Ap English Literature Period 2

The Kite Runner Close Reading Questions. 1. Is Amir’s relationship with his father dysfunctional? Is it functional when they come to America? Or could it be considered a continuum of the family cycle archetype? 2. Does Baba love Hassan more than Amir, his son? 3. Does Ali secretly envy Baba? 4. What motivates Assef to rape Hassan? 5. Why is it significant that on page 66 Amir’s father uses the pronoun “we won” instead of “you”? Why does Amir use both “we” and “I”? 6. Why is it significant that Assef and his gang wanted the blue kite that Hassan had run and won for Amir? 7. Look up the story of Abraham and Isaac. Why is knowledge of that story also significant to the scene before Hassan is raped? 8. Why do you think Baba has such a strong reaction to Amir when Amir suggests on page 90 that they get new servants? What does his reaction reveal? 9. In what ways does Hassan have the qualities that Baba admires in a son? List those traits and the actions Hassan does which demonstrate it. 10. Are Amir and Ali parallel characters? 11. Explain the significance of the story of Rasdam and Sorgab? 12. How is Baba’s life and his condition in America both expected and ironic? Additionally, read two chapters a night. Complete two journals. (this includes weekends)