In the book Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the main character, Oskar's dad died in the 9/11 attacks. Oskar was so traumatized by his fathers death because he loved and looked up to him so much. His dad recognized exactly how Oskar's mind worked and was just a great friend and mentor to him, like how he knows that Oskar is a lot smarter than someone who's 9 years old and treats him almost like a peer. They had a conversation about why people exist, and it was really in depth and philosophical.
I think that Oskar has a sort of subconscious goal that he has to: 1; Finish the last puzzle that his dad gave him, which was just a map of central park, and 2; Find the lock that fits the key that he got from his dad's things after he was dead. (I'm guessing that those two will tie together.)
I'm just starting this book, but I can already infer a lot about it, which I think is a sign of good writing craft.
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