Chapter 2 Flashcards
What 3 phrase are used to describe Amir’s home in Kabul
“four bathrooms”
“Gold-stitched tapestries”
“a crystal chandelier”
“In his arms, but it’s Rahim Khan’s ____ my fingers are curled around”
pinky
How does Amir describe Hasan’s home?
“a modest little mud hut”
Why is chapter 2 set up episodically instead of chronologically?
as the different narrative examples exist not only to forward the plot but also to enhance both character and thematic development.
The word “Hazara” is used for the first time in Chp.2, what does this explore?
this explores the cultural differences that separate both Afghanis and Muslims from one another
What is the significance of the fact that very few female characters exist or are developed?
this mirrors the role of second class citizens that females are in Afghanistan
What is significant of the fact that Amir provides comfort to Hassan in the theatre?
“later in the dark”
Amir would not have done so in a lighted, public place. Privately Amir is able to treat Hassan with the compassion and dignity he deserves as a human being and friend, yet Hassan’s station in life means that publicly, Hassan is nothing more than a servant.
What is Amir’s struggle within the Kite runner which is obvious in Chp.2?
the struggle to deal with a personal set of beliefs that runs counter to the dominant culture of his society- and how he responds when his core beliefs are challenged
What motif is developed throughout the text, beginning in chp.2?
the motif of public versus private
What motif (dominant or reoccurring idea) is developed throughout the text, beginning in chp.2?
the motif of public versus private
What is important about the photograph of Babe, Amir and Rahim Khan?
this reflects the physical representation of the nature of these relationships
What are the cultural differences between social classes the beginning of which is developed throughout the Kite Runner?
the beginning of the religious conflicts, persecution and blame game that exists in Afghanistan
Although the text relates specifically and directly to different types of Muslims, how are these ideas universal?
as this theme exists among different Christian religions, non religious affiliations and mixed religious groups as well
What is the important quote when Ali sings to Hassan and Amir?
the song reminded them that “there was a brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast”
What does Ali’s singing voice which, reminds Amir and Hasan that “there was a brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast”, demonstrate?
the inner beauty of something that is socially ugly
What does the quote
“there was a brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast” do? (2)
it foreshadows and acts as a statement of a thematic topic
Chapter 2 ends with another mention of the event in the winter of 1975 and _______(quote________?
“and all that followed”
Hassan is “________ of _______ anyone”
incapable
hurting
From the onset of his life, ____ is focused of Babe, and from the onset of his life, ______ is focused on Amir
Amir
Hassan
Why is looking back on the past a reoccurring motif for Amir, the narrator?
because for Amir, the past is not over. The past is a fundamental part of who he is, no matter how far he is in time or location from his childhood in Afghanistan, the events of that period are always with him
What does the guilt of Amir do?
it informs the entire narrative
What was Hassan’s first word?
“Amir”
What is the significance of the fact that Ali suffers from polio, a disease which affects the central nervous system and Hassan’s harelip?
as from their physical weakness Hosseini visually depicts them as social subordinates, possibly this illustrates how distinctly Pashtuns saw Hazara’s as a physical manifestation of whom Assef later claims “dirty our blood” and “pollute our homeland” in chapter 5.
How is the role of women largely characterised in this novel by absence?
as we are told of Sofia’s and Sanaubar’s fate and the brotherhood between the male characters which make Amir and Baba’s betrayal all the more worse
