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- River- water= rebirth, renewal
- roaring along= fast paced, can't dwell on past
- He can let go of his sins because there would be no familiar place, person, or event that would bring back up the memories and the guilt.

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-There's a metaphor comparing the river and America.

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- has the American expectation
-  he is only thinking about his life now

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lots of water imagery: compares America to a river here, Afhganistan to a lake, Hassan's dream about the lake

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-The passage contrasts with the way of life in Kabul where Amir felt trapped.
- This river symbolizes Amir's new life where he can forget the past.

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Amir sees the start of new beginning in his life.

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-I think it is weird that he says the river will carry him to someplace with no sin even though America is kind of like a land of sin...
-I think that sometime in the book Amir called himself a ghost, maybe this is noteable because he is trying to escape something that he is, but the purpose is more towards "the harelipped ghost" Hassan so not sure
-Everything that he wants to let go of are just things that make him himself and he never lets them go... There is like this reoccurring belief he has that things will fix themselves when that is not the reality ex: His relationship with Baba being fixed by a kite

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-He feels as if America is giving him a chance to start over
-water symbolizes rebirth.
-America is a place where the past can be forgotten.

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A fresh start for Amir in America.

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- Water is renewing and a cleanse.
- He believes America is a new start where no one knows him or his past.
- Rebirth

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-the water represents rebirth
-america for amir is like a new beginning
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- The water is the key to rebirth from his sins.
- Water is compared to America=Metaphor.
- Water is a symbol of Admir taking shame of his sins, but also a place where he can do things different.

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-Amir is happy because he feels as though America is a new start and nothing bad can happen there
-Water can be a symbol for a rebirth, he can be cleansed here.

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The passage is very to the point, has lots of symbolism with water which helps us to personally relate, passage gives some insight into his personal feelings, and gives the impression of the feeling of a clean slate.

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- a metaphor
- a new beginning for Amir

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- America doesn't move slowly enough to dwell on the past
- Amir doesn't know anyone in America, so he'll fit less guilty
- Water represents rebirth

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-Comparing how his life was in Afghanistan
--Water symbolism
-Talking about how his sins in Afghanistan are forgotten in America
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-water is a symbol of rebirth and new beginnings
-the American way is too fast to dwell on the past
-Nothing in America will remind Amir of his sins including Hassan

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-He's glad that he is in a place where all the stuff he did is forgotten
-Metaphor for America:how  you can go start fresh somewhere
-In Afghanistan Amir was drowning in his sin and now that he is in America he finds himself in a manageable state

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-Uses strong metaphor- America and the river
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-water is a purifying agent
-Amir isn't as burdened by Hassan's rape
-asyndenton
-compares his lack of action to sin

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- three parts to each sentence.
- water cleaning, america is the river
- asyndenton
-water is a metaphor
-enumeration

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- Uses water symbolism meaning rebirth.
-  asyndenton is used to speak on the negative things america is lacking
- Hassan and the sins of his past are left behind

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-It implies that Amir is from a place of sin and bad memories
-Water is a symbol for rebirth and cleansing and it would clean out Amir's sins
-America moves on and doesn't remind him of the past

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- American doesn't look back/always looks forward
- Nobody knows him; which means nobody can remind him of what he did, or rather didn't, do.
-Water=rebirth/rejuvenation
-Stepping into America gives him clearance, but also the ability to atone for his sins.

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- There's no one in America to remind Amir of what he did. To Amir, America is a fresh start.

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-water = rebirth
-amir has the chance to leave his past behind
-relief to an extent , his new life will be different, the past remains but he does not have to feel the guilt if he does not see it
-alliteration

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Figurative language
-metaphor
-personification
-asindeton
-antithesis
Describes how traveling to America relieved his aching guilt.

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-No Ghost- No memories to haunt him
-"Water carrying me"- America is a fresh start for Amir, nobody knows him, nobody knows what he's done and "hasn't" done.

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-Water symbolizes cleansing\rebirth

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-talking about America as a "was" and not an "is"
-water as a symbol that can wash away any problems maybe some of Amir's gulit.

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-Amir uses asyndenton in order to share the calming feeling he has towards America.
- in America, he has no worries, nobody knows his past, therefore, he feels free, like a river.
-he states that his sins are so heavy they will drown  in the river.

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America was different. America was a river, roaring along, unmindful of the past. I could wade into this river, let my sins drown to the bottom, let the waters carry me someplace far. Someplace with no ghosts, no memories, and no sins.