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- How does Amir feel about himself?
- How does Amir suffer in The Kite Runner?
- How does Amir feel about finding out the truth?
- Why did Amir write his first story?
- How does Amir feel when he learns the truth about Hassan?
- How would you describe Amir?
- What happened to Amir in The Kite Runner?
- What does Amir sacrifice in The Kite Runner?
- How old is Amir in The Kite Runner?
- WHO calls Amir at the beginning of the novel?
- Why does Amir feel like a tourist in his own country?
- Why does Amir feel his whole life has been a lie?
- What was Amir's first short story about what is the theme of that short story?
- How does Amir describe his home Why do you think he elaborates this description so much what do the details of the family pictures in Amir's house reveal?
- How does Amir start down the road of becoming a writer?
How does Amir feel about himself?
The change in Amir's character we see in the novel centers on his growth from a selfish child to a selfless adult. After allowing Hassan to be raped, Amir is not any happier. On the contrary, his guilt is relentless, and he recognizes his selfishness cost him his happiness rather than increasing it.
How does Amir suffer in The Kite Runner?
In order to deal with the guilt ones may go through suffering or even victimizing himself to find the true redemption. To Hassan, Amir bears not only his personal guilt yet also the familial and societal guilt. His personal guilt grows from his failure to treat Hassan well as a friend.
How does Amir feel about finding out the truth?
Amir instantly experiences feelings of anger and bitterness towards his father and Rahim Khan for keeping such a significant secret. Amir ends up storming out of Rahim Khan's home in a fit of anger when he learns the difficult truth about his childhood.
Why did Amir write his first story?
Amir writes his first short story, attempts to share it with his father but instead receives encouragement from Rahim Khan. After receiving the note of encouragement, Amir wakes up Hassan and shares his story with him. Hassan loves the story but also points out "the Plot Hole" that Amir had missed.
How does Amir feel when he learns the truth about Hassan?
Amir experiences deep remorse for forcing Ali and Hassan to stay behind in Afghanistan instead of traveling to America with them and betraying his brother. The positive realization Amir experiences concerns his motivation to atone for his past sins by rescuing Hassan's son, Sohrab.
How would you describe Amir?
Amir is the sensitive and intelligent son of a well-to-do businessman in Kabul, and he grows up with a sense of entitlement. His best friend is Hassan, and he goes back and forth between acting as a loyal friend and attacking Hassan out of jealousy whenever Hassan receives Amir's father's affection.
What happened to Amir in The Kite Runner?
Amir happens upon a horrific scene in the alleyway while looking for Hassan, who has just run down a kite, the crowning jewel of Amir's kite-fighting victory. While two neighborhood boys hold down Hassan, a nearly-demonic boy named Assef rapes Hassan. Amir watches this happen and does nothing.
What does Amir sacrifice in The Kite Runner?
Hassan sacrifices himself again when Amir frames him for stealing his new watch, in which Hassan agrees to have stolen. Amir also sacrificed himself to save Sorhab from the Taliban and to take him back to America.
How old is Amir in The Kite Runner?
There are three main characters in The Kite Runner: Amir, Hassan and Baba. At the start of the book Amir is about 11 years old. He is a round character.
WHO calls Amir at the beginning of the novel?
That night, Amir dreams of Hassan saying, "For you, a thousand times over!" This short chapter serves as a transition from the past into the near present — six months prior to the opening chapter of the novel. The mysterious phone call from Rahim Khan compels Amir to return to the Middle East after all these years.
Why does Amir feel like a tourist in his own country?
He says to Farid, 'I feel like a tourist in my own country' (p. 203). The use of the word 'tourist' shows the extent of the distance he feels, because a tourist is a person who visits places for fun and generally has no interaction with the indigenous people, as opposed to a traveller or other type of visitor.
Why does Amir feel his whole life has been a lie?
What realization doe Amir come to in Chapter 19. Amir feels like his whole life has been a lie. Baba favored Hassan because he is also his son and Hassan is is half brother. He also realizes that to be good again he must go quickly to help Sohrab , before he talks himself out of it.
What was Amir's first short story about what is the theme of that short story?
That night, Amir writes his first short story, about a man whose tears turn to pearls. The man finds new ways to make himself sad so he can cry and become richer, until the story ends with him sitting atop a mound of pearls, sobbing over the wife he has stabbed.
How does Amir describe his home Why do you think he elaborates this description so much what do the details of the family pictures in Amir's house reveal?
Amir uses the descriptions of his home's opulence to symbolize the wealth and status of his family in Kabul. He may also use detailed descriptions of his own home to contrast it to the home of his best friend, Hassan, and his father, Ali. Hassan's home is described as a mud hut not far from Amir's.
How does Amir start down the road of becoming a writer?
How does Amir start down the road of becoming a writer? He acts in a play with Hassan. He discovers stories his father wrote.
