Jordan - Section 4

"Down"- Blink 182

Although this song is a love song, I think this song represents his pain and regret about his father. The pain described in this song of losing someone is how Oskar feels without his dad. In the last section, he discusses a lot about how he wishes he could make it go in reverse and his dad would be there, which is how Blink-182 describes the loss of this girl. The longing to have his dad back and the desire to move forward are well represented by this song.

Jordan - Section 1

I drew this to depict a few of my favorite of Oskar's inventions. On the left is the building with a skyscraper of grades underground. Beside that is the portable pocket he thinks of with his grandfather. Above that is the teakettle that sings "Yellow Submarine" instead of whistling. Above that is the ambulance that will tell you what's going on, if it's someone you know, and whether or not to worry. To the right of that is the reservoir of tears from every house in New York for everyone who cries when they fall asleep, and beneath that is the speakers you swallow that play your heartbeat out of your mouth. I depicted these how I thought Oskar would.

ELAIC: Poem

1
HE FINALLY REPLIED!
HE REPLIED TO ME!
AFTER ALL THIS TIME
HE APPRECIATES MY
DEDICATION, FINALLY!
I'VE BEEN WRITING HIM
FOR YEARS AND YEARS!
What would Dad think?
Would he be surprised?
Or maybe
he's Stephen Hawking
in disguise.
How wonderful would that be?
Dad finally replying to me,
through the voice of
Stephen Hawking.
Why did he wait so long?
The thought gives me heavy boots.

2
I worry about Oskar,
and I know he misses his father.
I do too.
He's been very sick lately,
I don't want to lose him too.
I can't.
I wonder if he thinks I don't care.
How could he ever think that?
Have I been neglecting him?
No, never.
He reminds me of his dad so much.
The things Thomas used to do
are embedded into his DNA.
It's scary how much he reminds me of him sometimes.
I shouldn't say that, I forgot he doesn't like the comparison.

3
Look at him.
I'm so proud.
He's looking around for that lock,
just how I taught him.
But I wish I could tell him that
that key has nothing to do with me.
I could never ruin his adventure though.
*shrugs*
Maybe this is what he needed to finally let me go.
I can't help but to think what could have been.
He still has the messages..
I wish he would show his mother.
Can he feel my presence?
I'm glad he didn't see it on TV,
because that was a very long fall.