https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2018-09-13 17:46:36 UTC 2018-10-19 20:36:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282586096 We see this when Amir says how he doesn't see Hassan as a friend (25), and when they are both confronted by a bully (39)]]> 2018-09-17 19:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282586096 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282586645 Assef picking on Amir for being friends with Hassan because he is Hazaran.]]> 2018-09-17 20:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282586645 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282587021 Societal conflict present of when to decide if friendship is justified or when to draw the line. Due to religious battle and  social classes. Evident when Baba says " I was a Sunni and he was a Shia and nothing is going to change" (25), When referring to Ali  ]]> 2018-09-17 20:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282587021 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282587218 Amir is friends with Hassan yet never admits it out loud and when Assef was bullying Amir for hanging out with Hassan, Amir's thoughts tell us he doesn't want to be Hassan's friend in that moment. ]]> 2018-09-17 20:01:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282587218 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282587272 Amir can read, Hassan can not because he doesn't have access to education (34) creating a power shift that lasts in the society if only one religion gets an education. The teachers also have the power in this situation (17) they teach what they want the students to hear, which is not the complete truth]]> 2018-09-17 20:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282587272 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282589460 Hassan is more like Baba, and Baba favors or praises him sometimes which is all Amir wants from his father. This gives insight to why Amir treats Hassan the way he does sometimes, and Amir's desire for approval or some kind of connection with father.]]> 2018-09-17 20:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282589460 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282590018 Baba said that all sin is a form of stealing and because Amir "killed" his mom, he "stole" a wife from Baba and a mother from himself. ]]> 2018-09-17 20:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282590018 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282590035 "But never in one of his stories did Baba ever refer to Ali as his friend." (pg. 25) Maybe Amir feels the need to be more like his dad, having the same beliefs, to gain approval for "killing" his wife.]]> 2018-09-17 20:08:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282590035 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282590928 Royal blood is important to most people in this society, and can give power to people or hold people back. (15)]]> 2018-09-17 20:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282590928 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282592189 Because Amir knows the truth about the Hazaras an Pashtuns, he should be more understanding and try and change his attitude, but he's not. On page 58 Amir seems to be realizing his privilege and the truth but it's not changing him. ]]> 2018-09-17 20:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282592189 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282592292 Amir feels insulted by Hassan having any knowledge that Amir did not give him. Insecurity with this becomes clear through the quote , "what does he know that illiterate Hazara?" (34) ]]> 2018-09-17 20:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282592292 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282592375 Amir begins to realize the truth between the two religions and the way his religion inflicted violence on the other, and the reality of the way he lives vs. Hassan/realizing his priviledge. This affects the way he sees Hassan and how he treats him.]]> 2018-09-17 20:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282592375 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282593406 Amir knows the truth about how his people are in the wrong, yet he doesn't make the choice to change his behavior or thoughts. He is still being rude to Hassan and take advantage of Hassan's kindness and loyalty. ]]> 2018-09-17 20:17:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282593406 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282595060 2018-09-17 20:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/282595060 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283630341 Amir knew that running away was wrong, yet he tried to create a reason to which he could convince himself is why he ran away from standing up for hassan. he wasn't actually afraid of getting hurt. ]]> 2018-09-19 19:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283630341 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283630660 When Hassan is in trouble and about to be raped by Assef, Amir is finding reasons to avoid helping Hassan, which one of those reasons was because "[Hassan] was just a Hazara, wasn't he?"(77) which shows the classism between the treatment of Hazaras' compared to Pashtuns. Their pain is simply neglected.]]> 2018-09-19 19:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283630660 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283630878 Hassan getting raped is the price that had to be payed to get Baba to like him, he let his friend suffer in order to gain something he had wanted ]]> 2018-09-19 19:53:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283630878 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283632246 in a way baba redeemed himself for always rejecting amir.  when page 79 when amir feels comfort in the hands of baba during his hugs

