is excessive” (Saunders 19). The statement makes it evident that the society does not expect one to grieve to the extent of affecting their daily life. Specifically, Frendt discourages the narrator from mourning too much “like one of those Comanche ladies who bite off their index fingers when a loved one dies” (Saunders 19). Through such words, the author alludes to the culture of this community that requires people

Every individual in this world will encounter grief throughout their lifetimes. It could be caused from the loss of a pet, a bad break up, losing a job, or losing a loved one. The body’s natural response is to grieve, every ones grieving process is unique and different in its own way. This paper will discuss the stages of grief by researching a book called “Lament for a Son” and how the author of the book ( Wolterstorff) found joy after his loss. The author of this paper will analyze and review what is the meaning and significance of death in light of the Christian narrative, as well as how the hope of resurrection can play a role in comforting Wolterstorff.

Grief is defined as keen mental suffering or distress over affliction or loss, and through the various ways both these characters coped with grief, each character’s thoughts and actions reveal aspects of his personality. In life “Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom”

beloved dies. Throughout the poem, the speaker describes the hurt and sorrow that he is feeling

It is evident that through the use of language forms and features the concept form of grief is expressed. Topics of grief are explored through the works of Wesley Enoch, Deborah mailman, and Shaun tan. They express their hardships and struggles through the use of images and representation. Wesley Enoch and Deborah mailman’s play “the seven stages of grieving” and Shaun tans picture book, “the red tree”, each use language forms and features in order to display the messages of life battles and emotional struggles faced by individuals throughout the world. “The seven stages of grieving” play by Deborah mailman and Wesley Enoch, demonstrate that language forms and features allow the author to symbolize the deeper meaning that is being depicted.

Taking place in a post-apocalyptic world ,The man feels guilt to making the boy grow up in these conditions, he tries to shield the boy as much as he can from the horrors of the world. Everyday is another endless struggle, for both the man and the boy. The man does his best to protect the boy and make sure he keeps hope, and continues to “carry the light”. As the story progresses there are points in which it is clear that the boy loses hope. There is a point in the novel in which the boy wishes he was dead, with his mother, and it is clear how much this hurts his father. The man’s main goal was to keep the boy alive, and to hear that the boy is suffering so much that he would rather die is a devastating

When a loved when is gone it feels like a hole in the world. With much grief he says, “Never again will anyone inhabit the world the way he did. Questions I have can never now get answers. The world is emptier. My son is gone. Only a hole remains, Avoid, a gap, never to be filled”(33). This phrase describes his emotions and how he views the world without his son. The author gives advice on what to say to someone who is mourning. He says to never say its Ok because its never okay and death is awful. “ What I need to hear from you is that you recognize how painful it is. I need to hear from you that you are with me in my desperation” (34). When some passes away no one really knows what his or her loved ones are feeling because each death is unique and each person is different. The wisest of words don’t even make the pain go away, and all that can be done is lending an ear to listen, a shoulder to lean on.

At some point in our life we all deal with grief. Whether it’s because of the loss of a loved one, a relationship, or even if you’re the one dying. Grief is something no one wants to bear, but we all feel its heaviness one way or another. In her model, Kubler-Ross introduced the five stages of grief, and this model can be applied to every situation involving grief or loss. In the novel Ordinary People, by Judith Guest, we can see the process of grief and how we and those around us are affected emotionally through the perspective of Conrad and Calvin.

During that time, there were difficulties for each and every family. Some family is poor so each and everyone starved. Some are complicated to handle so one get sale in order to get a living. In the Bundren family, there was obstacle after obstacle. Each and one of them is forced to give up their own dreams and needs. When the Bundren family were traveling, there were difficulties on the way. The road was meeting Anse expectations, the weather wasn’t good, because of that, he blames it for his wife ill health. The way the head of the family, a father, a husband is acting is lowering the hope for the family. Because of the way he is acting, each and one of the family member has to put up with it. This can be the reason that they are not caring for the family but instead caring about their self-interest. “It takes two people to make you, and one people to die. That’s how the world is going to end ( 47 Faulkner). The shows that in our world, things like that can happen. For instance, a family is happily having a meal, everybody is laughing, cheering, yelling cause of excitement, but one of them is unhappy, grumpy, sad, confused. That one member is feels left out. In order to let her anger out, she starts yelling at her sisters and brothers out of no reason. She yells at them for nothing putting the plate right. Yells at them for not walking straight. Suddenly, each and one of the family members feels sad, unhappy, confused just like her. Because of all the fuss, each and one the, family members felt uneasy. This example relates to As I Lay Dying because both families have to give up their own

One grieves because they are loved or they do love. The grace in that, is greater than the unforgiving nature of death. In Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, Jonathan Foer uses his changing speakers throughout the novel to display that maybe grief if the price to pay for love. Throughout the book the main character Oskar, and his grandmother exchange conversations where is it obvious to see that his grandmother is clinging to the love she has for Oskar as she goes through the grieving process. Oskar describes how his grandmother is very protective of him and recalls on hiding from her in a park one day which made her ultimately feel the same grief she felt after the loss of her son, Oskar’s father (Foer 101). She is already going through the process of loss, she battles it everyday and like all grief, it has made her realize that she could lose anyone at any moment. Grief is incredibly powerful; it is strong enough to poison one’s thinking to assume the worst will happen, in even the most harmless of situations. She says to Oskar, “I hope you never love anything as much as I love you. Over” (Foer 73). Her grief has opened her to an intense state of consciousness, allowing her to see and feel love in a way that she may have not known was possible. Time is too slow for those who wait, too long for those who grieve, and too minimal for those who recoup. But for those who love, time is

At some point in our lives, we will experience the loss of a loved one. Often times, after a loss, individuals tend to experience grief, mourning, and the bereavement cycle. If the cycle is not navigated successfully a person; or persons mental health, as well as, physical well-being can be impacted. Although many people experience different reactions to loss, not all go through the process at the same rate/pace. Generally, individuals navigate the process successfully, but there are those who need more time. How a person copes with loss may be challenging. The intent of this paper is to showcase the grief, mourning, and bereavement process Becca endures in the movie Rabbit Hole.

Last of all, digging up the coffin of Oskar’s father could be a catharsis for both Oskar and his grandfather. For both of them it is a purging of emotions, for obvious reasons. Whether it creates closure is the question. For Oskar it does not create closure. He expects it will, but the empty coffin shocks him. “Or maybe I was surprised by how empty is was. I felt like I was looking into the dictionary definition of emptiness.”