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Alejandro Munoz Ryan Baumgartner

KEY EVENTS The Taliban coming to power One important event that takes place during the storyline of this book is the Taliban coming to power. The Taliban coming to power symbolizes the problems that Afghanistan as a country in being constantly occupied as ruled under different powers. As the author states Khaled Hosseini states “The Taliban rolled in and kicked the Alliance out of Kabul” (200). This quote shows that the Taliban forces in Afghanistan are there to stay if they kicked out the Alliance government then that shows the Taliban forces are here not to liberate but to conquer. Earlier in the book Amir is driving to a city where on one of the signs it shows bullet holes through the sign. This shows that the innocence in the country is gone. With the Taliban in Afghanistan innocence has been taken over and this can resemble Amir and Hassan when Hassan is raped. There is no immediate hope for the people of Afghanistan and that is what makes this a key event.

KEY SYMBOLS Scar on Khan’s eye A key symbol in the book the Kite Runner is the scar on Khan’s eye. A scar in itself is a reminder of troubles and conflicts from the past, but one across the eye symbolizes something stronger. As Hosseini states “He pointed to a scar above his right eye cutting a crooked path through his bushy eyebrow.” (198). Along with the Taliban coming to power during this time period, the scar over Khan eye is a reminder of pain and anguish for the people of Afghanistan. Khan explains that he got the scar at a soccer game but like everything else in the book it resembles something larger. The scar over Khan’s eye can represent Amir feeling about innocence in his life. Amir face is fine but after one thing leading to another such as rape, father dieing, father lying, and Hassan’s death the scar grows and it is always a constant reminder to him. The scar represents Amir’s look upon the world.

Theme Through Death comes Rebirth The theme if the book is through Death comes rebirth. This is the theme because rebirth can be used as there is a way to be good again and there is death in this book. As Hosseini states "I wonder if there is a way to be good again" (2). This shows that Amir is ready to accept that he an forgive for doing all the bad things he did mainly to Hassan. It also resembles that when Baba is about to die Amir will need to step up and fill his shoes as he is the only one who can carry on the family name. When Hassan dies he realizes he was his half brother. When Khan dies Amir is told a bunch of secrets. So in truth every time some one dies Amir knowledge can be his rebirth.