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Why might Hosseini have chosen to put the happiest part of the book in the middle, and end the book immediately after the largest tragedies?
ReplyDeleteDavid- The thing is Hosseini didn't end the book right after the largest tragedy. Instead, he showed the recovery of Sohrab and ended the book on a happy note with Amir running the kite for Sohrab.
DeleteAmir treated Hassan not very well and now he would do anything to keep Sohrab safe "I would do it for you 1000 times over." If anything happened to Sohrab, what do you think Amir would? Would he be able to life with himself?
ReplyDeleteClass, do you think Amir is actually good again?
ReplyDeleteI think he is good again and will always do the right thing from now on.
DeleteYes i do he has done enough to redeem himself.
DeleteI think that Amir will always be the same person he was in his past in some ways, but I think that Sohrab made him a better person. He is "good"because of Sohrab. Without Sohrab, he would stil be the same person he was.
DeleteI think amir has redemed him self win he told sohrab for you a 1000 times over. But I don't think that a amir
DeleteI think he is good again because I think he has forgiven himself.
DeleteYes. Amir overcame his fears, flew halfway across the world to see Rahim Kahn, walked right into Afghanistan at one of its greatest times of political unrest, made an attempt to fight Assef and stand up for Sohrab, and did everything he could to take in Sohrab. He has become good again because he defended Hassan's son as he should have always defended Hassan.
DeleteDo you think Amir has redeemed himself?
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ReplyDeleteDo you think that Amir blames himself for Sohrab trying to comit suicide?
No because its not his fault for what he is going through. He had the right to think about it.
DeleteIn a way. The quote "Had I really gone to sleep after giving Sohrab the news he feared most?" kind of shows him feeling guilty. However Sohrab is horrified of Orphanages and Amir knows that.
DeleteAmir might have thought Sohrab would be okay since Sohrab went to sleep, so I don't think he does or should blame himself for Sohrabs suicide attempt.
Do you think sohrab had the right atempt suciced
ReplyDeleteKevin- I don't think Sohrab had the right to attempt suicide because he was going to live in a safer living environment, than where he had to live before.
DeleteSohrab had the right to do this, it was his own decision. But was it the best decision? Did he think about how much it could hurt the people that care about him? Amir was going to give him a better life, so for him to do this you could say it was disrespectful towards Amir.
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ReplyDeleteHow do you think Amir would react if Sohrab died? What would his following actions be?
If Sohrab died, I dont think Amir would be able to live with himself. Considering that Sohrab was the way Amir redeemed himself, it was his way of giving back to Hassan and being forgiven.
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ReplyDeleteI think that Amir is in no position to be using that saying "For you a thousand times over". Mainly because the Hassan who was the first to say it was completely loyal to Amir. So I think that Amir has to prove his loyalty before he can say that to Sohrab or anyone else.
@ Kevin
ReplyDeleteYes I think that Sohrab had the right to try and take his own life. Mainly because he is the only one who knows how bad he was treated and how bad the orphanages truly were. And to him he would have rather died than go back to the orphanage.
@class
ReplyDeleteHow deep did Hosseini go into his life to write this "novel" ? How much of the book do you think Is his life?
It is not improbable that much of his life is in the book. It is probable that he grew up in a wealthy family without a mother, and it is probable that he fled to America when the Soviet invasion started. It is also probable that some of the extremes (Hassan's rape, Hassan and Amir being half brothers) are fabricated.
DeleteWhy do you think Amir told the general to not call sohrab a hazar. And what do you make of it.
ReplyDeleteIt is part of his push for redemption. Hassan was mugged and raped in an alley, mostly just for being a Hazara. If Amir let Hassan's son be mistreated just for being a Hazara, then he would be no better to Sohrab than he had been to Hassan twenty six years before.
DeleteWhy didn't Sohrab talk to Amir and his wife for a long time after moving to America?
ReplyDelete@Austin l. Sohrab didn't talk to them because he was still recovering from the trmatic events that happed to him so sohrab dosent
DeleteSohrab has been through so much and he is the type of person who doesnt she much emotion. I think that Sohrab has been scared by everything that has happened to him.
Delete@ Class
ReplyDeleteTo what extent are Amir and Soraya disappointed that Sohrab has not warmed up to them or his new life.
@Isabel
ReplyDeleteI think Hosseini was trying to make more of connection to how terrible life in Afghan was, then how much he relates to the book.
Great thinking. How much of the book is really true. How much of had really happened?
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ReplyDeleteSohrab had every right to take his own life because what Amir was about to do to him would've probably shattered his own soul eventually. Just his reaction to hearing the word "orphanage" is startling in a way and if I were him I would've been scared too.
DO you think the hotel manager had the right to kick amir out of the hotel. And if so why?
ReplyDeleteYes, Amir was bad for business.
DeleteNo because of how sick and week Amir and Sorhab were.
DeleteAt the point where Amir was kicked out of the hotel, he was more staying at the hospital with Sohrab than he was in the hotel. It was just a ghost room; it was rented out, but nobody was staying in it. Even if Amir was still paying for the room, the hotel manager would make more money renting it to someone else.
Delete@ Angelo
ReplyDeleteI think that they weren't disappointed but more sad and concerned about him, I don't think they would ever be disappointed in him because they know how sensitive he is after his suicidal attempt.
I completely agree, because I think that they understand the impact the event has had on him. Also I believe that they think that sooner or later he will warm up to them and his "new" life.
Delete@KEVIN
ReplyDeleteYes I think that the hotel manager had the right to kick Amir out of his hotel because even though he is sorry about what had happened with Sohrab. He himself still has to worry about his business.
@Kevin
ReplyDeleteI think the hotel manager had the right to kick Amir out because he has to be concerned about his business even if he feels sorry for Sohrab.
Sohrab doesnt show much emotion or signs of gratefulness. Do you think that Sohrab is truly thankful for Amir and all that he has done for him? Will Sohrab always be depressed or will he be able to move on from his past and learn how to have a better life?
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ReplyDeleteWhat was your reaction to Amir leaving Sohrab alone in the hotel after telling him about the orphanage decision?
@Class
ReplyDeleteOne of the main lessons in this book is. That the past cannot be covered up because it will always claw it's way back out. Even at the end of the book Amir says how much Sohrab resembles Hassan. In my opinion this is just another reason why Amir will never forget his past even though he has redeemed himself. Do you agree?
do you think amir will be a good father
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