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Post by Michael deibert on Apr 2, 2020 18:19:52 GMT
The words I'd carved on the tree trunk with Ali's kitchen knife, Amir and Hassan: The Sultans of Kabul...I couldn't stand looking at them now" (Hosseini 87). The motif in this qoute is regret.Amir feels bad for what he did and how he left his friend behind.after what amir did to hassan, the craving in the tree it brings him a lot of guilt and shame.
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Post by Mason Crabtree on Apr 2, 2020 18:19:54 GMT
"The words I'd carved on the tree trunk with Ali's kitchen knife, Amir and Hassan: The Sultans of Kabul...I couldn't stand looking at them now" (Hosseini 87).
This quote represents the friendship motif in chapter 8. This shows that at one point Hassan and Amir were very good friends, but now Amir is disgusted at the sight of both their names being on a tree. Hassan and Amir are going through a hard time with eachother.
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Post by Anthony Harris on Apr 2, 2020 18:59:37 GMT
“I closed my eyes, turned my face to the sun. little shapes formed behind my eyelids, like hands playing shadows on the wall. they twisted, merged, formed a single image: hassans brown corduroy pants discarded on a pile of old bricks in the ally.” (hosseini 85)
the significance of this part is showing the devouring guilt that Amir feels. he's on his way to a nice place with a lot of his family and all he can think about is those brown pants. during the car ride he believes its just car sickness but it could just be him pushing down the guilt of the events in the last chapter
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Post by Dane Swofford on Apr 2, 2020 19:02:32 GMT
“I hurled the pomegranate at him… “hit me back!”... “get up! Hit me!” I said. Hassan did get up, but he just stood there… I wish he’d give me the punishment I craved” (Hosseini 92).
This is an example of a guilt and friendship motif. Amir feels horrible that he did nothing to save Hassan, and he wants some kind of punishment from him so he can feel a little better about himself. But Hassan’s loyalty to his best friend is unbreakable and will not hit Amir back.
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Post by Adna Kljaho on Apr 2, 2020 19:12:32 GMT
"The words id carved on the tree trunk with Ali's kitchen knife..."
In this quote it shows regret in chapter 8. Amir carved his name and Hassans name into tree and regrets if because they are not getting along right now.
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Post by Corina Johnson on Apr 2, 2020 19:12:54 GMT
"'I watched Hassan get raped,' I said to no one... A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn't have to live with this lie anymore." (Hosseini, 86)
This is an example of guilt and redemption. Amir confesses when he knows no one is listening because the guilt is constantly weighing him down but in this moment, he realizes that he will have to live with the weight of his lack of action in a time of someone else's need.
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Post by Lexx Lauderdale on Apr 2, 2020 19:19:53 GMT
He knew I had betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once more again, maybe for the last time. I loved him in that moment, loved him more than I ever loved anyone, and wanted to tell them all that I wasn't worthy of this sacrifice.¨ -Hosseini (105)
he knows that his dad is disappointed in him and he keeps disappointing him and wants his dad to know that he loves him and just wants him to understand
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Post by Aaron Thome on Apr 2, 2020 19:22:53 GMT
In the beginning of Chapter 8, Amir and Baba go on a trip to Jalalabad along with relatives. This passage relates to both Guilt and Father-Son motifs - Amir gets car sick in the car because of his guilt for treating Hassan poorly. This guilt only arrives because of Amir's unquenchable desire to impress Baba, but he soon realizes the guilt is not worth chasing approval.
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Post by izzy gibbs on Apr 2, 2020 19:25:34 GMT
"The words I'd carved on the tree trunk with Ali's kitchen knife, Amir and Hassan: The Sultans of Kabul...I couldn't stand looking at them now" (Hosseini 87)
The motif selected shows guilt and regret for what Amir did to Hassan. Amir can't look at the carving because it reminded him of how he is a bad friend to Hassan.
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Post by Evan Wheeler Block:2 on Apr 2, 2020 19:45:39 GMT
"Baba came right out and asked. "Did you steal that money? Did you steal Amir's watch Hassan?" Hassan's reply was a single word, delivered in a thin, raspy voice: "Yes.
Guilt and Redemption: I believe that Hassan felt that he owed Amir. He wouldn't have done this if he didn't feel like he owed Amir. Throughout the entire book so far Hassan seems to be struggling with his overwhelming guilt.
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Post by Lily Sallee on Apr 2, 2020 19:53:37 GMT
"' I watched Hassan get raped,' I said to no one. Baba stirred in his sleep. Kaka Homayoun grunted. A part of me was hoping someone would wake up and hear, so I wouldn't have to live with this lie anymore." (Hosseini 86)
This quote is an example of the guilt and redemption motif. Amir knows what he did was wrong and the guilt that he has is constantly with him. He "confesses" out loud but he does so when everyone is asleep and can not hear because he knows the consequences of his actions will be intense. However, the guilt he is feeling is also intense so he wants to tell someone so the guilt can finally go away.
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Post by Eddie Valenzuela on Apr 2, 2020 20:02:37 GMT
¨I ran because I was coward. I was afraid of Assef and what he would do to me. I was afraid of getting hurt.¨ (Hosseini 82) This is a motif of Guilt that was shown by Amir from what happened in chapter 7. He was selfish and now he's realizing how much pain it brought to his friend of him not helping. And now he is now really regretting what he did.
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Post by Joana Heranandez on Apr 2, 2020 21:10:52 GMT
"They'd both been crying. I could tell from their red, puffed-up eyes. They stood before Baba, hand in hand, and I wondered how and when I'd become capable of causing this kind of pain." (Hosseini 105)
This is an example of guilt, because he feels guilt for causing Hassan and Ali to cry and for Hassan to be blamed of something he didn't do once again.
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Post by candy on Apr 2, 2020 21:17:38 GMT
ill tell you why baba snaped. Because he got payed for his leg of the trip. That´s all he cared about
here baba felt betrayed and mad about what had happened wit h was that his automobil stoped woring a long while a go.
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Post by celinah on Apr 2, 2020 21:49:55 GMT
Baba never said so, but I knew he saw my car sickness as yet another of my array of weakness' this is an example of redemption because its showing how he felt and not hiding it.
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