Chapters 10-12 Flashcards
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Summary of Chapters 10-12
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1981: Amir and Baba flee Soviet-occupied Afghanistan to Pakistan, then America.
Life in America: Baba struggles with loss of status.
Amir adjusts, graduates, falls for Soraya.
Baba’s illness worsens.
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AO3 for Chapters 10-12
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Soviet invasion (1979) caused mass refugee migration.
Immigrant experience: cultural dislocation, clash of values.
Baba’s fall reflects the crumbling of old Afghan patriarchy.
