1. The point of view of Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, thus far, is first person.  It's told from Oskar's perspective, and his grandmother also has a part explaining some of her life.  I think it changes how the story would be told from Oskar's mother's perspective or Stan the doorman's.  Stories are changed quickly based on who is telling them.  We get inside Oskar's head, so everything has his spin on it.

2. Oskar Schell is a boy who had a really close relationship with his father.  His father, though, died in 9-11 unexpectedly, obviously.  Oskar is looking for a piece of his father he wasn't ready to let go of.  He didn't want the relationship to end, but he has to find a way for it to.  He is also, more physically, searching for the lock that fits a key he found in his father's closet.  He thinks it will help with him getting closer with, and having closure with his father.

3. The image on page 95 captured my attention most.  The detail of the elephants rough, deeply-wrinkled skin and "tear" was a good visual to go with the conversation on the fact that elephant's don't cry, only humans do.  When Oskar says it was Photoshopped, it made me go back and look really closely at the picture to decide if Oskar is full of untrue useless stuff, or if he's right.  I don't know if he is or not, but it made me look twice.