The Kite Runner chpt 17
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- The Kite Runner chpt 17
- "I pray that this latest letter finds you in good health and in the light of Allah's good graces" Page 199
- Hassan still protects and respects Amir
- Still acts as his servant
- Hassan still protects and respects Amir
- The chapter shows how Hassan has become a good father because of Ali
- Letter's are Epistolary form
- "Alas the Afghanistan of our youth is long dead" Page 200
- Context
- Taliban have invaded
- Context
- "He was screaming at her and cursing saying the Ministry of Vice and Virtue does not allow women to speak loudly" Page 200
- Feminist theory
- Hassan has remained very religious
- Hosseini referencing the Taliban and Religion
- 11th September 2001
- Made a stereotype of Muslims
- Hosseini showing how there is not connection between the Muslim faith and the Taliban
- Hosseini UN Ambassador for Afghanistan
- Hosseini showing how there is not connection between the Muslim faith and the Taliban
- Made a stereotype of Muslims
- 11th September 2001
- Hosseini referencing the Taliban and Religion
- The reference on the Pomegranate tree page 201 metaphor for Amir and Hassan
- The letters show the Afghanistan a young modern reader would have grown up hearing about
- "like hanged corpses rotting in soccer fields with bloored grass" Page 201
- Foreshadowing
- Page 202 shows the context behind the treatment
- 'But all I could manage was to whisper "No. No. No." over and over again' Page 203
- Amir can never make it up to Hassan
- 'Now everyone in the room was either dead or dying. Except for me' Page 203
- Punishment?
- '"Rahim, a boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything.' I wonder is that what you've become?"' Page 204
- Guilt trips Amir into pursuing this tast
- Amir wants to prove his father wrong one last time
- "What I'm asking from you is to grant an old man his dying wish."
- Rahim Khan is Amir's conscience
- Guilt trips Amir into pursuing this tast
- "I didn't need any of this ****" Page 205
- Colloquial language
- Very western
- Colloquial language
- '"You goddamn bastards" I screamed. "All of you, you bunch of lying goddamn bastards!" Page 206
- Baba has committed a sin
- Amir can't deal with the fact that Baba is a sinner
- Doesn't want elements of his life changing
- Stole someone's wife
- Amir can't deal with the fact that Baba is a sinner
- Baba has committed a sin
- "I pray that this latest letter finds you in good health and in the light of Allah's good graces" Page 199
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