tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post6060026219597921982..comments2011-02-07T18:34:03.937-08:00Comments on Leclaire's 4th Hour English 10: Kite Runner Fishbowl #5: Chapters 19 and 20Kristin Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15076857976818237278noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-79245381507928921012010-10-28T21:06:36.859-07:002010-10-28T21:06:36.859-07:00Alex,
The people's attitude toward Americans a...Alex,<br />The people's attitude toward Americans and the Taliban always depend on where you are. Both are liked and hated, depending on what has happened. Where innocent people are killed the population hates the people who did it, regardless who they were.<br /><br />Jessica,<br />The Taliban range from people who are trying to earn a living (they pay better than the Army), to people who really believe that the Infidels must be killed to ones who are just trying to provide for their family or village. The mix is great and there is no one type of Taliban.<br /><br />Krysta,<br />In some ways not very different from anyone else. I am currently teaching the Afghan military how to protect themselves from IEDs and ambushes. It is difficult since very few of them can read or write. We also have language classes for them as well as classes to teach them to read and write. I travel through Kabul from my house to their military school so I get to see a great deal of the people out everyday.<br /><br />conorm,<br />Soccer is very popular as is kite flying.<br /><br />jamieb,<br />Yes to a degree it has increased. The big question will it continue during the winter season which is just starting. Normally the fighting drops off because the weather makes travel very difficult. This is also the time that the Peace Talks should be undertaken.<br /><br />Brad,<br />They play street games (soccer mostly) and the boys fly kites (while the others are runners).<br /><br />Tyler,<br />Most of the executions in the Stadium where for crimes against Shiria Law, normally adultery, or failing to wear the proscribed dress (burqas for women, beards for men - but only after a warning for the men). Thiefs had their hands cut off.<br /><br />Drew,<br />Today, if the government catches you doing drugs, you are sent to a hospital, the Taliban may still execute you (even though they support growing poppies).<br /><br />Thanks for the questions....<br />Robrobdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572016145825656792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-59646808066251413782010-10-28T21:05:38.670-07:002010-10-28T21:05:38.670-07:00ryanh2013,
In the southern rural areas the Taliban...ryanh2013,<br />In the southern rural areas the Taliban have a great deal of power because of the corruption of the Karzai government. In the cities, with the exception of Kandahar, they are not very powerful. In the eastern provinces (called P2K) of Paktika, Paktiya, and Khost, the Taliban are present and in some areas have complete control. In isolated spots in the north there are Taliban strongholds. Overall, they have some political power (although they are not part of the government) which is why the government is trying to talk to them now.<br /><br />MattJ,<br />Only a small part of the population are Taliban, but a larger portion supports them over the government and allow them to move, train, and conduct attacks in their areas. The Taliban see it as a religious war and thus the people will generally support them.<br /><br />bryceB,<br />In some areas they are supported by the people, generally in the south and east. With the exception of Kandahar, most of the larger cities do not support them. This is because the populations of the cities is not usually Pashtun, who make up the Taliban.<br /><br />Tyler,<br />For the time it when it was written, yes, it is very accurate. This was the end of the civil war and the beginning of the Taliban's rule.<br /><br />MattJ,<br />There are government police (very corrupt), local police (not quite as corrupt) and the Taliban (not corrupt at all). In addition, there are military and national police organizations (with varying degrees of abilities).<br /><br />bryceB,<br />Most of the fighting is in the south and the east. There are attacks elsewhere in the country but not to the degree found in the south.robdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572016145825656792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-56369987049078204222010-10-28T21:04:36.355-07:002010-10-28T21:04:36.355-07:00Sully,
Families are both the same and different. ...Sully,<br />Families are both the same and different. Here they children are treated much the same until about the age of 12 to 14. Then the girls are left out of most family activities, boys are given privileges. In the country the girls are usually married by the time they are 16. If there are schools available the boys can continue their education. In the cities the girls fare much better and life for both is about the same. Although I see boys on the streets flying kites, playing soccer and so forth, I seldom see girls except those on their way to and from school.<br /><br />Timothy G,<br />Being able to make it. In the cities life is much easier for the people, including the refugees. In the countryside it is harder to survive, the weather is cold in the winter and hot in the summer. There are both floods and dry spells that kill animals, crops and destroy villages. It is also hard to travel throughout the country, there are few roads and the mountains are much taller than the ones you have outside Denver (some are over 20,000 feet tall).