5h The Kite Runner chap 21 - 25

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

The Kite Runner

discussing chapters 19 - 25

Afghanistan = home

the people are still welcoming and it feels like home

Kabul is distroyed by the war

- beggars

- homes are ruined

- trees cut down

- smells different

Orphanage

many children and many mouths to feed

in return for money, the director let the Taliban take a child

Sohrab was at the orphanage

Sohrab was taken by the Taliban member

Taliban

beard patrol

cruelty:

- flogging

- stoning to death

- slaves

- people being hanged

Amir - Assef - Sohrab

Turns out Assef has taken Sohrab

Amir fights Assef 

In the end Sohrab fires his slingshot at Assef and blinds Assef

Amir is badly wounded

The worst laceration is to his upper lip

Rahim Khan's letter

Confirms Rahim Khan knew what happened

Amir should judge himself too harshly

Baba felt guilt and also tried to redeem himself

Amir should forgive himself

Sohrab

The adoptive couple does not exist

Amir decides he and Soraya could adopt

Difficult because no official death certificate 

for Sohrab's parents

Soraya helps in this process: uncle works at IND

broken promise

Amir promises Sohrab to never put him in an orphanage

The easiest adoption route in through an orphanage

Sohrab tries to commit suicide

life in America

Sohrab is withdrawn and sleeps a lot

Afghan traditions:

- family relations are important

'that Hazara boy'

- kite running on Afghan New Year

"for you a thousand times over"

full circle

Amir would do anything for Sohrab

like Hassan would have done anything for Amir