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What is the significance of the numbers 9/11/03 in Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close?

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9/11/03 is the second anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center, as well as the anniversary of Oskar's father's death. It is also the day he meets Thomas Sr, his grandfather, who he believed was only a "renter" in his grandmother's home.

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Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close