Chapter 5 Flashcards
What does Amir say about the night which opens up Chap.5?
that it was the beginning of the end of the Afghanistan they knew
What year was the Communist takeover?
1978
What year did Russia invade?
1979
Who was in control of the coup which took over government?
Daoud Khan, the king’s cousin
What does Assef always carry around?
a set of brass knuckles
Who does Assef brag that his Dad knows?
Daoud Khan, the cousin of the king whom he overtook in the bloodless coup
What does Assef say about HItler?
that he had the right idea about ethnic purity, that Hazaras just pollute the country
When Assef claims that Amir is apart of the problem for being friends with a Hazara, what does Assef briefly think?
that he is not his friend, Hassan is his servant
What is Hassan’s present?
plastic surgery by Dr. Kumar to rid of his cleft lip
What is significant of the fact that Baba is born in 1933 at the same year that Zahir Shah became king?
as this parallels the two indicating the intertwined fates of Babe when Zahir Shah falls in the bloodless coup and all those dependant on him; Ali, Amir, Rahim Khan and Hassan
In Chp.5 what hints to the fact that the bloodless coup is going to change Afghanistan for the worst?
Asset’s racist encounter during this chapter which was spirited by the newly founded republic
Who personifies the evil to come from the new republic and blood coup which Amir does not understand as a child?
the character Assef, while he does not understand the political and social change of this coup, the reader associates this change to the introduction of the bully. Amir feels uncertain and threatened, as many Afghans did
What year was the bloodless coup?
1973
What do the local kids call Ali?
Babula
After the successful plastic surgery, Hassan looks in the mirror and smiles, what is significant by the following winter?
the following winter there is only a faint scar left and Hassan ceases to smile
At the opening of the chapter, Amir has evident jealously towards Ali and Hassan’s relationship which demonstrates the importance of a loving relationship over what?
over material possessions
What does Ali’s and Hassan’s emotional connection allow them?
a sense of security
Asset’s introduction in this chapter with the coup serves to equate his character to what?
violence and destruction
What does Hassan call Assef which is a threat?
“One-Eyed Assef”
What does Assef respond to Hassan which is important in demonstrating that the violence in Afghanistan is only the beginning
“This doesn’t end today”
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“They were foreign sounds to us then”
this is a dramatically powerful comment which resonates with the reader of the 21st century. Hosseini closely positions Kabul as a duplicate of America, allowing the reader to understand the political and social transformation of Afghanistan before war and violence. To reinforce this image which a western audience can understand, Hosseini as well uses Assef’s awe of the Nazi regime to mirror the similar regard of Pashtuns to Hazara’s, to German and Jewish.
What does Amir think when Assef claims Hassan is his friend?
“He’s not my friend… he’s my servant”
