vocab
protege
a person who receives support from an influential person
this precious nine-year-old is the protagonist of the novel
oskar scheel
where does oskar find the key?
in a vase
this theme explores the pain and greif and after math of losing someone
greif
what did the six borough used to be connected to?
manhattan
souvenir
a thing kept as a reminder of a person, place, or thing
he died in the 9/11 attacks, deeply effecting Oskar
thomas jr
a lock box
this theme explores the connection people have with eachother
relationships
what snapped requireing the people of the six borough to resort to old technology?
the electrical lines
vast
great in size, or amount
finds oskar under the bed after the 9/11 attacks
grandma
oskar maps out every person with this sir name
the blacks
this theme explores how everybody greives in their own way,and lives there own way.
sonder
what did the people of manhattan use to keep the sixth borough from moving any further?
bed sheets
condescending
Characteristics of those who treat others with arrogance
this member of the black family lives at the very top of the empire state building and speaks only on sundays
a.r. black
what does the key symbolize to oksar?
it symbolizes oskars love for his dad
this theme runs throughout the novel especially in oskars search
Communication and its limits
is the tale of the sixth borough real?
no
irrefutable
Impossible to deny or disprove
this character helps oskar face his fears
grandpa
oskars journey to return the key eventually leads to his realization, symbolizing a shift in his understanding of greif and closer
the key was not ment for him, closer doesnt akways come with answers
oskar says this when he feels either overwhelmed or sad
heavy boots
where is the sixth borough now?
antartica