<br /><br />Molly,<br />The days are much different. Most people who work do so from early in the morning till dark. There is daily shopping (almost all food is bought the day they use it since there are few refrigerators) to be done. If you go to school then that takes place (the school year is from March to November, they do not go to school during December, January or February because of the weather). The kids play or try to beg or sell items to foreigners. This is done everyday but Fridays.<br /><br />Peyton,<br />There is a belief here in what they call the greater good. If a few people need to be given so that a larger number can survive, then it is acceptable. The Taliban would turn these children into fighters, make them take care of other people and do work to support the group. If they died then it was always the will of Allah and just accepted.<br /><br />connorm,<br />The currency is called Afghani, there are about 45 Afghani to the dollar. Drugs and alcohol are both forbidden by Islam but there is a large addict population and alcohol is generally available to foreigners in the larger cities (a large number of Afghans also drink, but not in public).robdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572016145825656792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-9689871517095290772010-10-28T21:02:49.387-07:002010-10-28T21:02:49.387-07:00Hi Class,
I will attempt to answer all your quest...Hi Class,<br /><br />I will attempt to answer all your questions, if I miss one let me know. I also had to break this into a couple of posts.<br /><br />Nouhad,<br />There are multiple economies here. Corruption fuels one, and it is found almost everywhere. The government pays very little in the way of salaries so people have to take bribes to survive. Those who don't work for the government often struggle to make a living. The military is beginning to spend more money on products bought from Afghans which helps. One can live here well on $500 a month. Most rurual people raise everything they need and then sell what they can to purchase items that they need.<br /><br />Sully,<br />Interesting point. To many people the Taliban are not bad. They represent the people of an earlier time and have the ability to make things simple for the peasant. Since most of these people do not have an education that makes life easy for them, they are willing to what is necessary to be safe and secure, something the Taliban provides.<br /><br />connorm,<br />There is no accurate count of the people who live here, but it is believed to be about 22 million.robdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12572016145825656792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-11691048758863860232010-10-27T17:42:20.533-07:002010-10-27T17:42:20.533-07:00Rob:
Could you please tell us a little bit about ...Rob:<br /><br />Could you please tell us a little bit about the economy now in Afghanistan. (Is it good or bad?) Thanks. :)~Nouhad E.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00590951329766212643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-23444303622854642642010-10-27T10:32:55.952-07:002010-10-27T10:32:55.952-07:00Do you think that Amir is crazy to travel to the d...Do you think that Amir is crazy to travel to the deadly Kabul and risk getting killed or do you think that he is heroic for doing so?Tyler Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306942799808292733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-59253419281078814672010-10-27T10:32:53.804-07:002010-10-27T10:32:53.804-07:00What do you think would happen if Amir didn't ...What do you think would happen if Amir didn't go on the journey to find Sohrab?TimothyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610098790537238014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-27097854661589995762010-10-27T10:32:49.657-07:002010-10-27T10:32:49.657-07:00How is Amir's inability to have a child signif...How is Amir's inability to have a child significant compared to Hassan?Alex B/ Hydroblitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335084113006690339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-22494275144488679412010-10-27T10:32:38.246-07:002010-10-27T10:32:38.246-07:00Peyton-
I think Amir sees Afghanistan now and th...Peyton-<br /> I think Amir sees Afghanistan now and thinks it has turned to a terrible country and he doesn't like it.NathanKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202719603905568003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-33669400161902372862010-10-27T10:32:30.155-07:002010-10-27T10:32:30.155-07:00Peyton-
I think they would have ended up having to...Peyton-<br />I think they would have ended up having to sell everything for food, like there donkey. It made me so sad when I read on page 241 ""-to find something tomorrow." She sounded near to tears. "What do I feed-""Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-70432644206420082382010-10-27T10:32:20.448-07:002010-10-27T10:32:20.448-07:00Do you think that Amir will stay in Afghanistan af...Do you think that Amir will stay in Afghanistan after he finishes his job there. The way he talks on page 231 makes it sounds like he is not planning on coming back to America.Krysta L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16932471989713797203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-67737024512844347812010-10-27T10:32:00.406-07:002010-10-27T10:32:00.406-07:00Rob-
