Figurative Language:
Personification:"We march on the grass and pull the wagon behind us, around apple and cherry trees, which become skyscrapers soaring into clouds, heads poking out of thousands of windows to watch the spectacle passing below."
(Hosseini 261).
"The tangy taste of pomegranate crept into my mouth." (Hosseini 264).
Similes:"I saw that oil had spilled under the jeep and stained the driveway like a big Rorschach inkblot." (Hosseini 262).
"Now, by the time I reached the top of the craggy hill, each ragged breath felt like inhaling fire." (Hosseini 264).
Imagery:"The paint, once sparking white, had faded to ghostly gray and eroded in parts, revealing the layered bricks beneath." (Hosseini 262).
Character Development:
Amir is still a sensitive person who is trying to put everyone first. Farid gets a meeting with Talib concerning the child. Amir can't watch a afghan man and women get stoned so he turns away.
Human Condition:
Amir looks at his old home and how it is no longer the same like it used to be a long time ago. He spends his time revisiting his childhood memory's of his home and the tree that represented his and Hassan's friendship. To have to hid his face from the brutality is sad.
Theme:
What once was, may never be again
Lives change with actons
Personification:"We march on the grass and pull the wagon behind us, around apple and cherry trees, which become skyscrapers soaring into clouds, heads poking out of thousands of windows to watch the spectacle passing below."
(Hosseini 261).
"The tangy taste of pomegranate crept into my mouth." (Hosseini 264).
Similes:"I saw that oil had spilled under the jeep and stained the driveway like a big Rorschach inkblot." (Hosseini 262).
"Now, by the time I reached the top of the craggy hill, each ragged breath felt like inhaling fire." (Hosseini 264).
Imagery:"The paint, once sparking white, had faded to ghostly gray and eroded in parts, revealing the layered bricks beneath." (Hosseini 262).
Character Development:
Amir is still a sensitive person who is trying to put everyone first. Farid gets a meeting with Talib concerning the child. Amir can't watch a afghan man and women get stoned so he turns away.
Human Condition:
Amir looks at his old home and how it is no longer the same like it used to be a long time ago. He spends his time revisiting his childhood memory's of his home and the tree that represented his and Hassan's friendship. To have to hid his face from the brutality is sad.
Theme:
What once was, may never be again
Lives change with actons