Khaled Hosseini's Use Of Metaphors

This book report is an analysis of the Egyptian Love Poem [ My god, my Lotus…], from the book, The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Volume A. Egyptian Love Poems date back to 1300-1100 B.C.E., they were written on papyri, potsherd, and flakes of limestone. Papyri are a sheet-like material that was made out of pithy stems from a water plant. Which was used to write or paint on in the ancient Mediterranean world, potsherd is pieces of broken ceramic material. The lovers in Egyptian Love Poems are young and tend to be under parental supervision, half the poem is spoken by the girl and the other half by the boy. [ My god, my Lotus…] uses imagery to describe the desires of love and how different types of love function within modern societies. This poem displays different perspectives of love and the reality of how love is viewed in most civilizations. Readers will learn that love is not exclusive to men and women, and how different forms of love can lead them to overcoming life obstacles.

The text states, “What about Father? What will happen if he gets out of prison and we’re not here? He won’t know where to look for us!” This proves that Parvana will not give up. This shows perseverance because she gave up Mazar for her father and she will keep on waiting for her

The author states, ”I will never be well enough,” Father said, “but we should go anyway.” This portrays how Parvana and her father both overcome the obstacles of fathers sickness and the taliban. The taliban stand in the way of parvana and her father from finding their family by their oppressive rules and father’s sickness makes them go slower and it is harder to travel. parvana and her father move past these and find their family.-Jade

For instance, by using the relationship between the past and present to influence Amir’s character development, Hosseini demonstrates how despite one’s best efforts, there is no way to escape the memories of the past. Memories follow individuals wherever they go and can torment individuals for the rest of their lives. Hosseini reveals how Amir’s past decisions shape his character development and his decision­making as the story progresses. When Amir was young, he was

Love is the common reason that both protagonists undertake their respective journeys that begin with hope and optimism. In “Araby,” the Narrator confesses his adoration of Mangan’s sister: “My body was like a harp and her words and

The short story “Araby” written by James Joyce is narrated in first person point of view. However, the way the story is written, it is hard to envision that the story is being told by a young boy. The narrator’s use of such a high level of formal diction makes the story feel as if it is being narrated by someone older. The young boy likes to recall and dwell on his thoughts, ideas, surroundings and feelings. The way he reminisces on the events in the story enables us to picture in our mind how he is dealing with his infatuation and love of his friend, Mangan’s sister and life in the real world.

One way Hosseini displays the novel’s theme redemption for shameful mistakes comes from personal courage throughout the narrator of the book,Amir!After escaping kabul after the soviet union took over Amir and Baba fled to the united states where they settled in Fremont California.This was a fresh know start for amir and baba. After 20 years , amir has still been caring the guilty of his cowardness choses he had made 20 years age back in Kabul

In the Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, recounts a time where Hassan and Amir meet at a pomegranate tree; after Hassan was raped. Hence the reason why Hassan and Amir had tension and their friendship fell in pieces. In this passage, Hosseini uses symbolism and conflict, to portray the theme that nothing will last forever. While sitting near the tree, Amir says, “What would you do if I hit you with this,”(Hosseini, 92). This just seems like a little joke that Amir would say to be funny, but no this is all the anger building up in Amir. Amir’s conflict is with himself because he cannot stand the burden of not helping Hassan. In addition, the pomegranates symbolize Amir’s guilt of leaving Hassan alone in the alley way when Hassan needed him the

An example of how Hosseini feels disgusted and sympathetic is when one of the main characters, Mariam Jo, is forced to go live with her father after her mother’s untimely death on page 36, “suddenly he was standing in front of her, trying to cover her eyes, pushing her back the way they had come saying ‘Go back! No. Don’t

Hosseini starts the novel with a flashback, and tells all the important events starting in 1975 in chronological order. The turning point in the novel is the raping of Hassan, where Amir’s inability or refusal to speak up sparks the guilt inside of him. From this point, in the winter of 1975 onwards, Amir’s guilt triggers the search for redemption. The structure of the novel is, in fact, a flashback. What the flashback composes of however is all the events that go along with the search for redemption.

It almost seems impossible to be brave in a time of panic and fear. Our natural instinct is to survive. At a time when we are forced to act against our will. Knowing that a horrific punishment will come upon us if we do not obey, we simply don’t think calmly. One must keep themselves sane and submit to their punisher if it is life they seek. Would it be better to endure and awful life or end such misery before we can give into despair? Hosseini, a native of Afghanistan, sympathises with the people from his homeland. He feels a responsibility to bring aid to the families who are in need of humanitarian assistance. Along with the UN refugees organization, his foundation led Afghanis to begin rebuilding their broken country. The stories of the

“His people have been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence-forces that continue to threaten them even today” (Hower). Khaled Hosseini’s novels have brought many of his readers a different perspective of Afghanistan. Many people after reading Hosseini’s books start to notice this place more and have sympathy feelings rather negative views about it. Usually people believe the media’s information that conveys about Afghanistan as a poverty place but does not specify why they live in this conditions and how those states affect their everyday life. In the two novels The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, the author Khaled Hosseini wrote the political events that happen in Afghanistan and show how those events affected

From within she was not allowed the healing passion of a fit of crying she is all exhausted, sleepless, and restless. Something seems to slip into her tear - hazard vision. It is like a shadow, it is not only her pets death but she is not in a position to recall that sorrow. She could experience but she cannot express. She is filled with despite, lying on the bed she tried to ponder over the dogs death. Gautama did not realize her inner feelings. Her memories connected with small soft carcass and the smell of the flesh gave her different sensation. She crept into the corner of the bed coz Gautama is unable to understand her. For him it is all over. He did not share her miseries but outwardly wanted to comfort her by asking her to sleep while he works at his papers. He did not give another thought to her. Her willing body her loneliness and her wanting mind waited near his bed. Finding all alone she started pillow beating kicking everything but crying

It is the story of Devdas and Paro, childhood sweethearts who are torn apart when Devdas is sent away to Calcutta by his father, the local zamindar. When Devdas returns to his village, now turns as a handsome lad of nineteen. Paro asks him to marry her. But Devdas is unable to stand up to parental opposition to the match and rejects the proposition. Stunned, Paro agrees to marry an elderly widower. Devdas returns to Calcutta, but every waking hour of his is now filled with thoughts of Paro and his unfulfilled love for her. He runs to Paro days before her marriage and asks her to elope with him, but she refuses. Heartbroken, he seeks solace in alcohol and in the company of the courtesan Chandramukhi. Chandramukhi falls in love with Devdas, but even when he is with her he can only think of Paro. It is now his destiny to hurtle on relentlessly on the path of self-destruction. Sensing his fast-approaching death, Devdas returns to meet Paro to fulfill his vow. He dies at her doorstep on a dark, cold night. Therefore, on hearing of the death of Devdas, Paro runs towards the door, but her family members prevent her from stepping out of the door. The novel also beautifully shows how the social customs in Bengal in the early 1900s bring distress to

The metaphor expresses the image of confusion and stray. Also the metaphor expresses the image of straightness. The believer in this metaphor is compared to the person who walks headlong with his face groveling so he is unable to see straight forward or in the left or right and does not know how and where he goes. Metaphorically this image expresses image of confusion and stray. On the contrary, the believer is compared to the person who walks evenly on straight way. This metaphorically refers to the clear and straight path that the believer follows.