The Social Dictionary

Imagine there was a way for a device to analyze everything we experienced so it could give you definitions for everything you heard. It would include not only the dictionary definition but it would also have things such as Urban Dictionary so one could be educated both in school and socially. You would never have to ask what something was or what it meant. I believe the best form for this device would be something small and best if it wasn't even visible. I suppose it would go inside your ear like a hearing aid and scientists would come up with a way to wire it to your brain so that you could see the definitions and pictures of what you are wondering about. It would also just know when you didn't know a term so you wouldn't have to interrupt the conversation and it would just immediately relay the information to your brain.


Oskar is only nine years old and has a lot of growing to do still. Also he is extremely intelligent. He is so curious and always desperate for knowledge. Not only would this invention help him find out scientific terms and understand what adults are saying without having to ask. This would also be extremely helpful in his social life. Oskar has trouble with bullies because he is somewhat socially awkward and kind of sheltered. There are a couple of times in the novel where boys at his school are able to get Oskar to say inappropriate things without him really knowing what he is saying. This would expand his knowledge and his world while helping a damaged little boy grow as he becomes an adult.