Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Final Fishbowl! Kite Runner: Chapter 25


This is it! It's the final fishbowl! If you have not yet gotten into a hot seat, today is your day, my friends.

Also, remember to bring at least one textual passage into your responses.

Enjoy!

95 comments:

  1. Jamie-
    Sohrab is convinced that Amir will send him to an orphanage.

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  2. why would he try to commit suicide?

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  3. Why do you think Amir took Sohrab to America without his consent first? Because he did this do you think that it makes him kind of selfish because he just took him?

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  4. In chapter 25 when it says "She had shifted into a holding pattern, waiting for a green light from Sohrab. Waiting." Do you think Sohrab won't talk because he won't accept his new family because he wants his old family back?

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  5. Krysta-
    I don't think Amir had a whole lot of other options, and he wasn't just about to leave Aohrab on the streets for the Taliban to get again.

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  6. I think Sohrab thought that going back to an orphanage was worse than dying, this was probably because he had such bad experiences when he was in an orphanage.

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  7. Why won't Amir step in and talk to Soharb and try to get more involved? i know deeper in the chapter he does but... Wouldn't this be a sign of "getting tired of him" which Amir had already promised that he would never do?

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  8. Sarah- I think he tried to commit suicide because he didn't want to go back to an orphanage.

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  9. Why does Sohrab think Amir will seed him to the orphanage?

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  10. Sarah:

    I think he would try to commit suicide because he just can't imagine going back to the orphanage. I think he had a lot of bad memories from it, and he didn't want to go back.

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  11. Sarah~
    He tried to commit suicide because Amir told him that he needed to go back to an orphanage and he didn't want to go back.

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  12. Sarah, because he has already gone so much through his life and he doesn't want to continue on anymore.

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  13. Sarah,

    Sohrab committed suicide because he would rather die then go to that horrible house for children.

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  14. Peyton- I don't really think it means he is getting tired of him, I think it just means he doesn't know what to do. He is new at this and he isn't always sure what to do.

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  15. Peyton-
    I agree. If he took the liberty of taking him to America, then he should make more of an effort to continue to be a father figure to Sohrab

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  16. Krysta-
    I think Amir took Sohrab to America because he wanted Sorhab to live a good life.

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  17. why was soharb so scared to go to an orphanage, even when they told him it would not be bad?

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  18. How does the setting play into the time when Sohrab is injured and in the hospital?

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  19. should Amir take the blame for sohab trying to commit suicide?

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  20. Krysta:

    I think Amir wants the best for Sohrab, so he took him to America.

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  21. Pierce-
    Amir never gave Sohrab a definite promise that he wouldn't have to go back to a house for boys, so Sohrab would rather die than go back.

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  22. Alex B-
    Yeah I agree with you, I was just wondering if that would possibly be whats going on through Soharb's head.

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  23. Peyton-
    I think that Amir doesn't know how to connect with a child, because his whole life his dad wasn't able to connect with him.

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  24. Sarah-
    I think Sorhrab was scared because of his past memories of the orphanage and the scary things that happened.

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  25. Peyton~
    Amir was trying to get Soharb more involved but he just wouldn't respond and I don't think that he is starting to get tired of him, I think that he is just tried of trying to get Sohrab to be engaged.

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  26. sarah, i don't think amir should take blame because all he did was try to help sohrab

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  27. How has Sohrab become jaded after his suicide attempt?

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  28. Sarah-
    Sohrab is scared to go back to an orphanage because of all the bad experiences he had had before Amir brought him back to America.

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  29. Peyton-
    Yeah I agree with you, I wished that Amir would have tried to do different types of things with Sohrab but I also felt like towards the end of the book he was trying to hard when he was basically having a one way conversation with himself.

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  30. The book seems to end the way it started with the flying of the kites. Do you think this symbolizes anything?

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  31. Pierce

    Sohrab thinks this because on page 341 Amir states
    "Well, Mr. Faisal thinks that it would really help if we could... if we could ask you to stay in a home for kids for a while."

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  32. Do you think Sohrab is upset and quiet, and would he make more of an effort to be happier if Amir and Soraya tried harder to be there for him?

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  33. Do you think that now that Amir finally got Sohrab engaged and he started to enjoy his life there that things will start to go back to normal?

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  34. Alex-
    It seems like it was the kites that tore the book, but in the end, kites brought it back together.

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  35. What makes you think that Soharb wouldn't want to talk to anyone for a year? Wouldn't you get really lonely?

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  36. on page 362, the book states, " While Sohrab was silent, the world was not. One Tuesday morning last September, the Twin Towers cam crumbling down and, overnight, the world changed." (Hosseini 362).
    Do you think they added 9/11 in the book to show how people in Afghanistan citizens acted? Why do you think they added this to the book?

