One of my favorite quotes in this book was said by Oskar's mom. It goes, "Dad sometimes missed the forest for the trees". This quote can have multiple meanings and it leaves the reader deep in thought. I assumed it meant that he likes to catch the detail of the picture, rather than take a glance at the overall image. In other words, missed the big picture of it all. This reminded me of a song called 'The bigger picture' by Stornoway. This song basically explains what it means to see the bigger picture.What are some other meanings that it could possibly have?
Oskar and his dad don't have much interaction in this book before he died, but we are starting learn more about him as the book progresses. One thing the is clear to see is the fact that him and his dad had a very special bond. His dad always made up these "hints" and Oskar would have to guess the location and go find the next hint. They were so meticulous that Oskar even had to pay attention to the word choice in his father's sentences, or he might miss an important clue. Everything his dad did was important, because everything he did always has a purpose. For example, Oskar found and envelope with "black" written on it , so he took it to the craft shop to find out what was so special about black. The "color expert" was able to explain to Oskar that normally it's difficult to write the word of one color with the opposite actual color. His dad had wrote the work "bleck" in red pen. When Oskar was searching through the pen test books, he happened to see his dad's name and he knew that he had been there. I really like this idea. It's such a fun way to get to know someone instead of just flat out listing their life. On page 52, Oskar even says "Every time I left our apartment to go searching for the lock, I became a little lighter, because I was getting closer to Dad. But I also became a little heavier, because I was getting farther from mom". What are some other books with a really good father-son relationship that you know of?
So far, I think this book has many great qualities. Although it's a bit confusing, because of the many different writing patterns that the author has, it's a good book. At the moment, the book doesn't target a specific reader, but I would teenager and up.
Oskar and his dad don't have much interaction in this book before he died, but we are starting learn more about him as the book progresses. One thing the is clear to see is the fact that him and his dad had a very special bond. His dad always made up these "hints" and Oskar would have to guess the location and go find the next hint. They were so meticulous that Oskar even had to pay attention to the word choice in his father's sentences, or he might miss an important clue. Everything his dad did was important, because everything he did always has a purpose. For example, Oskar found and envelope with "black" written on it , so he took it to the craft shop to find out what was so special about black. The "color expert" was able to explain to Oskar that normally it's difficult to write the word of one color with the opposite actual color. His dad had wrote the work "bleck" in red pen. When Oskar was searching through the pen test books, he happened to see his dad's name and he knew that he had been there. I really like this idea. It's such a fun way to get to know someone instead of just flat out listing their life. On page 52, Oskar even says "Every time I left our apartment to go searching for the lock, I became a little lighter, because I was getting closer to Dad. But I also became a little heavier, because I was getting farther from mom". What are some other books with a really good father-son relationship that you know of?So far, I think this book has many great qualities. Although it's a bit confusing, because of the many different writing patterns that the author has, it's a good book. At the moment, the book doesn't target a specific reader, but I would teenager and up.
