![]() When looking at these events directly, the explosion of the buildings was extremely loud for people that were present at the time of the event, the same way the explosions were incredibly close, it was nearly impossible to escape the buildings. First, such a title indirectly reflects the setting of the book built around the attack on the World Trade Center in New York. ![]() Safran Foer chose to use “extremely loud and incredibly close” as a title for his novel for a number of reasons. Because ‘extremely’ describes ‘loud’ and ‘incredibly’ relates to ‘close’, there is a dichotomy of feelings main characters experience in the course of the events presented in the novel. While incredibly describes a notion that is so unusual that it seems impossible, it extremely denotes something that exceeds the usual degree of measures. Despite the fact that these words have a similar meaning, their differentiation lies in the ways they are used. To explore the significance of the title, it is important to understand the broad spectrum of meanings words ‘incredibly’ and ‘extremely’ bear. Unfortunately, their feelings are far from being described by words ‘extremely’ and ‘incredibly’ in a positive connotation. Unlike many novels where the title reflects the events that occur with main characters, the title of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close represents what the characters felt and thought in the course of particular events. ![]()
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