symbolism
What is symbolism?
Use of symbols to represent something beyond literal meaning
What is foreshadowing?
Something that hints a future event in the story.
What is the CRAZY plot twist?
Hassan and Amir are half brothers.
What causes Amir and Baba to leave Kabul?
Because Kabul is being invaded by Russian communists.
What is the name of the author?
Khaled Hosseini
Why is symbolism important?
Why is foreshadowing important?
Builds suspense and intrigues the reader.
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How and where does Baba die?
He dies from lung cancer in San Francisco.
What does the Taliban ban in Kabul?
Kite running, certain clothing for women and men, etc.
Where did he grow up?
Kabul
What is an example of a symbol in the Kite Runner and what does it symbolize?
Kite, pomegranate, etc
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What is an example of foreshadowing in the Kite Runner and what does it foreshadow?
Winter of 1975, Hassan and Amir are brothers, Assef losing an eye, Amir’s dream.
Explain Hassans’s life while Amir was in America.
Hassan had a wife and son, his mom joined them them, they all lived at Baba’s old house with Rahim then Hassan and his wife are killed by the Taliban.
What historical event takes place in 1990s?
The Taliban takes over Afghanistan.
What year was he born?
1954
How does the meaning of the pomegranate tree change throughout the story and what does this change show about the characters relationships and their personal growth?
At first the pomegranate tree symbolizes a strong friendship and then after Hassan is assaulted, the tree represents Amir’s guilt and broken friendship. When Amir throws pomegranates at Hassan to provoke him it shows how their relationship has changed.
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What does Amir‘s mom say to the professor that is an example of foreshadowing?
She tells the professor that “They only let you be this happy if they’re preparing to take something away from you.”
This foreshadows her death from childbirth shortly after.
What happened to Hassan and Amir when they were walking through the train tracks?
There were men yelling insults and perverted things about Hassan’s mother.
Why is there so much discrimination towards Hassan?
Because he is a Hazara and they are seen as the poorest and weakest race in Afghanistan and they look Chinese.
What year was Kite Runner published?
2003
Act out a scene from the Kite Runner showing symbolism.
Team that guesses it: 100 points
Team that acted it out: 500 points
Act out a scene that foreshadowing something in Kite Runner.
Team that guesses it: 100 points
Team that acted it out: 500 points
What is another name Baba is known as and why?
Mr Hurricane because he’s known to be very strong and powerful.
Act out any scene of your choice from the Kite Runner.
If we like the scene: 500 points
What did he do before becoming an author?
He was a physician.