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Read this excerpt from Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.

I stood on all of that and it worked for a second. But then I had the tips of my fingers on the vase, and the tragedies started to wobble, and the tuxedo was incredibly distracting, and the next thing was that everything was on the floor, including me, and including the vase, which had shattered. “I didn’t do it!” I hollered, but they didn’t even hear me, because they were playing music too loud and cracking up too much.

How does the narration shape Oskar’s characterization in this excerpt?
It shows his youth and inexperience.
It suggests his flair for the dramatic.
It indicates he is reckless and rowdy.
It hints at his pent-up anger and hostility.

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Answer:

shows youth and inexperience

Step-by-step explanation:

coz he doesn't display any sort of flair for dramatics

he isnt necessarily reckless or rowdy as it seems he was captivated by something

he shows he is rather nervous not angry

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