is just one aspect of the novel’s multimediality, the necessary analysis of structural aspects will focus on analyzing these elements and their function in the novel exclusively. Even if structure, in terms of using different fonts, gaps, images etc. I will, however not only attempt to connect the book's content to its structure, but will try to link it to the questions: Do the different structural aspects support the content of the passage? Do they contradict it? Or can they not be linked to the content they give shape to at all? The main stress of the structural analysis lies therefore on an attempt to find out why Foer uses certain structural and formal aspects and to which extend these aspects are a reflection of a September 11 aftermath. Besides the analysis of the different characters, I also intend to highlight important structural/formal aspects of Extremely and try to link them to the respective characters' trauma. Written in 2005, only four years after the event, the book not only tries to show the effects of a traumatized mind, but also visualizes traumatic experience in terms of layout and structure. In my thesis, I will try to analyze the role of trauma throughout Foer's novel. Jonathan Safran Foer's novel Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close endavours to adequately(?) represent the post-9/11 traumatic experience of different characters.
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