Q2: Blog4

Wow. It doesn't seem like it's been a week since the last time I blogged. I guess that's what breaks do. I didn't get in quite as much reading as I had hoped over break, but I still got farther into the story. I was sick on Sunday, and after realizing that they was nothing on TV, it was back to EL&IC. I made it to page 208 this week. The part of this section that struck me is when Oskar and his mother are at a psychiatrist. Oskar shares his feelings with the psychiatrist, who seems quite concerned with Oskar's intense feelings. While Oskar's feelings are intense, the part that really surprised me was his suggestion that Oskar should go to a hospital. His mother, of course, refused. Oskar, however, had a good point. After your dad dies in a horrible accident, wouldn't it be more worrying if you didn't have some strong emotions going on. While Oskar is a strange boy with strange feelings, I had always taken his feelings at face level. They change often, and even though they may seem frightening, they aren't strong feelings for Oskar. Oskar quickly goes from having 'heavy boots' to 'light boots' to 'very heavy boots'. I feel like the psychiatrist is overreacting to Oskar's emotions, but then again I may just not be taking Oskar completely serious, he is a bit of a strange character.