Kite runner quotes chapter 29/10/2023 ![]() America was a river roaring along, unmindful of the past. And then the phone call from Rahim Khan comes. Baba falls ill and dies of cancer not long after he sees Amir married. Amir attends university, studying English and begins courting Soraya. Baba works hard to put food on their table and finally, on the night Amir graduates college, Baba expresses his pride. The novel has jumped forward at this point and we are hearing from a teenage Amir. “On the surface, he was the embodiment of every parent’s dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well-mannered boy…But to me, his eyes betrayed him“- AmirĪfter fleeing Afghanistan, Baba and Amir make their way to American.It had grabbed Hassan by the ankles, dragged him to the murky bottom. “A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn’t have to live with this lie anymore…in the silence that followed, I understood the nature of my new curse: I was going to get away with it.”– Amir.Except now that I had it, I felt as empty as this unkempt pool I was dangling my legs into.” – Amir “I finally had what I wanted all those years.“Baba held me close to him, rocking me back and forth.Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay to win Baba.”– Amir The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had.” – Amir “I opened my mouth, almost said something. ![]() What are your thoughts on Amir by the end of this section of the novel? Consider if they have changed from the opening section or not.Explain why it is significant that Amir picks a fight with Hassan in front of that tree. Make a note of what is inscribed in the pomegranate tree in the back yard.Identify the connection between Amir and the monster Hassan describes? Go back and read the dream portion of the novel again. Hassan describes the dream of ‘the monster in the lake’.Explain what Amir means when he says ‘I opened my mouth and almost said something…The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had.”. ![]() What do you suppose the kite symbolises at this point?
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