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Aim: What secrets are revealed to Amir? . Do Now: If Baba was still around to explain his actions to Amir, what do you think he would say? Homework: Read Chapter 19. Finish your paragraph on redemption. .
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Aim: What secrets are revealed to Amir? Do Now: If Baba was still around to explain his actions to Amir, what do you think he would say? Homework: Read Chapter 19. Finish your paragraph on redemption.
“ Hassan slumps to the asphalt, his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the windblown kites he used to chase.”p. 219 • Unrequited: not returned • Which literary element is used in this line? • How is Hassan’s final act in life still an act of loyalty to Amir?
“Alas the Afghanistan of our youth is long dead.” - p. 216 • Rahim Khan had previously said that when the Taliban first came, they were seen as heroes. Why was that? From what were they saving Afghanistan? • How has the view of the Taliban changed? How are they seen by Rahim Khan and others?
“Baba and I were more alike than I had ever known.” - p 226 • How is this statement both a negative and positive revelation for Amir? • What does Amir plan on doing in order to make things right, in order to be good again?
“Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.” Richard von Weizsaecker • Exile – to be away from or not allowed in one’s home • What does this quote mean? • How does it relate to the events of Chapters 17-18? Write a well-developed paragraph explaining the connection. (HW)