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The novel begins with a flashback. What do you think is its purpose? What do you learn about the narrator? How do you think Hosseini’s choice of using first person narration impacts the reader?

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The novel begins with a flashback. What do you think is its purpose? What do you learn about the narrator? How do you think Hosseini’s choice of using first person narration impacts the reader?

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Chapter two introduces several significant relationships. Describe the relationship between: Amir and Baba, Amir and Rahim Khan, Amir and Hassan.

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Chapter two introduces several significant relationships. Describe the relationship between: Amir and Baba, Amir and Rahim Khan, Amir and Hassan.

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Discuss the difference between being Hazara, Shia Muslim and Pashtun, Sunni Muslim. How is this described in the text?

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Discuss the difference between being Hazara, Shia Muslim and Pashtun, Sunni Muslim. How is this described in the text?

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What is Baba’s reputation in the community and how does it impact Amir both positively and negatively?

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What is Baba’s reputation in the community and how does it impact Amir both positively and negatively?

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How does the interior narration of Amir help the reader’s understanding of his self-image? How does it affect your opinion of Amir? Why? How do you think Amir would describe himself? How would Rahim Khan describe him? Baba? Hassan?

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How does the interior narration of Amir help the reader’s understanding of his self-image? How does it affect your opinion of Amir? Why? How do you think Amir would describe himself? How would Rahim Khan describe him? Baba? Hassan?

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In which ways did Amir and Hassan have typical of childhood friendship and in which ways is it clouded by the inequality of the caste system? How does Hosseini’s choice to have Amir reveal unflattering aspects of his character affect your opinion of Amir? How reliable is Amir as a narrator?

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In which ways did Amir and Hassan have typical of childhood friendship and in which ways is it clouded by the inequality of the caste system? How does Hosseini’s choice to have Amir reveal unflattering aspects of his character affect your opinion of Amir? How reliable is Amir as a narrator?

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Amir, once again, contrasts Rahim Khan and Baba. What are the characteristics of each man and which are the major differences? Which characteristics of Rahim Khan make Amir see him as his “rescuer”?

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Amir, once again, contrasts Rahim Khan and Baba. What are the characteristics of each man and which are the major differences? Which characteristics of Rahim Khan make Amir see him as his “rescuer”?

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Which other incidents (from this or any previous chapters) indicate that guilt is a large component of Amir’s psyche? 

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Which other incidents (from this or any previous chapters) indicate that guilt is a large component of Amir’s psyche? 

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Baba has a good reputation within the comunity in Afganistan, everyone seems to know him.

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Baba has a good reputation within the comunity in Afganistan, everyone seems to know him.

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It foreshadows that something will happen later in the book that he feels guilty about . - Lindsay

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It foreshadows that something will happen later in the book that he feels guilty about . - Lindsay

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Hosseini choice of using first-person narration impacts the reader because it allows for the reader to feel for the main character Amir

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Hosseini choice of using first-person narration impacts the reader because it allows for the reader to feel for the main character Amir

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Grayson

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Hosseini choice of using first-person narration impacts the reader because it allows the reader to feel for the main character amir

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Hosseini choice of using first-person narration impacts the reader because it allows the reader to feel for the main character amir

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Hayden: We learn that the narrator has done something that shapes him who he is today. The first person helps the reader understand more of the narrator because we know everything he thinks about.

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Being Hazara they are typecast and discriminated against 

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Being Hazara they are typecast and discriminated against 

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Within the fist chapter you learn that the narrator has gone through some sort of significant event of which he is still working to over come. - Morgan

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Within the fist chapter you learn that the narrator has gone through some sort of significant event of which he is still working to over come. - Morgan

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Amir is the protagonist, a child, and Pashtun. Amir tries desperately to please Baba, constantly failing him. Baba is a wealthy Pashtun man, father of Amir, Rahim Khan’s friend. Hassan is a servant boy to Amir and Baba. He is like a brother to Amir and Baba treats him as family. Hassan is a Hazara boy.

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Vivian - It gives the reader insight on what’s coming up in the story, and once they get to that point they will know it is significantWe learn the narrator (amir) made mistakes and is guiltyWe are able to better understand Amir, seeing what goes on in his mind lets us know why he does what he does, but it does not necessarily make us like him

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Vivian - It gives the reader insight on what’s coming up in the story, and once they get to that point they will know it is significantWe learn the narrator (amir) made mistakes and is guiltyWe are able to better understand Amir, seeing what goes on in his mind lets us know why he does what he does, but it does not necessarily make us like him

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The flashback helps to foreshadow that is going to happen later on in the story, and the impact it has had on his life -Morgan

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The flashback helps to foreshadow that is going to happen later on in the story, and the impact it has had on his life -Morgan

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Amir and Baba have a distant relationship because Baba has a hard time bonding and accepting Amir while Amir wants to earn his approval 

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Amir and Baba have a distant relationship because Baba has a hard time bonding and accepting Amir while Amir wants to earn his approval 

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-Abby

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It is clear that Amir is very dependent on Baba, he looks to him as a role model in his life. He is constantly trying to impress Baba and be the son he wants him to be, which results in them feeling very disconnected to each other - Morgan 

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It is clear that Amir is very dependent on Baba, he looks to him as a role model in his life. He is constantly trying to impress Baba and be the son he wants him to be, which results in them feeling very disconnected to each other - Morgan 

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It is typical as he is not yet a man and made foolish choices, he was a scared boy. It influences the audiences to view because they adore Hassan. Hassaan is a ray of sunshine and Amir caused Assef to strip away his innocence by not standing p for him. It reflects badly on Amir and the audience recognizes that. Amir is very hard on himself making him slightly unreliable as a narrator