Figurative Language:
Imagery:
"Three hours after my flight landed in Peshawar, I was sitting on shredded upholstery in the backseat of a smoke-filled taxicab" (Hosseini 195).
Similes:
"Avoid them like the plague" (Hosseini 197).
"Those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had broken a spell, set them free to torment me anew" (Hosseini 202).
Character Development:
Amir goes to see Rahim and he is dying in Peshawar, he doesn't have very long to live. Rahim is going to tell Amir his family secret and Amir needs to listen closely.
Human Condition:
Amir must return home and face his past. Amir must listen to Rahim and hear what he is saying about Hassan. Putting everything is the past doesn't mean anyone will forgot it, Amir surely hasn't.
Theme:
Face your past
Imagery:
"Three hours after my flight landed in Peshawar, I was sitting on shredded upholstery in the backseat of a smoke-filled taxicab" (Hosseini 195).
Similes:
"Avoid them like the plague" (Hosseini 197).
"Those thorny old barbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had broken a spell, set them free to torment me anew" (Hosseini 202).
Character Development:
Amir goes to see Rahim and he is dying in Peshawar, he doesn't have very long to live. Rahim is going to tell Amir his family secret and Amir needs to listen closely.
Human Condition:
Amir must return home and face his past. Amir must listen to Rahim and hear what he is saying about Hassan. Putting everything is the past doesn't mean anyone will forgot it, Amir surely hasn't.
Theme:
Face your past