The Kite Runner Ch.8-9

1. Personally my feelings towards Amir have not changed, he still is not able to find the courage to admit running away when he could have stopped the incident. He has tried to make Hassen punish him for what he did however Hassen will not. Amir throws pomegranates at him in the tree and begging him to show any emotion towards Amir. I feel Amir has only made things worse between them and their friendship is over because he refused to tell Baba what had happened. Also if he did confess, Hassen may have thought he had Amir's loyalty and not have been betrayed leading to him ad Ali leaving. 


2. The purpose of the scene with the pomegranates was simply to get a reaction. Amir wanted Hassen to punish him for what he did and so he could move on with the lie no longer over his head.


3. Amir- continuing to struggle with the lie and it has ended Hassen and his friendship entirely


Hassen- Told Ali everything, always wants to sleep, feels betrayed by Amir but continues to be loyal to him, still feels he did something wrong because Amir no longer played with him


Assef- acting polite to Baba and pretending like he was a friend instead of the person who raped Hassen 

This represents the slipping of Amir and Hassen's friendship and how Amir is struggling to deal with his actions. And how they see each other in a different life and Hassen leaving taking with him his loyalty for Amir.

The Kite Runner Ch. 1-4

I thought how even by the first page I was hooked on what possibly this man had done to feel so ashamed of his past and the descriptions are not as detailed however they are still effective in painting a picture in your mind. You really get to see the relationships unfold as you begin to read. I found the rape scene to be the most significant event in the novel because we find out what mistake in his past that continues to haunt him into his adulthood. You get to experience the guilt and how this lie has changed Amir and he has regretted the decision he made ever since. And how Hassen continued to serve him and act as though nothing had ever happened. You also get a sense of how these people live and their culture with very different names for objects and the way they do certain things.

3rd MP Reflection & 4th MP Preview

1. I was very happy with the grade I received for this theme. I worked hard and wanted to express my passion for art and how it has impacted my life.

2. Overall I feel like my group did a great job on our TMD project. We worked very well together and the product showed when we presented it to the class. I really wanted to get a good grade of this project and show my creativity through the different choices we could choose from.

3. My expectations for the 4th marking period is curiosity for what the Kite Runner will be about and what I will do for this film project. I am also interested in the graduation speech theme for this marking period.