The first aspect of a quest is the quester. In the book "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer, the main character Oskar Schell is the quester. He is very young, and very curious about the world, but he has many great fears that get in the way of his quest.
The second aspect of a quest is the place in which the quester must go to fulfill the mission. Oskar is searching for anyone who may have known his father, who was a victim of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers in New York City. He found a key in his father's closet and he goes to great lengths to find someone who knows what the key opens. This means that he travels around New York City and the surrounding areas to find anyone with the name "Black", which was engraved on the key.
Next is the reason to go. Oskar's stated reason to go searching for the owner of the key was to help his dad on a mission. When he was alive they would go on adventures to find treasures or get clues that help Oskar understand life better. Oskar feels that he owes his dad the answer to the last adventure.
After finding the reason to go comes the challenges and trials. In his quest to find answers, Oskar goes to complete strangers' houses in the New York City area alone. Later in the story, however, a neighbor called "the Renter" goes with him. He also must overcome many of his fears along the way. For example, tight spaces, strangers and public transportation. As you can tell throughout the story, Oskar has a hard time overcoming these fears because of the never mentioned but highly detectable Asperger's Syndrome combined with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from 9/11 and the loss of his father.
The final step is the real reason for going. Oskar discovers that the real reason for the adventure was to find "the Renter" who is actually his grandfather and to get over his fears. He also is able to move on from the guilt that he was home, and did not answer the phone when his father was calling from the Twin Towers during the dreadful terrorist attacks. This mission gave him peace, and allowed him to come closer to his mother after their loss.
The second aspect of a quest is the place in which the quester must go to fulfill the mission. Oskar is searching for anyone who may have known his father, who was a victim of the terrorist attacks on the twin towers in New York City. He found a key in his father's closet and he goes to great lengths to find someone who knows what the key opens. This means that he travels around New York City and the surrounding areas to find anyone with the name "Black", which was engraved on the key.
Next is the reason to go. Oskar's stated reason to go searching for the owner of the key was to help his dad on a mission. When he was alive they would go on adventures to find treasures or get clues that help Oskar understand life better. Oskar feels that he owes his dad the answer to the last adventure.
After finding the reason to go comes the challenges and trials. In his quest to find answers, Oskar goes to complete strangers' houses in the New York City area alone. Later in the story, however, a neighbor called "the Renter" goes with him. He also must overcome many of his fears along the way. For example, tight spaces, strangers and public transportation. As you can tell throughout the story, Oskar has a hard time overcoming these fears because of the never mentioned but highly detectable Asperger's Syndrome combined with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from 9/11 and the loss of his father.
The final step is the real reason for going. Oskar discovers that the real reason for the adventure was to find "the Renter" who is actually his grandfather and to get over his fears. He also is able to move on from the guilt that he was home, and did not answer the phone when his father was calling from the Twin Towers during the dreadful terrorist attacks. This mission gave him peace, and allowed him to come closer to his mother after their loss.