My theme of exploration is Oskar’s mental health. I think that the way Oskar chooses to express himself is different than how other people might act in a situation like losing his father in the deadliest terror attack to ever happen at that point and time. That’s why I chose to explore Oskar’s mental health deeper than what the book let readers get. I want to better understand Oskar’s actions and thinking.
For my creation I made a collage that represents Oskar’s brain and what’s going on inside. I tried to make it as chaotic, yet put together, as possible. Because in the book, even though Oskar tends to go off topic and some of the things he says are random, his thoughts are structured so they all fit together and I wanted to present this project