Comparisment

Comparing E.L.A.I.C & P.O.B.

In both stories journey s are taken by the main characters. While in the Pride of Baghdad the lions have to go on an actual trip of walking around and searching for food, in Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Oscar goes through more a mental journey of mourning over his dad’s death. The walk to the houses of the NYC Blacks is more a part of this journey.

Additionally the structure of both books has to be mentioned. Extremely Loud and Incredibly close starts off with a death and end’s quite happily since the boy has accepted his dad’s death and has gotten over his mourning. The Pride of Baghdad starts of the other way around: The lion’s are happily living their everyday life at the zoo when suddenly the bomb explosion destroys the peace. The book ends very tragic when the lions are killed by the U.S. soldiers.