Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close . I stood on all of that and it worked for a second. But then I had the tips of my fingers on the vase, and the tragedies started to wobble, and the tuxedo was incredibly distracting, and the next thing was that everything was on the floor, including me, and including the vase, which had shattered. “I didn’t do it!” I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much. How does the narration shape Oskar’s characterization in this excerpt?
Answer
A
It suggests his flair for the dramatic.
B
It hints at his pent-up anger and hostility.
C
It indicates he is reckless and rowdy.
D
It shows his youth and inexperience.
Explanation
Oskar describes the accident in exaggerated, theatrical terms: the “tragedies” wobble, the tuxedo is “incredibly distracting,” and he hollers that he didn’t do it. This dramatic narration makes the incident feel larger and more intense than a simple accident, suggesting his flair for the dramatic. The passage does not mainly portray anger or deliberate recklessness.
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