Oscar Shell is the protagonist in the movie ” Extremely loud and incredibly close”. Oscar lost his father when he was 9 years old at the 9/11 attack. Oscar is a very intelligent boy. He is very organized and thinks strategically. He is a special and unusual kid in his own way. Oscar is terrified of a lot of things. He is afraid of public transport, busses, trains etc. He is also terrified of bridges, swings and did not dare to talk to people. Oscar was attached to his father and still is, even though he is not there for him physically, he is still there for him mentally. Oscar goes thru a development. In the beginning of the movie Oscar was a scared, shy and intimidated boy. In the ending Oscar became the person that his dad wanted him to be, he was not so intimidated and he developed as a person. Oscar dared to talk with people he did not know, he dared to take the public transport, to cross bridges and lastly he dared to swing.