]]> 2018-09-19 19:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283632246 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283632698 He wanted someone to know but not Baba becase he didn't want Baba to be disappointed ]]> 2018-09-19 19:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283632698 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283632701 he wanted to confess to someone about the things he saw. he felt that by doing that, it would release the way he felt about it, he wanted to talk about it with someone. (pg 86). false redemption led him to the need of actual redemption. ]]> 2018-09-19 19:58:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283632701 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283634134 2018-09-19 20:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283634134 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283636106 on pg 28. amir doesnt really know what friendship, he treats him like a servant. always a mood shift in the memories of hassan and amir. conflict that always occurs. ]]> 2018-09-19 20:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283636106 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283638005 Immediately after running from Hassan getting raped, Amir continuously tries finding ways to escape the guilt and forgive himself for his actions. Amir wakes up in the middle of the night, while everyone is asleep, and says "'I watched Hassan get raped'" which shows one of Amir's ways of desperately trying to escape the guilt and atone for his action.]]> 2018-09-19 20:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283638005 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283638084 He wanted to feel relieve from his guilt by having " hurt" him, he wanted Hassan to fix this ]]> 2018-09-19 20:14:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/283638084 19isar70 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287860256 Amir still feels guilty when Soraya discover she cannot have kids when he says, "Perhaps something, someone, somewhere, had decided to deny me fatherhood for the the things I had done. Maybe this was my punishment" (188).]]> 2018-10-01 20:23:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287860256 19dant16 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287861110 At Baba's funeral people remembered him through the ways he showed loyalty to his people. His actions throughout his life showed his loyalty to not only his country but also to his conscience. ]]> 2018-10-01 20:26:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287861110 19jacp84 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287861463 through the eyes of baba, hosseini depicts how it was to live as a refugee that lost everything he had and the difficulties of adjusting.]]> 2018-10-01 20:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287861463 19kimc21 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287862227 Amir not being able to have children, to him, what he gets for betraying his friend/ what he did in past.]]> 2018-10-01 20:28:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287862227 19dant16 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287863272 Amir's wedding fulfilled something that Baba wanted. And before he died he knew it was okay for him to go because Amir was okay. ]]> 2018-10-01 20:31:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287863272 19jenp67 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287863498 Soraya tells her whole truth to Amir about running away and what happened but Amir won't tell what he did or more like what he didn't do he feels bad for not telling her the whole truth  ]]> 2018-10-01 20:32:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287863498 19jacp84 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287863832 "he eclipsed the moonlight" (115) though Amir was a bight terrified of Baba's actions, he still saw the power that Baba had and how Amir is really different from Baba.]]> 2018-10-01 20:33:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/287863832 19isar70 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288881944 "How could you hide this from me? From him?" (223). Amir feels betrayed that no one, including Rahim Khan told him that Hassan was his brother.

]]> 2018-10-03 20:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288881944 19erit56 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288882284 Rahim Khan revealed that Hassan and Amir were brothers. This adds another layer to the characters relationship and conflict. Although they were brothers all along, Amir never viewed him as an equal.This truth, had it been revealed earlier, might have changed the outcome. ]]> 2018-10-03 20:27:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288882284 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288882626 Arirm feels betrayed because Rahim Khan hid the fact that his brother is Hassan. Rahim explains "it was a shameful situation", however Amir does not feel like it justifies his actions and that his "whole life is one big...lie".]]> 2018-10-03 20:28:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288882626 19isar70 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288882974 Baba mentions in the beginning of the book that lying is the worst sin, yet Baba lied to Amir his whole life about Hassan being Amir's brother]]> 2018-10-03 20:29:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288882974 19dant16 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883233 Amir feels betrayed. Both Rahim Khan and his own father didn't tell him or Hassan that they were brothers. He may also feel betrayed because now he could feel that everything that Baba taught him was completely hypocritical, for example the one true sin is theft. Baba had robbed Hassan and Amir of their brotherhood. ]]> 2018-10-03 20:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883233 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883386 2018-10-03 20:31:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883386 19mayr74 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883579 When Amir read his story to Hassan he expressed himself as if they were family.]]> 2018-10-03 20:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883579 19erit56 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883654 This can tie back to "There is a way to be good again", since Amir might be able to seek redemption. Unfortunately Hassan is gone, but he can still do good by caring for his nephew - Sohrab]]> 2018-10-03 20:31:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883654 19isar70 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883699 Once it is found out that Hassan was Amir's half brother, it is discovered that Hassan is actually half pashtun half hazara, which is unfortunate considering Amir and the rest of society probably would've treated him better had they known that, even though that isn't fair.]]> 2018-10-03 20:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883699 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883904 2018-10-03 20:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288883904 19erit56 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288884636 Hassan's letter to Amir once again reflects his sincere and loyal personality. He still considers Amir a friend, and hopes to see him again. It's almost as if Hassan was able to forgive Amir and his actions. But Amir still continues blaming himself. ]]> 2018-10-03 20:35:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288884636 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288884680 2018-10-03 20:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288884680 19dant16 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288884751 He takes his son that is 100 percent Pashtun to America and leaves the other that is only half  Pashtun to be murdered in Afghanistan.  Even in America with Amir and Soraya passing on the blood of your people is extremely important and the idea of adoption is not considered a good choice. ]]> 2018-10-03 20:35:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288884751 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288885600 2018-10-03 20:38:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288885600 19mayr74 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288886720 His simply reply "no" to Rahim Khan would tell us that he would have reacted differently ]]> 2018-10-03 20:41:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/288886720 19jenp67 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290973055 2018-10-09 19:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290973055 19jenp67 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290974185 2018-10-09 19:31:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290974185 19kaic00 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290975216 Amir believes that if he was to go to Kabul, and get Hassan's son then that is the "a way to end the cycle" (227) of sin. There will finally be a way for Amir to be forgiven, and redeemed. ]]> 2018-10-09 19:33:41 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290975216 19jenp67 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290975581 2018-10-09 19:34:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290975581 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290978845 when Amir goes back to the tree he sees that the tree no longer has fruit, this shows Amir and Hassans friendship because Hassan died as long a their friendship a long time ago.   ]]> 2018-10-09 19:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290978845 19urip52 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290980292 Society has created such a division with the way loyalty is being taught and now has made it dangerous for anyone, depending on which class they were forced into.

