Transcript Kite Runner Chapter 17-18

Aim: What secrets are
revealed to Amir?
Do Now: If Baba was still around to
explain his actions to Amir, what do you
think he would say?
Homework: Read Chapter 19. Finish
your paragraph on redemption.
“ Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life
of unrequited loyalty drifting from him
like the windblown kites he used to
chase.”p. 219
 Unrequited: not returned
 Which literary element is used in this line?
 How is Hassan’s final act in life still an act
of loyalty to Amir?
“Alas the Afghanistan of our
youth is long dead.” - p. 216
 Rahim Khan had previously said that when
the Taliban first came, they were seen as
heroes. Why was that? From what were
they saving Afghanistan?
 How has the view of the Taliban changed?
How are they seen by Rahim Khan and
others?
“Baba and I were more alike
than I had ever known.” - p 226
 How is this statement both a negative and
positive revelation for Amir?
 What does Amir plan on doing in order to
make things right, in order to be good
again?
“Seeking to forget makes exile all the
longer; the secret of redemption lies in
remembrance.” Richard von
Weizsaecker
 Exile – to be away from or not allowed in
one’s home
 What does this quote mean?
 How does it relate to the events of Chapters
17-18? Write a well-developed paragraph
explaining the connection. (HW)