Extra AO2

Question 1

Structure- America

Answer 1

-Chapter 11= turning point when Amir + Baba go to America= Hazara-like status

Question 2

Structure- Hassan’s rape

Answer 2

-Central moment of novel
-Narrative before= straightforward + chronological
-Narrative after= fragmented

Question 3

Structure- subplots

Answer 3

-Soraya’s story= ran away with a man in Virginia + lost her reputation
-Mirrors some of Amir’s story
-Shows guilt + shame can be overcome
-Offers hope for Amir’s redemption

Question 4

Form

Answer 4

-Fable= reinforces moral
-Bildungsroman

Question 5

Narration

Answer 5

-Unreliable narrator= as a child he may have limited understandings
-Perspective may be influenced by his internal struggles (put on him by Baba etc) + his guilt

-First-person narrative= one-sided + personal view of events
-Link to unreliability

Question 6

Language- foreshadowing

Answer 6

-Baba’s treatment of Hassan compared to Amir
-“Hassan is not going anywhere”
-“A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who won’t stand up to anything”

Question 7

Language- symbolism

Answer 7

-Gives dept to the text
-Kite= symbolic of freedom–> link to Taliban banning kite flying= removal of freedom
-Assef’s sunglasses= symbolic of western consumerism

Question 8

Language- motifs

Answer 8

-“there is a way to be good again” + “for you a thousand times over”= act as remains which carry ideas through the whole narrative