As I read through the novel, I noticed a flotilla of change, resolution, and even disappointment. Most of this occured at the conclusion of the book, as most fiction stories usually contain change, and the main character Oskar realises the point of his journey.
The whole story his founded around this journey that Oskar Schell, our main character embarks himself on, physically and mentally. After he finds a key with the name Black inscribed on the back of the envolope he sets off on a somewhat preposterous journey to find the key. He assumes that the key belonged to his dad and he probably did this because he was desperate for answers. He didn't know where to go to resolve what happened to his dad. Any chance of answers he would take. By assuming that this was his dads key it gave him the determination to find the answer to the key.
At the end of the journey he finds out that the key belonged to one of the Blacks. It belonged to the father of the man and was used to open a bank safe. With this conclusion Oskar was enraged and heartbroken. He thought that this whole adventure that he had gone on for about one year would conclude with answers for him. But Oskar learned that the world does not focus on just your own personal self, but rather the people around you, the world, the universe. You will not always get what you seeked, but rather a totally different thing entirely. Oskar was shocked but at the end of the book when he discusses with his mom, he realises this.
In conclusion, Oskar realises at the end of the book that the world does not rotate around him. He learns that other people also suffer and go through pain, and helping them out also brings a sense of peace to ones self too.
