The Kite Runner Genre Flashcards
1
Q
What is the Genre of TKR?
A
Bildungsroman - a coming of age story
2
Q
What does Bildungsroman mean?
A
German term for ‘novel of education’
3
Q
What do Bildungsroman’s tend to focus on?
A
- psychological development
- social development
4
Q
What are the six steps to a Bildungsroman?
A
- Emotional loss for youth
- Youth leaves home on a ‘journey’
- Youth encounters many conflicts
- Youth learns and matures
- Young adult accepts values of society
- Adult returns home with new knowledge to benefit society
5
Q
What are the internal conflicts faced by Amir on his ‘journey’?
A
- man vs. himself
- guilt
- self-hatred
6
Q
What are the external conflicts faced by Amir on his ‘journey’?
A
- man vs. society
- archaic value systems
