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Initially, the film opening transitions from color to black and white, foreshadowing the gloomy events to take place. The story revolves around a German businessman named Oskar Schindler, who is eager to develop his own manufacturing company by profiting off Jewish labor as they are perceived as nothing more than worthless individuals. (marginalization) By attending several dinner parties and dressing in Nazi attire while interacting with guests, he managed to convince Schutzstaffel officials to provide him with his own factory. (folkways) In order to run a successful business, he

"A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of wonder" said Joseph Campbell, who had identified the basic pattern found in many heroic tales and narratives called the monomyth, or the hero's journey. Although nine-year-old protagonist, Oskar Schell from the 2011 movie, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close directed by Stephen Daldry, does not seem like the ordinary hero, he is definitely a heroic character and he goes on a hero's journey with the call to adventure, the crossing of the first threshold, and finally, the attainment of the ultimate boon.

At the beginning of the film, Oskar narrates that he has “always had a hard time doing somethings” (Daldry 2001). Here, Oskar alludes to his many social difficulties when interacting with others, as well as his other mood disorders frequently associated with ASD such as anxiety, hyperactivity, and paranoia (Autism Speaks). Oskar, as a result of the trauma of his father’s death and his disorder, struggles immensely with anxiety and guilt after we learn that he froze in fear on September 11th when the phone rang while he was home alone. When Oskar finally tells his Grandfather about the incident, he emotionally cries, “I wanted to pick up the

The Jews had to live in the worst part of the town, so Oskar did not mind if his workers did not do a good job. Actually, he was kind of happy if his workers did a bad job because a German officer reported to him that his ammunition did not work. Oskar may have lost some friends and money in the process of helping Jews but that did not stop him. Oskar was willing to go to Auschwitz himself and risk being put in the camp to save his workers from this pain. Also, Oskar had an impact on other people by rescuing Jews. When he was in jail for a short time, his wife took over for him (Meltzer 65). Oskar’s heroism had an impact on other people. In short, Oskar is a hero for saving the lives of Jews and taking care of them as if they were family.

The fear of being judged by others for being incapable of taking care of his children also develops his lonely personality. Overall, both texts show how different forms of psychological effects, such as losing a close friend to the war, can cause extreme anguish to

The disorder tendencies are inherited by biological factors. This could make sense, as this characters parents aren’t really introduced, his family could’ve been known to be anxious and rambunctious all the time. Study might suggest that because of his species being known for their messy life styles and easy going attitudes, he was rejected because he was too nervous to get messy with the other children, and he was also the runt of the litter. The idea that this anxiety disorder being passed on through biological factors into this character cannot actually be proven as there is no evidence for his family tree. In fact, it could be joked that he doesn’t actually have a family and is just a toy.

Oskar's father was a man who looked on the brighter side of life, and once he is killed in the 9/11 attack, it becomes increasingly difficult for Oskar to continue his life throughout the aftermath of the tragedy. To cope for the horrific loss of his dad, Oskar goes out to solve the mystery of his father's lock. His intuition is shown in the ways he perseveres and is able to move beyond his fears in order to think logically to achieve a goal. His quest consumes his thoughts and he ultimately spends less time in the reality of his post-tragedy world, and more immersed in the idea of solving the mystery of the one thing that connects him with his father (52). He is a straightforward character who focuses his attention on the task at hand, yet

Development of PTSD is not only related to experiencing a traumatic event. There are several psychological factors associated with development of PTSD. Children that have been exposed to constant trauma and stress are more likely to develop PTSD then children from more stable home environments. Some studies have even shown that when fetuses are exposed to maternal stress they will have trouble coping with stress later in life. Children who come from a poor home environment are particularly susceptible to PTSD because they never learned successful coping skills. When these children experience a traumatic event they do not have the tools or support to successfully manage the stress (Halter, 2014, p. 305-307). Rademaker, Van Zuiden, Vermetten, & Geuze (2011) found that certain personality types are more likely to develop PTSD. Those that exhibit a high amount of neuroticism (anxiety, jealousy, envy, adverse emotional states) and those that are also introverts are more likely to develop PTSD then others (p. 299).

