A Case Study Of Oskar Schell In J. S. Foer’s Novel Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close

Bachelor Thesis from the year 2016 in the subject English - Literature, Works, University of Presov (British and American Studies), language: English, abstract: This bachelor thesis analyses Oskar Schell, the fictional character from Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . The chosen technique is called a case study since it examines the case of Oskar Schell with an emphasis on his mental state. The thesis is divided into two main parts; theoretical and practical. The theory briefly deals with the author and his literary purpose, explains the plot, the basic theories of three mental disorders - posttraumatic stress disorder, autism and clinical depression. The practical part demonstrates symptoms of these illnesses in Oskar’s passages and in the end provides a possible diagnosis.