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  37. Alex B-
    I think the kites symbolize how Hassan and Amir were friends in the beginning and now Amir and Sohrab are now friends.

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  38. When Amir says "Do you want me to run the kite for you?" on pg 371, does he really accept everything? Does he think things are going to get better with that little smile?

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  39. Alex B,

    I do think that the ending ending with two kites symbolizes freedom that hope is near. Shows there is always someone out there to help and that kites or kinda like life.. You can get cut off or u can fly high with pride.

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  40. On page 361 I felt like Amir had completely redeemed himself when he stood up to the General saying; "And one more thing, General Sahib, you will never again refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence. He has a name and it's Sohrab."

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  41. Pierce-
    It seems like because the book goes into 2001, they couldn't leave out this huge event, knowing it has so much to do with America and Afghanistan.

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  42. What does the melancholy ending represent?

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  43. Peyton~
    I think that he didn't want to talk to anyone for a year because he felt betrayed and I don't think that he was really that lonely because if he was he would have tried to engage himself into activities again.

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  44. Sarah-
    I think things will start to get a little bit better because otherwise he wouldn't have written the ending like that.

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  45. Jenny- I do think think that is when Amir redeems himself, because he didn't stand up for Hassan but now he finally stood up for his son, Sohrab.

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  46. "A leaf in the woods, shaking in the wake of a startled bird's flight." (Hosseini 371)

    What do you think the author is referring to when he is talking about a leaf in the woods?

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  47. Jenny-
    I totally agree! I loved that part because Sohrab finally had someone to step in and be there for him without Sohrab having to defend himself.

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  48. Alex-
    I do think flying kites at the beginning and at the end of the story is symbolic because it shows a new beginning of their lives and also shows something they love to do.

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  49. Pierce, i think they did to show how it effected both countries.

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  50. Pierce-
    I don't think they added it to show how Afghanistan acted but rather to show how quickly something can change over night. Just like when Hassan got raped and when Sohrab tried to commit suicide. Those one acts changed Amir's life a lot, just like 911 did for America.

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  51. Alex B-
    I agree with Nathan, because I think that the Kite Flying symbolizes the relationship between Hassan and Amir growing up. Then at the end Amir can finally be released from the pain of hurting Hassan now that he has flied the kite with Hassan's son, and it seems like he got Soharb engaged in finally something that connects Soharb back to his family. Since Hassan loved to Run Kites in all.

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  52. Alex
    the kites at the end show a new beginning.

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  53. Alex-
    I think the author ended the book like he did because he wants people to think Amir and Sohrab to live a happy life.

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  54. "I doze off, when I wake up, I see the sun rising..."(Hosseini349)
    Shouldn't it be hard for Amir to sleep because of the things that happened when he fell asleep? One time Sohrab ran away and another time he tried to commit suicide.

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  55. Sarah S,

    I think that Amir does accept everything and i also thinks he feels that things should get better from here out... Also i think a smile symbolizes a lot. It can mean happiness, it can cover up pain and it can show pride.

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  56. What did you guys think of the ending? Did you like it or disliked it? Why?

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  57. Garett~
    I think that Amir was just so tired that he couldn't do anything else but sleep. Sure he was quite traumatized by what happened to Sohrab but he also needs to take care of himself.

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  58. Alex B/Hydroblitz- I think Amir has finally redeemed himself. I think he redeems himself when he finally stand up for Sohrab. He says he is not a Hazara boy and his name is Sohrab. I think that redeem,s himself because he didn't stand up for Hassan but does he does for his son.

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  59. Garett-
    Yeah it should be hard for him to fall asleep but I think that he is finally just taken over by exhaustion that his body makes him fall asleep. On page 348 it says, "I dream of things I later can't remember." So it seems like he had a deep dreamless sleep.

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  60. On page 346 when Amir states "... My hands are stained with Hassan's blood; I pray God dosent let them get stained with the blood of his boy too." What does Amir mean?

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  61. Peyton-
    I didn't like the ending because I think the author could of gone on more and I think it just ended.

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  62. I didn't really like it because I wanted more! I wanted to know what Sohrab's future looked like!

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  63. In the beginning of the book, when it says: "I thought of the life i had lived until the winter of 1975 came along and changed everything. And made me what I am today." (Hosseini 2) Is Amir referring to how Sohrab now lives with him and his wife?

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  64. Alex B-
    Yes I think that Amir has finally redeemed himself when he stood up to the General on page 360. He stood up for Sohrab like he should have done years before for Hassan.

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  65. Over time do you think sohrab will like America?