Oskar Schindler's factory is closed and his jewish workers are taken back to Plazow. Oskar schindler is now fully aware of what he has done for the jewish people, and the "safe haven" he has created for them even though he doesn't like to say it. He decided to move his factory to Brenneck, it was considered and ammunition and enamelware factory now. Schindler gets Itzhak Stern, whom he still protects, to create a list of jews to which he will keep in his factory to work for him. This is the "list" in which the novel get its name. The jews put on that list that day were saved in a way, schindler had a new motive for his factory, it was no longer for business, it was a "rescue mission" However the women on the list get transferred to Auschwitz by accident and we then see Oskars character develop as he fights for them back but still remembers to protect his role as a german. In January Amoth Goeth's camp, Plaszow, is closed down and all the remaining jews are sent to Auschwitz. Schindlers factory is still running, however the factory is almost bankrupt as therein not live ammunition being produced, it is all faulty. A couple months lather WWII ends and the holocaust

There is the war between Germany and the allied forces, which plays a pervasive role in the lives of the residents of Molching, and there is the more subtle conflict between the ever present Nazi party and those who do not conform to their ideas. The war is a major driving factor of the plot of the novel, causing the air raids which bring the community together and eventually breaks it apart, and the conscription which takes Alex Steiner and Hans Hubermann away from their families. The conflict between the Nazi party and those who do not conform creates the circumstances which the protagonists find themselves in. The Nazi party captures and contains Jews in concentration camps, which creates Max’s fear and paranoia. Hans initially tries to join the Nazi party to create safety for him and his family, but decides not to join when he sees the destroyed shops of Jewish people in Molching, and Nazi members begin to judge Hans. ‘“He will never be approved,” it said, “even if he buys a hundred copies of Mein Kampf.” The statement was unanimously agreed upon.’ demonstrates the conflict between Hans and the Nazi party. This conflict puts the Hubermanns, Liesel, and Max under constant pressure, and creates fear in the reader that the conflict will climax

However, the tragic event that killed his father has made Oskar afraid of everything that has to do with 9/11: “Even after a year, I still had an extremely difficult time doing certain things, like taking showers, for some reason, and getting into elevators, obviously. There was a lot of stuff that made me panicky, like suspension bridges, germs, airplanes, fireworks, […] scaffolding, sewers and subway grates, bags without owners, shoes, people with mustaches, smoke, knots and tall buildings. A lot of the time I’d get the feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. It’s just that everything was incredibly far away from me” (Foer 36). The only thing that is holding Oskar back from finding the lock is his fear: “It took me three hours and forty-one minutes to walk to Aaron Black because public transportation makes me panicky” (Foer 87).Oskar’s going to great lengths to avoid facing his fears and he is allowing the fears he has about dying the same way that his father did to control his life.

Plot * Liesel, her mother and her brother Werner are all travelling on a train, to greet Werner’s and Liesels foster parents. * Liesel, illiterate has a dream o Adolf Hitler and speaks to him in broken German. * As she is half awake, Liesels brother dies, and there were two Nazi soldiers who argue on weather they leave the body there or take it with them. * Both Liesel and her mother are traumatized by his sudden death and 2 days later he is buried. * After the ceremony finishes Liesel digs at his grave but is dragged away by her mother, but before getting on another train Liesel steals a book she is unable to even read the title of. * She is taken to a place in Munich called Himmel

Jack and Oskar were two twin brothers who were separated a little after birth due to their parent's separation. Jack grew up with his Jewish father and his family while Oskar grew up with his mother and her German family. Oskar attended a Nazi-run school and later joined a Hitler youth,

On the worst day, September 11, 2001, many people lost family, friends, neighbors, everything. Oskar Schell was one of the many people who lost someone, he lost his father. Oskar and his father had an extraordinary bond, causing him to go on an expedition all over New York, to understand why his father passed away. His actions changed multiple lives throughout his journey, including Abby and William Black, his mother, and a renter. The expedition fundamentally changed the lives of the people he came in contact with, and gave them a new perspective on life.

The boy in the Striped Pajamas is during World War 2, where a boy named Bruno and his family have to leave Berlin and take up residence next to a concentration camp. Bruno's father has just become commandment. Bruno looks out of his bedroom window and finds an odd-wired fence next door. He notices the people next door aren't all children, but appear to be wearing striped pajamas. Bruno always liked an adventure, the next day he begins exploring the fence.