Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Post Fourteen - Years later...
Ten years have passed for Amir and Soraya. What are they like now? How have they changed/stayed the same, etc.
Post Thirteen- Adoption
Analyze Amir, Soraya, and the General's reactions to Soraya's unexplained fertility problems.
Post Ten - Amir's realization
Focus on page 174. What does Amir realize about Baba?
Later he says "I realize how much of who I was, what I was, had been defined by Baba and the marks he had left on me" (174). Think about yourself? Do you share Amir's realization? How have your parents/loved ones defined you?
Later he says "I realize how much of who I was, what I was, had been defined by Baba and the marks he had left on me" (174). Think about yourself? Do you share Amir's realization? How have your parents/loved ones defined you?
Post Eight- Traditions
What do you think of Afghan wedding/engagement traditions? Do you envy their rules/regulations? Do you think they're old-fashioned? What did you like/dislike?
Post Seven- Soraya's revelation
How does Amir respond to Soraya's revelation? How do you feel about his response. Use lots of supporting quotes from the text to support your analysis!! (164-165).
What do you think about what Soraya did? If she was just a regular girl from America with no Afghani ties, how would her friends/families/potential suitors have responded to her indiscretion?
What do you think about what Soraya did? If she was just a regular girl from America with no Afghani ties, how would her friends/families/potential suitors have responded to her indiscretion?
Post Six - Irony
"We may be hardheaded and I know we're far too proud, but, in the hour of need, believe me that there's no one you'd rather have at our side than a Pashtun" (160). In terms of Amir, how is this quote ironic?
Post Five- The News
How do Baba and Amir react to news of Baba's cancer? What do their reactions teach us about these characters? Focus on pages 153-157
Post Four - Foil
Do NOT respond to this post if you dicussed Soraya's role as Amir's foil for your journal.
What story does Soraya share with Amir? (151) What is Amir's reaction? Taking into account this reading, how is Soraya a foil to Amir?
What story does Soraya share with Amir? (151) What is Amir's reaction? Taking into account this reading, how is Soraya a foil to Amir?
Post Three- rules
Consider the rules that Amir's discusses (146-148, 150,152)on these pages. What do these rules or standards reveal about Afghani culture? Are there rules like this in American culture?
Post One: Meaningful quote
Select a meaninful quote from the book thus far. Type out the quote with proper punctuation. Ex: One of the most meaningful quotes from The Kite Runner is "Mine was Baba. His was Amir. My name" (11).
Then explain why/how this quote is meaninful.
Then explain why/how this quote is meaninful.
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