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ReplyDeleteAt the end of Chapter 24 it talks about Sohrab having an incident in the bathroom. What do you guys think happened?
ReplyDeleteAt the end of chapter 24 after Amir tells Sohrab that he may need to go back to the orphanage and the incident that Sohrab has is that he tries to take his own life by cutting himself after he hears this.
DeleteThis makes me so sad
DeleteWhat would have happened in Amir's childhood if he had known that Hassan was his brother? Would Hassan still be here? Would it be necessary for Amir to get Sohrab?
ReplyDeleteHassan would definitely still be alive because they never would have left him in Afghanistan because the rape incident wouldn't have happened.
DeleteI believe that Amir would not have forced Hassan and Ali away, and that they would have gone to America with Amir and Baba.Which would make it unnecessary for Amir to go back to get Sohrab. If this happened though, Amir would never really be able to atone for his sins.
DeleteI feel like if Amir knew Hassan was his brother, he would fell that he had to get Sohrab just cause he's nephew, not really the reason told in the book.
DeleteI think that Amir would have treated Hassan better and would have treated him more as equal to him. He would have been more okay with Baba paying more attention to Hassan. If Amir knew they were brothers he could have wanted Hassan to go to America with them.
DeleteThings would have defiantly been different had Amir and Hassan known they were brothers. I can't say that things would have necessarily been any better. I believe that Hassan and Amir never knew in the first place because if that had gotten out, Baba's social status would not have been as high and Amir would not have had the childhood that he did. They would not have been able to live in the wealthier part of and Amir would have overall had a different outlook on life, same with Hassan.
DeleteI believe that If Amir knew Hassan was his brother, he would have been way more inclined to help Hassan in the alleyway. Hassan would still be there, because Amir wouldn't have pushed him away. Amir also wouldn't have gone back for Sohrab.
DeleteI think that if Amir knew that Hassan was his brother I feel like this whole book would have gone differently. Amir would have known why Baba was treating their servant the same as he was treating his son. And maybe that would have either caused the whole rape incident to have not happened or maybe if it still did happen then Amir might have actually stood up for Hassan because he would have known that that was his brother and that could have made a big difference.
DeleteI think that if Amir knew that Hassan was his brother, he definitely would have tried to stop Assef. If that had happened, Amir never would have gone back to Afghanistan in search of redemption and atonement.
DeleteI believe that if Amir had known Hassan was his brother, the jealousy factor would still played a major role in Amirs life. But I think the brotherly connection that Amir and Hassan lacked in the book would happen and we would see the connection if Amir had known. Therefore I think that Amir would have stopped Assef. He wouldn't resent Hassan as much as he did if they had the brotherly relationship.
DeleteI think that Amir only wouldn't take him back because he feels less guilty. When he is being beaten by Assef he has this epiphany and lets go of the guilt. He is taking Hassans son because he has established a connection with him
ReplyDeleteI think he was going to take Sohrab back home no matter what because if he didn't why would he go through all the trouble driving into Kabul from Pakistan just for nothing.
DeleteNo I'm just saying the only reason he wouldn't take him home would be because of that. I'm saying that I dont think he's taking him home because he's guilty but he's taking him home because he has established a relationship with him
DeleteDo you think that Soraya likes/loves Sohrab and just doesn't know what to do? Or do you think she doesn't like him because she wanted a child and Sohrab is more ghost than child?
ReplyDeleteI am pretty sure she loves him because she went through all of the trouble to find a place that allows her to adopt Sohrab. Just because they had to have Sohrab as a child doesn't mean they can't have a second child.
DeleteI would argue that Soraya loves Sohrab, however everything was thrown at her in the blink of an eye and I honestly believe that she hasn't fully processed everything that has happened. Knowing that Amir and Soraya were having problems getting pregnant, I would say Soraya thinks of this as a miracle and she just needs time to realize that she actually had a child now, that technically was true blood to Amir.
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ReplyDeleteAfter finishing the book, do you think Amir has redeemed himself or not?
ReplyDeleteI think that he has redeemed himself, especially with taking care of Sohrab after his suicide attempt.
DeleteI believe he did find redemption because he feels like the guilt is gone and that that moment when amir is flying the kite with sohrab and he tells him the same words he told hassan before he was raped but i think he has found redemption.
DeletePersonally I believe that he redeemed himself, by saving Sohrab and taking him back to America he gives Sohrab a second chance. And this second chance is in a way a second chance for Amir to be the best possible person he can.
DeleteI do not think that Amir's actions will be redeemed but I think that once Amir has matured he has done everything he could to make things better. I think that he would be forgiven but that doesn't make his actions from the past okay.
DeleteI think that Amir finally does redeem himself because he is taking care of Sohrab and does things for him that he couldn't/didn't do for Hassan. Amir finally knows wrong from right because he is an adult, and is now doing the right thing
DeleteI don't really think Amir will ever be able to atone for all of his mistakes that he made, maybe if he would have just admitted in the beginning like 'Im sorry I should have stopped Assef' then he wouldn't have had to keep messing up and keep doing wrong things.
DeleteI believed he redeemed himself, because there is nothing more he can do to settle what happened in that alleyway. Amir has matured since that day, and get Hassan's son a better future in America.
