Kite Runner Symbols and Other Things Lol - 1299 Words

SEMINAR: Symbol: The pomegranate tree and the pomegranate are symbolic because in earlier chapters of the book it symbolizes Amir and Hassan s friendship, as they carve their names in it and sit under it. When Amir hits Hassan with the pomegranates and demands that he fight back, Hassan smashes a pomegranate against his own forehead, sacrificing himself again for Amir, but it signifies the end of their friendship as Amir cannot stand the way Hassan sacrifices himself for him and it builds the guilt in Amir. Character: â€Å"Still playing soccer, Assef jan?† said baba. He’d always wanted me to be friends with Assef† (Hosseini 101) Baba refers to Assef as jan, it seems that he is proud and honour Assef more than his own son, and he never†¦show more content†¦Amir was wrong by saying this because getting someone who was close to you for a long time out your life is not as easy as it is. Except Baba stunned me by saying, â€Å"I forgive you† (Hosseini 112) Why do you guys think Baba forgave Hassan for stealing? Doesn’t he consider stealing as a sin? So might that be the case? It shows us that Baba really cares about Ali and Hassan because he is able of forgiving them even though there is actually nothing to forgive. He is willing to take them back even though they supposedly sold from him. â€Å"Life here is impossible for us now, Agha sahib. We’re leaving.† (Hosseini 112) *This is said by Ali to Baba. He is telling Baba it is impossible for Hassan to live around Amir, even though Baba doesn’t know what happened. Ali and Hassan have enough pride to live away from someone who doesn’t want them around in case would be Amir. This is important because Ali was like a brother to Baba and their lives will change without them around, to Baba more than to Amir. â€Å"He told him everything, about what Assef and his friends had done to him, about the kite, about me† (Hosseini 112) At the end Amir gets what he wanted, he does not have to keep the regret of telling someone of what he did, that is because Hassan told his father, he also gets Hassan and Ali to leave and the best of it is that they did not tell Baba. Even at the last moment Hassan stood after Amir and did not