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The woman about to be stoned tries to resist physically and when she can't she uses her voice: 'He recited a lengthy prayer... Behind him the woman in the hole was still screaming'. Although the Taliban have taken away her lover, her identity and appearance by forcing her to wear a 'green burqa', she still resists anyway she can.

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Experiences traumatic event but still

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"I held position.", "the blue kite knew it was in trouble", "it was trying to manoeuvre desperately out of the jam but I didn't let go." The image of the blue kite being surrounded reinforces the concept

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Taliban- 'pack of wolves' they're only powerful when they're together, they only oppress the weak when they know that they're powerful together. Shows how oppression can only exist if it's exercised by bigger groups

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Amir keeps referring to the terrible scenes with references to America, as if he can't bear to be here, wants to pretend the violence isn't happening, that he's back home. 'He was wearing dark round sunglasses like the ones John Lennon wore'. 'The Talib, looking absurdly like a baseball pitcher on the mound, hurled the stone at the blindfolded man in the hole.' Contrast between normality and violence makes it seem even more shocking.

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'Teaching a lesson to a disrespectful donkey'

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'Teaching a lesson to a disrespectful donkey'

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Violence is acceptable against animals, describing Hassan as a donkey signifies the underlying issue Of hazaras being perceived as less than human

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"Hassan held the spool, his hands already bloodied" the Hazaras are forced to take the violence forced upon them. The past tense usage of "already bloodied" suggests there is an inevitability of Hassans suffering. He is oppressed through his identity.

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'Almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had.'

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'Almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had.'

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creates a sense of foreboding and the significance of consequences, especially when allowing violence

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Dehumanises Hassan, demonstrating how hazaras are seen as inferior and only worthy of servitude

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"It was like Ant torture" , "he was the ant and I was holding the magnifying glass" use of animal imagery suggests that amir sees hassan as second class and believes he is not worthy of his life - channels jealousy. The noun "torture" is a reminder of the constant brutality faced by hazaras.

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The use of the symbol of the pomegranate represents the delicacy and fragility of Amir and Hassan's relationship. Arguably, Amir throws the pomegranates at Hassan as a means of shame and guilt as Hassan's submissive nature prevents him from fighting back. Equally, the reinforce the ideology that Afgan is a violent society where hitting and fighting is ingrained within the culture.

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'Two dozen kites already hung in the sky like paper roaming Sharks' the use of the verb 'hung' connotes violence in the sense of foreshadowing a violent death, it also reminds us of the use of capital punishment within afghan society. The use of the simile of 'paper roaming sharks' also suggests that amir is the predator and they prey are the other kite flyers. ThIs mirrors how the hazaras are the prey of the Pashtuns (KITE FLYING)

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'When they tried to lift her again she screamed and kicked....It was the cry of a wild animal trying to pry its mangled leg free from the bear trap.' Suggests inhumane violence has made their victims less than human, forced to act on instinct, naturally lash out. Idea that because she is 'wild' she is punished because she doesn't obey their strict rules. Referring to the Taliban as a 'bear trap' emphasises how dangerous and volatile they are but also perhaps how they preach about catching the awful people in society, but in fact they are simply exercising their power and restricting and hurting the innocent and weak.

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* "When it's all done, only one of us will walk out of this room alive" - Afghan society, issues of conflict are resolved in the terms of life and death- absolute
* "Assef put down his prayer beads... What he fished out of that pocket didn't surprise me one bit: stainless steel brass knuckles" - Assef must disregard any pretence of religion or faith in order to justify the excessive brutality which he will show towards Amir
* "His snarl all spit-shining teeth, his bloodshot eyes rolling. His turban fell at some point" - his turban falling is a faltering of the outward appearance of respectability he maintains, exposes a derangement in his temparament
* "Pain ripping through my belly and wondering when I'd be able to breathe again" - pain consumes Amir completely, visceral imagery, emphasises the severity of the pain he endures to save Sohrab
* "I don't know at what point I started laughing, but I did... What was so funny was that for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace... I'd even been looking forward to this" - pain is the means through which Amir gains his redemption, and finally atoning for the misdemeanours in his youth
* "roaring" "bellowing" "snarl" "wounded animal" - Assef is reduced to very animalistic impulses

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The use of Baba serves the highlights the injustices of the social norm of the oppression of woman being subject into forced sex. Baba's confidence at the wrath of the violent and brutal solider who says "tell him I'll take thousands bullets before indecency takes place" --> highlights Baba's internal strength st the worry of Amir

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Hassan is presented as a sacrifice for Amir, as a weak way for Amir to try to justify his betrayal.

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simile- 'talibans were looking at the big house like wolves looking at a flock of sheep' which emphasises the ultimate lack of power which Hassan and his family had. It reinforces how the talibans always oppress the weak and ultimately kill them if they dare to stand up. Comparison of the talibans to wolves highlights their predatory nature for violence.
Repetition of 'Hassan protested' to imply that when faced with violence, the spirit of afghan people still cannot be broken. Hassan has always stood up to oppression and this is just another example of that.
'The talibs said he was a liar and a thief like all hazaras' emphasising how Hassan, yet again faces violence for his ethnicity. His character is ultimately a microcosm for the violence faced by all hazaras