The Kite Runner setting The Importance Of setting
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The Kite Runner setting
The Importance Of setting �Afghanistan-Amirs worries, sins, regrets �America-Amir becoming free, doing his own thing �Weather-pathetic fallacy
Afghanistan �Amir is weak �Baba is strong and powerful �Things go bad �Lies, regrets �“it was my past of unatoned sins. ” �“in the end, I ran because I was a coward”
The weather �Pathetic fallacy- weather foreshadows the mood and atmosphere. �The day of the kite running competition when Amir is looking for Hassan it is dark and gloomy weather �“by the time I reached the marketplace, the sun had almost sunk behind the hills and dusk painted the sky pink and purple. ”
America �Where Amir became free �Made his own decisions �“America was different. America was a river, roaring along, Unmindful of the past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins. ” �Became ready to face his fears �“I don't want to forget anymore. ”
America �However America is where Baba became weak �“It was living in America that gave him an ulcer. ”
Sohrab In America �For Sohrab and Amir a fresh start in America �Amir has changed his ways and became good again �“You will never again refer to him as ‘Hazara boy’ in my presence. He has a name and its Sohrab. ”
