Oskar Schell is still determined to find to whom or what the "BLACK" key belongs. He decides that he will search the buroughs of New York until he gets answers. Unfortunately for him, he is determined to navigate in alphabetical order by the persons first name, not by district. Oskar walks more than three hours back and forth through the streets just to show up at the next doorstep and attain disappointment. Eventually, Oskar shows up at a home of Abbey Black; she is a beautiful older woman that attracts his attention. With his mind set on the goal, Oskar makes his way into Abbey's home and continues to ask questions that pertain to her house--thinking that somehow he will find a clue to his father. The couple talk for hours about elephants, jewelry, photographers, everything that ends up meaningless.
Oskar comes to an epiphany later that night when he was asleep. Running into his mother's room, he asks her the name of the storage company that his father would keep his belongings--his biggest hope was to hear her say BLACK STORAGE or BLACKWELL STOAGE or MIDNIGHT STORAGE or even RAINBOW--anything to connect a clue to the key. The name was none of the above and his high expectations were once again drown out by disappointment.
I now think i am going to compare how a character's emotional purging can motivate and benefit others...
The death of Oskar Schell's father was a tragic moment in the young boy's life. But through the adventure that his dad left behind (or so Oskar thinks) he becomes closer to his father than ever before. He recieved the wit and brain of his biggest role model in life, and now lives out his 'legacy' without even realizing how his goal-driven purpose now is keeping his father's memories alive. Oskar's outstanding protrayal of bravery is not out of his own will, he walks the dangerous streets of the New York Burroughs thinking the whole time about the reward of being like his father, never once doubting that he will be closer. His determination and simple-minded questions make him a character that is brilliant, yet still child-like. The open-mindedness of his thoughts actually seem to force him into being more mature and rounded from his experiences. Oskar's pain from the death of his dad leads him to inspire everyone he meets that being true to themselves and keeping in line with all of the things they find most dear to them and those they look(ed) up to--especially the father figure.
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