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  66. Peyton, I didn't like the ending because i think after all the book went through the ending wasn't deep enough for me

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  67. Why do you think that before Amir went back to America he only prayed when he or someone he knew was in trouble or sick?

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  68. Peyton-

    I thought the ending was alright. It wasn't anything special, like not a Hollywood ending, but the ending fitted the story well because of the flying of the kites at the beginning and end of the story.

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  69. Alex-
    I think Amir has redeemed himself to an extent beacause I don't believe that he can ever fully redeem himself from what he had done in the past.

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  70. Peyton,

    I thought the ending was kinda cute but I Dislike the fact that we are just left with a smile and not a solid true ending... It just makes me wonder what happened and if there lives got better.

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  71. Drew:

    What do you think would have been a better ending for this book?

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  72. Nouhad-
    I think that the winter he is talking about is when He and Hassan fly the kite. On that day Amir's life changed forever.

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  73. Peyton-
    I hated the ending. I thought it left you hanging to much and it really wasn't a happy ending and it didn't resolve anything.

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  74. Alex B-
    I think Amir was once seen as a coward at the beginning of the book, but in the end, he ended up not being a coward, and really becoming a hero

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  75. How do you guys think the book should've ended?

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  76. Alex B-
    At the beginning of the book I would consider Amir to be a coward but after everything he has gone through and done I would not consider him to be a coward anymore.

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  77. Over all who do you think is more of a hero Hassan or Amir?

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  78. Ariel~
    I think that he means that he let Hassan take the blame for him when they were little and he let them go and after that he never saw him again and he heard that Hassan was dead so in a way his blood is on Amir's hands and now if Sohrab dies then his death too will be on Amir's conscious and his blood on his hands.

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  79. Sarah-
    If you think Amir was a hero, was he a hero in his own way or more of a (batman, superman) hero kind of way?

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  80. Sarah- Yes overtime I do think Sohrab will like America. I think it just takes time for get his past, accept his new life, and know he is in a safe place and that he will never have to go back.

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  81. Nouhad-
    The book should have ended with more detail on whether Sohrab comes out of depression or not, and a little more of his life

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  83. Nouhad-
    I think that the ending should have resolved the tension in Amir and Sohrab's relationship. I also don't like how Sohrab quit talking. I think that he should have become quiet but not a mute.

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  84. Alex-
    I don't think by the end of the book Amir was a coward. I think he grew into someone who was someone who was well respected... Well in some scenes... I guess it depends haha. There were some scenes though that I think made him shine such as on page 360 when he stands up to the general.

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  85. To answers Mrs. Leclaires question-
    At the end of the book Amir has forgiven himself for what he did to Hassan all those years ago.

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  86. Alex B,

    At this point in the book Amir cant be considered a coward because he has been through the Tailban, seen his best friend/ brother get raped and seen his father die.. He is a major hero i think for saving Sohrab and taking care of him. Also he really sticks up for Sohrab because he stood up to his Father in law and told him not to call Sohrab a Hazara. Hes no coward..

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  87. Nouhad-

    I think the book should have ended on a slightly happier note, and that the author dragged the ending out a bit too long, just my opinion.

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  88. Nouhad-
    I think the ending of the story should have showed more of what their life was like in America, and how they accepted the new way of life.

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  89. Pierce-
    To me Amir is more of his own type of hero because he doesn't really fit as a normal hero. The quest that he went on was more for himself not for others.

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  90. Ariel:

    I think Amir is talking about all of the times that he has never stepped in to help Hassan when he got hurt. I think the stained blood refers to the times when Amir let him down, and he will never forget it. Amir changed and he is determined to take care of Sohrab.

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  91. Garett-
    Why do you think Amir is his own hero?

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  92. -Sarah: I think Sohrab tried to commit suicide because from what I think, he would rather die then go back to another orphanage no matter how long it is for. I also think Amir isn't to blame for Sohrab trying to commit suicide because he was just trying to do the best for himself and for Sohrab.
    -Alex B: I think Amir could have been considered a coward because back a few chapters, he didn't fight back against Assef at all when theoretically, he should have I think.
    -Peyton: I think the ending of the book was just OK. I was left with a few questions that I would have liked to know more about such as Sohrab's depression and what3ever happened with that.
    -Krysta: I don't think Amir needed Sohrab's consent to take him to America because anything in America would be better then in Afghanistan in my opinion.
    -I agree with Garett because Amir is his own type of hero in a sense because he fought through a lot of his own battles and did things he wouldn't normally have done if he was his "old self" at the beginning of the book.

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  93. All,

    Very interesting comments. Do you think Amir redeemed himself or did he just make peace with his past?

    Cheers,
    Rob

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