Monday, November 19, 2012
Eric #2
Throughout the book it seems that Oskar has changed a lot. At the beginning of the book he spoke about how he had never lied. Now lies are a natural occurrence for him. I don't think that it is a bad thing for him. He isn't using lies to get out of trouble, he is using them to uncover the truth about his father. On page 87 he made a pact with himself to only lie when necessary, "... I wouldn't lie unless I absolutely had to, which I did a lot." For example, he has had to lie on multiple occasions when trying to discover what " Black" meant. He mostly lied about his age, either to make him seem innocent or, in other cases, mature. I believe that his lies will play an important role in the book. I also find it odd that he counts the number of lies that he makes.
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I believe that the lies symbolize how much Oskar is willing to sacrifice for the search. As the search continues, he sacrifices more and more to reach the ending. First it was his honesty. Then it was his immaturity. As the story and the search progress, Oskar will have to rediscover himself or give up the search all together
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