DeleteI think Assef doesn't need to be more dynamic with every other problem going on. I agree with what Reese said "The other characters were round enough"
ReplyDeleteThe person in the inner circle said both Assef and Amir did bad things. They both may have done bad things but Amir only did minor bad things and Assef did major bad things.
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ReplyDeleteI dont think you would rape another kid if you had a stable childhood/home
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DeleteWhat do you think the purpose of Amir saying "For you, a thousand times over." was when Sohrab was flying kites? Do you think it ties the book together?
ReplyDeleteIt brings the book full circle. It also shows that Amir is done being selfish and seeing others as lower than him.
DeleteI think that by Amir saying this it does tie the book together. I think that Amir wants to be like Hassan and he wants Sohrab to know that he is always going to be there for him just as Hassan was always there for Amir.
DeleteI completely agree with Ashley. He can never "fix" what he did, but he can take actions to atone for his mistake.
DeleteDo you still think that deep down Amir is a coward?
ReplyDeleteAmir was a character that in my opinion had a lot of growth and change overtime, however, I still see him as the cowardly Amir that thought of himself before other's for the longest time.
DeleteI don't really think he is a 'coward' deep down. Just because he did things in his childhood that made him a coward that doesn't make him that kind of a person in general. He did not really do those kind of things in his adulthood and he helped out Hassan's son which should make up for what he has done.
DeleteI think he could of been called a coward during the beginning of the book but not towards the end. When he decided to go find Sohrab, face Assef, and when he helps Sohrab after his suicide attempt it just shows to me that he has grown up a lot throughout the book.
DeleteI don't think he was much of a coward but someone who defiantly will do anything for someone. Just at the moment he was young and the result of helping would have been worse for him. It really depends on the situation and how old you are.
DeleteI think he is less of a coward than he was at the beginning of the book, he goes and faces one of the darkest parts of his memory by finding Sohrab. I would argue that he was more of a selfish character than a coward.
DeleteI don't think that Amir is a coward anymore because of him maturing and becoming an adult. The only reason that Amir was a coward was because he was a 12 year old kid when all these crazy things happening around him, he didn't know how to handle it in a mature way so he only thinks about his own safety.
DeleteAmir has definitely grown as a character but people don't really change so yeah I do think deep down he is still that coward that he's been his whole life.
DeleteMy opinion is that I still think he is a coward. Why I think he is a coward is because he still does the things as he did as a kid. He doesn't stand up himself and his peers that are around him. For him to realize his guilt it took him a long time to realize it. It took him when he was an adult. Why is he just realizing his guilt now and not when he was a boy?
DeleteWhat do you think was the main reason Amir made the decision to go find Sohrab?
ReplyDeleteI think it is because Rahim Khan wanted him to. I don't think he really cared at first because he told Rahim Khan he didn't want to go to Kabul at first.
DeleteI think that at first Amir wanted to find Sohrab to relieve his guilt but as time goes on he really does love Sohrab and knows that Hassan would have wanted him to do this.
DeleteI believe that Amir thought that he could redeem himself for what happened to Hassan. The character of Sohrab is a parallel to Hassan, and by saving and caring for Sohrab he is in a way doing right by Hassan. I think a reason that is more on the side is so he could have a child with his wife.
DeleteI agree with Molly.
DeleteI agree with Jacob and Molly, but I feel that when he learned that Sohrab was his nephew, he felt as if he didn't have a choice but to go save him. I think that family was a huge reason for Amir's journey to find Sohrab.
DeleteI think that Amir felt that even though he was gone, he owed something to Hassan for letting all those years pass without facing what he did. He felt like going to save Sohrab wouyld help him redeem himself and find atonement for his sins.
DeleteWhy do you guys think the story is called "The Kite Runner" when kite running is only a small part of the story.
ReplyDeleteThe kite is a symbol for Hassan's undying loyalty to Amir and also the kite itself represents between beauty and violence, good and evil, guilt and redemption so I guess you can say that amir was running for the good or running away from evil and just flying a kite will give amir memories of someone close to him.
DeleteI think that the kites symbolizes his guilt because the kite is what caused him to leave Hassan in that alley so he could get his fathers approval
DeleteI think that the book is called The Kite Runner because that was the main depiction of Hassan. The Kite in the book represents Hassan and its color blue represent tranquility and peace like what Hassan is.
DeleteI think that The Kite Runner is the books title because it is what starts off the book. Even though its a small part of the story, when Hassan is running for the kite and then gets raped and Amir watches without doing anything, it is the important beginning of the story.
DeleteThe main conflict in this book is started in the alleyway with Hassan, while he was running a kite. Also the main character is Amir, but I feel that the book is about Hassan, the kite runner, changed everything.
DeleteKite running has a bigger part to the story than we read. Kite's are something that Amir feels free around and I believe that is a very important piece to the book. I would have to say that the most important scene happened right after a kite fight. It was a moment for Amir that was both amazing because he knows he has now won Baba's attention, but also a moment that destroyed him, seeing Hassan go through what he did. The kites color also had a big part in it, as they were saying in the inner circle, blue was brought up a lot and I believe the kite had a bigger part in the story than what was literally written on the pages.
DeleteI agree molly
ReplyDeleteWhy has Amir seen his guilt now since he is an adult and not in the past when he was a young boy?
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