1. What are your thoughts about Oskar at this point in the novel, after "Heavier Boots"? Do you sympathize with him? Are you critical of him? Choose a specific action of his as the basis for your comment.
At this point of the novel after reading "Heavier Boots", my thoughts about Oskar have changed a lot. I definitely still do sympathize with him on the death of his father, and all the misery that he has gone through, but I'm at the same time becoming more critical about his actions. Oskar seems like a very determined and smart boy who will never give up until he succeeds in his goal, but some of his actions seem to amuse me. Oskar tells his mom: "If I could have chosen, I would have chosen you!" (171). I could not believe that Oskar would tell his own mom that he would rather have her die than his dad. He's starting to spill his anger out on his own mother who doesn't even deserve it. After the argument Oskar tried to comfort his mom after hurting her by saying, "I said I take it back...You can't take something like that back." (172). Oskar actually thought that after saying something that cruel to his mom, he could fix it all by saying "I take it back." Even though he's nine years old, he still needs to realize that his actions and words can hurt others greatly.
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