chapter 21 notes- the kite runner
CHAPTER 21 NOTES
List 3 major events that take place within the chapter
Amir visits his old house in Kabul and the hill north of Baba’s house-
The city is now completely unfamiliar to Amir, and he looks at it almost as a tourist
Amir looks outside his bedroom window and remembers looking out of it when watching Hassan and Amir leave.
“Twenty-five years earlier, I had stood behind that same window, thick rain dripping down the panes and my breath fogging up the glass. I had watched Hassan and Ali load their belongings into the trunk of my father’s car” -Amir
Characters involved:
Amir
Farid
Hassan- Amir discusses their good memories in the yard of Baba’s house and up at the pomegranate tree on the hill.
“Amir and Hassan. The Sultans of Kabul”- still carved into the pomegranate tree.
A man and woman were executed on the soccer oval in front of all the spectators
Characters involved:
Taliban (Islamic radicals)
Amir
Farid
Woman and man both killed by rocks
“And they call themselves Muslims” -Farid
“Mord? Mord? Is he dead?” -Amir
“Every sinner must be punished in a manner befitting his sin!”- Cleric at the stadium.
This part of the text gives evidence that the Taliban are brutal, have no sympathy and are murderers.
The Taliban say they are obeying God.
Meeting arranged to meet with the Taliban that afternoon
Characters involved:
Farid- asks for Amir
Taliban official
Symbols
Pomegranate tree
“Then I went looking for the abandoned cemetery. It didn’t take me long to find it. It was still there, and so was the old pomegranate tree.”- Amir
“I stood under it, remembered all the times we’d climbed it, straddled it’s branches, our legs swinging, dappled sunlight flickering through the leaves and casting on our faces a mosaic of light and shadow. The tangy taste of pomegranate crept into my mouth.” -Amir
The ruined, dead tree serves as a symbol that the city Kabul that Amir knew was now dead.
Environment-
Kabul-
*Desolate
List 3 major events that take place within the chapter
Amir visits his old house in Kabul and the hill north of Baba’s house-
The city is now completely unfamiliar to Amir, and he looks at it almost as a tourist
Amir looks outside his bedroom window and remembers looking out of it when watching Hassan and Amir leave.
“Twenty-five years earlier, I had stood behind that same window, thick rain dripping down the panes and my breath fogging up the glass. I had watched Hassan and Ali load their belongings into the trunk of my father’s car” -Amir
Characters involved:
Amir
Farid
Hassan- Amir discusses their good memories in the yard of Baba’s house and up at the pomegranate tree on the hill.
“Amir and Hassan. The Sultans of Kabul”- still carved into the pomegranate tree.
A man and woman were executed on the soccer oval in front of all the spectators
Characters involved:
Taliban (Islamic radicals)
Amir
Farid
Woman and man both killed by rocks
“And they call themselves Muslims” -Farid
“Mord? Mord? Is he dead?” -Amir
“Every sinner must be punished in a manner befitting his sin!”- Cleric at the stadium.
This part of the text gives evidence that the Taliban are brutal, have no sympathy and are murderers.
The Taliban say they are obeying God.
Meeting arranged to meet with the Taliban that afternoon
Characters involved:
Farid- asks for Amir
Taliban official
Symbols
Pomegranate tree
“Then I went looking for the abandoned cemetery. It didn’t take me long to find it. It was still there, and so was the old pomegranate tree.”- Amir
“I stood under it, remembered all the times we’d climbed it, straddled it’s branches, our legs swinging, dappled sunlight flickering through the leaves and casting on our faces a mosaic of light and shadow. The tangy taste of pomegranate crept into my mouth.” -Amir
The ruined, dead tree serves as a symbol that the city Kabul that Amir knew was now dead.
Environment-
Kabul-
*Desolate