Chapter 9 Flashcards
How does Amir feel about his birthday gifts?
he feels like they are blood money gifts
why was the “only one that didn’t feel like blood money”?(gift) the notebook from Rahim Khan?
as this was a reward for this kite flying rather than for the tournament and so was not sullied by Hassan’s rape. It is also symbolic of the one ability which makes Amir an individual, his ability to write.
What does Amir falsely accuse Hassan of in this chapter?
stealing his watch and money
How does Hassan respond to Amir’s allegations of stealing the watch and money?
he sacrifices himself again for Amir, and lied to protect him
although morally the reader is abhorred by Amir’s actions, logically what do we understand?
that he is a 13 year old boy who is conflicted between his conscience and culture and thus attempts to remove the source of his guilt.
What does Rahim Khan assert in the opening chapter?
“there is a way to be good again”
What is Hazarajet where both the Hazara family of Rahim Khan’s story in Chapter 8 go and Ali and Hassan in Chapter 9?
an isolated, mountainous region in central Afghanistan
What is the most poignant (revoking a keen sense of sadness or regret) image of the injustice toward Hazara’s?
the moment that Amir witnesses Hassan serving drinks to Assef and Wali from a “silver platter”
Why does Amir feel that he does not deserve the presents?
as he seems them as profits of his sins rather than as a reward for the tournament. The concept that he invokes of them being “blood money” is reflected most keenly in the fact that the bike his father gives him is a rich red colour “like a candy apple. Or blood.”
What is the significance of the pathetic fallacy upon Ali and Hassan’s departure which Amir describes that he “saw rain through windowpanes that looked like melting silver”?
This is significant because alike the summer rain, Baba’s tears were likewise rare reflecting the magnitude of their departure within the novel’s narrative. As for the “windowpanes that looked like melting silver” the image Hossieni presents connotes to that of a prison. This is significant as while in attempt to remove his guilt, Amir becomes metaphorically entrapped by it in shame. The rain is also important in substituting for the tears that Amir does not shed upon Hassan’s departure.
