Figurative Language:
Similes:"Hearing Rahim Khan speaks Ali's name was like finding an old dusty music box that hadn't been opened in years; the melody began to play immediately: Who did you eat today, Babalu?" (Hosseini 214).
"Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase" (Hosseini 219).
"But my neighbor said the Talibs were looking at the big house like-how did he say it?-yes, like 'wolves looking at a flock o sheep'' (Hosseini 219).
Imagery:"Some of them are nightmares, like hanged corpses rotting in soccer fields with bloodred grass" (Hosseini 218).
Personification:"He then fished an envelope from the breast pocket of his vest and handed it to me. "For you" (Hosseini 215).
"I felt like a man sliding down a steep cliff, clutching at shrubs and tangles of brambles and coming up empty-handed" (Hosseini 222).
Character Development:
After hearing what has happened to Hassan Amir feels awful about what happened so long ago. Hassan was his brother his other half was a servant too. Hassan died protecting Amir's only true home. Since Ali was sterile Baba got Sanaubar pregnant instead.
Human Condition:
Rahim reveals a big secret that stuns Amir, and he figures out his life was a lie.
Theme:
nothing is as it seems
Similes:"Hearing Rahim Khan speaks Ali's name was like finding an old dusty music box that hadn't been opened in years; the melody began to play immediately: Who did you eat today, Babalu?" (Hosseini 214).
"Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase" (Hosseini 219).
"But my neighbor said the Talibs were looking at the big house like-how did he say it?-yes, like 'wolves looking at a flock o sheep'' (Hosseini 219).
Imagery:"Some of them are nightmares, like hanged corpses rotting in soccer fields with bloodred grass" (Hosseini 218).
Personification:"He then fished an envelope from the breast pocket of his vest and handed it to me. "For you" (Hosseini 215).
"I felt like a man sliding down a steep cliff, clutching at shrubs and tangles of brambles and coming up empty-handed" (Hosseini 222).
Character Development:
After hearing what has happened to Hassan Amir feels awful about what happened so long ago. Hassan was his brother his other half was a servant too. Hassan died protecting Amir's only true home. Since Ali was sterile Baba got Sanaubar pregnant instead.
Human Condition:
Rahim reveals a big secret that stuns Amir, and he figures out his life was a lie.
Theme:
nothing is as it seems