Would you think that most of the Taliban are...Rob-<br /><br />Would you think that most of the Taliban are actually not bad people? Like maybe they have been taken from an orphanage, taught and trained and made to believe what they believe. Like in World War Two, the Nazi soldiers for the most part were not bad people like we actually view them, like us most of them were fighting for their country and what they may have believed in and i do know some like my grandfather who was raised in an orphanage and went into the military so he could have a meal two time a day and he was not a bad person.Sully Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369369683375139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-67475103540801789402010-10-27T10:31:06.766-07:002010-10-27T10:31:06.766-07:00Rob - Whats the population of Afghanistan?Rob - Whats the population of Afghanistan?connormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324040603607942123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-3737491737739010792010-10-27T10:30:53.737-07:002010-10-27T10:30:53.737-07:00Alex,
I think his guilt has finally cracked Amir. ...Alex,<br />I think his guilt has finally cracked Amir. He then uses this to drive his determination to help Hassan's son because thats the closest thing he can do to helping Hassan now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-81516205032264613772010-10-27T10:30:43.286-07:002010-10-27T10:30:43.286-07:00Do you think that because Whahid stood up to Farid...Do you think that because Whahid stood up to Farid that is why Farid apologized for insulting Amir?Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286532767749202801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-43236800129514237422010-10-27T10:30:42.914-07:002010-10-27T10:30:42.914-07:00Brad,
I completely agree. It would be hard to gras...Brad,<br />I completely agree. It would be hard to grasp the idea that the kid you always thought about as your "servant" was actually a sibling. That would be crazy especially because Amir never thought of him as a friend and he only tried to protect himself.Molly Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456815577359871006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-18270301188249165102010-10-27T10:30:35.397-07:002010-10-27T10:30:35.397-07:00Amir is always getting car sick-- I understand tha...Amir is always getting car sick-- I understand that he is probably just sick, but this happens numerous times to him... What or is there a significance to this?Peyton M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09151886686583226389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-19874893648474471822010-10-27T10:30:27.093-07:002010-10-27T10:30:27.093-07:00Matt-
I think Amir feels guilty for Hassan's d...Matt-<br />I think Amir feels guilty for Hassan's death because he sat there and watched it even though Amir couldn't have done anything it probably brought back all the guilt from not helping Hassan when Assef was raping him.ryanh2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/06262974511508219964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-59522117216150316492010-10-27T10:30:17.840-07:002010-10-27T10:30:17.840-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sully Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04369369683375139189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-45231798355751606212010-10-27T10:28:02.151-07:002010-10-27T10:28:02.151-07:00Jenny-
I think the beggar shows that Amir and hi...Jenny-<br /> I think the beggar shows that Amir and his family were a well known family when they lived there.NathanKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07202719603905568003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-37564784247666898702010-10-27T10:27:59.677-07:002010-10-27T10:27:59.677-07:00Jenny~
I think that the significance of Amir meet...Jenny~ <br />I think that the significance of Amir meeting the old beggar that knew his mother is that it was the information that Amir never knew about his mother so it was kinda like his mother coming back to share little things about herself with Amir because Baba never told Amir about her.Krysta L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16932471989713797203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-18439474897975975212010-10-27T10:27:55.692-07:002010-10-27T10:27:55.692-07:00Another thing i thought was interesting is in the ...Another thing i thought was interesting is in the beginning of the book Amir asked Hassan about his dream and in chapter 19 he has a dream about the death of Hassan and he is the shooter. But i thought it was important cause i think the dream symbolizes that Amir still has guilt about Hassans Death.Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286532767749202801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-48945080861695764772010-10-27T10:27:51.602-07:002010-10-27T10:27:51.602-07:00What do you think would have happened to Wahid'...What do you think would have happened to Wahid's family is Amir had not have given them the money and the watch? Do you think that they would have some huge issues including the environment that they live in.Peyton M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09151886686583226389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-59329611952276399322010-10-27T10:27:46.405-07:002010-10-27T10:27:46.405-07:00How does the conflict shift from an Internal confl...How does the conflict shift from an Internal conflict to an External one as the story progresses? Why is this?Alex B/ Hydroblitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335084113006690339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8709386249899768440.post-81088294239052887742010-10-27T10:27:45.098-07:002010-10-27T10:27:45.098-07:00Brendan I agree with you about Whahib because him ...Brendan I agree with you about Whahib because him and his family gave up there dinner for the night so Amir and Farid could eat that night. That is extremely honorable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com