Write about the ways Hosseini opens the story in chapter 1 Chapter 1 opens with a unknown first person narrative. We are not introduced to the narrator until the end of Chapter 2‚ Amir. The effects of this remaining unnamed makes us concentrate on what the narrator is introducing us to. He is the central character of this story is coloured by Amir’s personal reactions and emotions. It opens with “I became what I am today” and ending with the same focus. The result of this referring back to the
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Write about the ways Hosseini tells the story in chapter 22 - The voices that represent aspects of old and new Afghanistan (Assef - Taliban‚ Farid - How Afghanistan used to be) - Amir’s constantly thinking of/ aspiring to be like Baba (‘I wished he were standing alongside me now. Baba would have busted through the front doors and demanded to be taking to the man in charge’ Page 239) - Constantly thinking about America/Soraya (Marks on Assef similar to those of homeless people he saw in San Francisco
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How does Hosseini tell the story in chapter 17? Chapter 17 is potentially the most important chapter in the novel for structuring the shape of the narrative and may be seen as the turning point in the novel. During this chapter‚ Amir is handed a letter by Hassan writing about his son Sohrab and how life in Kabul has changed dramatically since he and Baba fled to America. Rahim Khan explains how Hassan and Farzana were killed by the Taliban and as his dying wish‚ Amir must go and rescue Sohrab. It
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How does Hosseini tell the story of the Kite Runner in chapter 1? Khaled Hosseini uses a veritable smorgasbord of literary and narrative techniques to tell the story of ‘The Kite Runner’. From engaging in the use of foreshadowing and symbolism‚ to characterisation and the way he styles his prose. Below is an analysis of how he does so. As mentioned‚ Hosseini’s use of foreshadowing almost encapsulates the chapter. Baba states that “God [should] help us all”‚ anticipating the Taliban’s takeover of
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Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in Chapter 1 In the first chapter of The Great Gatsby‚ the reader is introduced to the main characters in the novel‚ including the narrator Nick. It also outlines Nick’s background‚ including his upbringing and new life in New York’s prestigious West Egg. It is within this chapter that the reader is first introduced to the fundamental themes of the novel - money and ideas of social class - and this sets the tone for the rest of the book. The
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Write about some of the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 6. Fitzgerald uses Nick to introduce Gatsby’s past as “James Gatz" and his evolution into “Jay Gatsby”. Nick narrates entire the story retrospectively‚ resulting in the narration of Gatsby’s evolution containing a greater amount of Nick’s interpretations of Gatsby’s past‚ along side factuality. This is especially prominent as Nick describes Gatsby telling him “…all this very much later‚ but I’ve put it down here with the idea of exploding
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come back to him. Nick’s "curiosity about Gatsby was at its highest that the lights in his house failed to go on one Saturday night- and his career as Trimalchio was over . Gatsby puts on a show for Daisy and the people‚ one can notice that Gatsby is emotionally unstable without Daisy. He remains a rather mysterious character with changes and he changes into his true personality without the extravagant parties. He hides behind a amour of steel perhaps in chapter seven he can be perceived as weak character
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Write about the ways Fitzgerald tells the story in chapter 7 (Page 132 onwards) Chapter 7 mirrors chapter 1 in setting and structure‚ of the travelling to New York and the necessity to pass through ‘The Valley of the Ashes’ symbolic of the mythological River Styx and “The Waste Land” by T.S. Elliot. Also‚ the many separated sections in chapter 7 are reminiscent of the structure of chapter 1‚ used as a key way for Fitzgerald to effectively and emotively convey the story‚ by framing the two chapters
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Write about the way the significance of the way in which Hosseini uses setting in ‘The Kite Runner’. Focus on two or three. Hosseini uses setting in the kite runner in various ways. It is a tool in showcasing the social division between Hazara and Pashtuns in Kabul and is also used to dramatise and add tension to the story. An example of Hosseini adding tension through setting is Amir and Baba’s car journey from Kabul to Jalalabad. It is narrated by Amir in the present tense‚ as if he is there
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creating the image of Gatsby in chapter 4. What we can depict from this chapter is that Fitzgerald has divided it into 3 sections. The first‚ listing the guests who attended Gatsby’s party in July and the rumours circling around that “One time he killed a man”. A recurring scene that we see throughout the whole novel is that he attracts the rich and powerful people. However‚ they are simply using Gatsby for his status and wealth and these people know nothing about Gatsby‚ and don’t seem to entertain
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