]]> 2018-10-09 19:44:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/290980292 19annd95 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004088 Pg. 369-371
Authors purpose of the flashbacks with Hassan is to create the new ones with Sohrab. The similarities with Sohrab and Hassan. Amir wants to make it right by being loyal with Sohrab]]> 2018-10-19 20:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004088 19merg84 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004579 "For you, a thousand times over" (371). When Amir says this to Sohrab it is clear that Amir is finally reaching the forgivness he longed for through Sohrab. This is turning point for Amir as he repeats this phrase he shifts to Hassans place of loyalty and reaches his need for redemption. ]]> 2018-10-19 20:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004579 19marc40 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004801 2018-10-19 20:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004801 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004852 By telling Sohrob the same phrase that Hassan told Amir, It shows that Amir is loyal to Sohrab just as Hassan was loyal to Amir. 

]]> 2018-10-19 20:20:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004852 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004987 "It didn't make everything all right. It didn't make anything all right. Only a smile. A tiny thing." (371)

"Because when spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time, and maybe I just witnessed the first flake melting." (371) 


]]> 2018-10-19 20:21:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295004987 19kimc21 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005059 "I ran. A grown man running with a swarm of screaming children. But i didnt care" Finally feeling free of his guilt after having rescued Sohrab and even though they are taking small steps with Sohrab, he himself is free from his "sins".]]> 2018-10-19 20:21:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005059 19annd95 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005123 The symbolism of the snow. After the incident the snow began to build up but now he mentions it is melting representing the release of guilt.]]> 2018-10-19 20:21:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005123 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005330 This quote represents his repentance for what he did to Hassan, and for all the wrongs that he did.

]]> 2018-10-19 20:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005330 19annd95 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005505 For him to say that quote automatically was a big deal. Amir was originally looking for quick redemption but here he is understanding it takes one snowflake at a time.]]> 2018-10-19 20:23:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295005505 19jenc47 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006226 When Amir finally sees himself fighting the bear rather than Baba, it shows that Amir is finally coming to terms with the fact he has to face his guilt and stop running because he has to make things right to redeem himself. ]]> 2018-10-19 20:26:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006226 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006232 2018-10-19 20:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006232 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006309 "Because when spring comes, it melts the snow one flake at a time, and maybe I just witnesses the first flake melting." (371)
Though it expresses that not all guilt is lost, and will take a long amount of time to heal from it and feel whole again. ]]> 2018-10-19 20:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006309 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006691 Previously, Amir had referred to Hassan as "just a Hazara", but now we see how he has changed when he says "You will never refer to him as 'Hazara boy' in my presence". ]]> 2018-10-19 20:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006691 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006700 Amir's character development has changed him to stand as where before he referred to Hassan as just his servant . ]]> 2018-10-19 20:29:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295006700 19marc40 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295007391 2018-10-19 20:32:04 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295007391 19kimc21 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295007851 Amir at first when adoption was brought up agreed and stepped down when his father in law gave his negative opinion on it but after going through everything that happened in the rest of the book and how much Amir had to go through, he became more assertive and he himself defied the social standard of Hazara vs Pashtun.]]> 2018-10-19 20:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295007851 https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295008113 2018-10-19 20:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kbloomquist1/BL7KR/wish/295008113