J.S. Foer's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close'

Sensation mongering or an aid to coping strategies?

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British
Cover of the book J.S. Foer's 'Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close' by Thomas Thieke, GRIN Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Thomas Thieke ISBN: 9783640657575
Publisher: GRIN Publishing Publication: July 6, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing Language: English
Author: Thomas Thieke
ISBN: 9783640657575
Publisher: GRIN Publishing
Publication: July 6, 2010
Imprint: GRIN Publishing
Language: English

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,2, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik), course: The US Justice System, language: English, abstract: The enormous adverse psychological side effects resulting from the 9/11 at-tacks are represented by 13% of lower Manhattan residents even seven years afterwards. Foer has a walk-over attracting a large readership because he utilizes this topic. His rea-dership could have been even bigger if they would have known about the practical im-plementation of coping strategies creatively hidden in the subtext. It is the main goal of this text to reveal major PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in the main characters in a partly scientific/literary analysis and thus give an idea how the 40% of New York City's affected school children might have felt in the aftermath of September 11. Relevant coping strategies that ensure a general health-related quality of life can be experienced in a beautiful story about a boy that exceeds his emotional boundaries with the help of his closer and farther related social environment.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 1,2, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Anglistik), course: The US Justice System, language: English, abstract: The enormous adverse psychological side effects resulting from the 9/11 at-tacks are represented by 13% of lower Manhattan residents even seven years afterwards. Foer has a walk-over attracting a large readership because he utilizes this topic. His rea-dership could have been even bigger if they would have known about the practical im-plementation of coping strategies creatively hidden in the subtext. It is the main goal of this text to reveal major PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) symptoms in the main characters in a partly scientific/literary analysis and thus give an idea how the 40% of New York City's affected school children might have felt in the aftermath of September 11. Relevant coping strategies that ensure a general health-related quality of life can be experienced in a beautiful story about a boy that exceeds his emotional boundaries with the help of his closer and farther related social environment.

More books from GRIN Publishing

Cover of the book Development aid and transformation process in Africa by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book The role of Junk Bonds in Corporate Finance by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Under-Mining the Power of Communities by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Assessing the Causes of Employee Resistance to Change in the Implementation of Business Processes Re-engineering in an Organization by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book The promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises in the EU by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Irrelevanz der Ausschüttungspolitik? by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book The United States of America - an Empire? by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Interaction between the Novel and Travelling by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book The presentation of a hybrid identity in Fred Wah´s 'Diamond Grill': Food and habitation as ethnic markers and Chinese Canadians by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Chaucer 'Miller's Tale' by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Bigger Thomas - victim of society, tragic hero or subhuman monster by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Environmental consciousness in USA by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Transnational Political Practices of Turkish and Kurdish Organisations in Germany by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book 'Geschmäcker lassen sich nicht globalisieren' by Thomas Thieke
Cover of the book Portfolio Models by Thomas Thieke
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy