Dear Reader,
One quote from the final chapters of The Kite Runner that stood out to me was on page 297. After Assef had badly beaten up Amir in their fight to see who would get to keep Sohrab he was taken to the hospital to recieve proper care for his injuries. Amir was unable to recall anything that hteappened during the fight, and Dr.Faruqi explained what had happened to him. One thing that happened during the brawl left Amir speechless. He thinks to himself, “I kept thinking of something else Armand/Dr. Faruqi had said: The impact had cut your upper lip in two, he had said, clean down the middle. Clean down the middle. Like a harelip.” This really amazed me to think that after fighting to remove his guilt and clean his conscience in the fight for Hassan’s son, he had ended up a survivor, but with an injury resembling the looks of the person he was redeeming himself for. I thought it was incredible that Amir had a reminder of Hassan in Hassan’s son, Sohrab; and now he also had a reminder of Hassan in himself. What was your reaction to this part of the novel? Do you believe it is a good thing that Amir has all of these reminders of his dead half brother now?
Another quote from the novel that I found extremely interesting was found on page 340. Amir and Sohrab were discussing their possible future move to America. Amir was explaining to Sohrab that the move would most likely be a lengthy process. Sohrab said it was like sour apples, and that he could wait in Islamabad. When Amir then asked him what “sour apples” meant, Sohrab explained, “One time, when I was really little, I climbed a tree and ate these green, sour apples. My stomach swelled and became hard like a drum, it hurt a lot. Mother said that if I’d just waited for the apples to ripen, I wouldn’t have become sick. So now, whenever I really want something, I try to remember what she said about the apples.” This quote means a lot to me. It is a very good life symbol, as well. It teaches the virtue of patience, which is very important. Also it shows people that if they wait things out things will be better in the end. You just have to wait, and not give up, because it will be worth it in the long run and you will be happier. What did this quote teach you?
The final quote that stood out to me was on page 356. After Sohrab was removed from the hospital, he and Amir spent another entire year in Islamabad. When Sohrab finally accepted that the best life choice would be to move to America, they moved. Amir thinks to himself, “And so it was that, about a week later, we crossed a strip of warm, black tarmac and I brought Hassan’s son from Afghanistan to America, lifting him from the certainty of turmoil and dropping him in a turmoil of uncertainty.” This shows that moving Sohrab to America is both a good and bad thing. Although Amir is taking him out of the dangerous enviorment of Afghanistan, and placing him in a place where he will be well taken care of-America. At the same time, Amir is taking away the only think Sohrab has known. He is taking his childhood memories, the place where his parents last stood, and where he has remained his entire short life. Although some memories he had weren’t very good, I can imagine he would still miss his “watan.” Home. Do you believe it was more of a good choice, or a bad one that Sohrab was moved to America?
Sincerely, Destiny Messier
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