The Curse (Form 5 Spm Literature)

Amir’s mother, Sofia, dies in childbirth; Amir inherits her love of literature and probably her looks to some extent, but, her being dead, never receives any motherly love or guidance, which could have helped him out of the cowardly hole he later digs himself into. Amir’s father’s best friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, tries to give Amir the motherly love he clearly needs, fostering Amir’s love of writing and steadfastly standing up for him when Amir’s father, Baba, criticizes him, but Rahim Khan does not do enough to instill honesty, courage, and strength of conviction in young Amir. Amir’s best friend, Hassan, a servant a year younger than Amir, is everything Amir is not: athletic, brave, loyal, honest, and kind, inciting jealousy in Amir. Assef, a local bully, poses a real threat to Amir, hating Amir for the crime of befriending a Hazara (oppressed ethnic minority), but Amir is protected by Hassan, allowing young Amir to freeze and not stand up for himself in Assef’s presence. Last, but most importantly, is Amir’s father, Baba, and his views on Amir: he blames Amir for Sofia’s death,

Eventually, Amir received a call from his old mentor, who told him to come back to Afghanistan because "there is a way to be good again." What Amir learned while he visited his mentor would lead him to what he considered redemption. Hassan had been killed, which Amir partially considered his fault, but Hassan's son, Sohrab, was still alive. With the idea of giving him to a good placement organization, Amir set out to save Sohrab. Amir found Sohrab in the possession of a Taliban member, the same man who had raped Hassan when they were children. In order to save Sohrab, Amir had to fight the man, and he was injured very badly in doing so. Despite his injuries, he felt better about himself. He felt free, at peace. He finally had the courage to tell his wife about what he had done, and that took a weight off of his shoulders, as well. Even though Hassan had forgiven him long ago, Amir refused anything less than Hassan's fate.

Author: Harper Lee | Born April 28, 1926Grew up in a small townFather was a lawyerOnly novel publishedWon Pulitzer prize |

The female writes about Madan Rodger how she experienced her son body and the only thing the remains is his head. “Our neighbor Madan Roger came home with her son’s head and not much else” (pg 12). To show what was done to her son, she carries the head all over Port-au-Prince. Once she arrives home, the macoutes stationed outside of her house taunt her and ask if the head is for her dinner. It takes a crowd of people to stop Madan Roger from attacking the militiamen. Furthermore, Madan Roger gave her life away to her son even though his son passed away. The female narrator describes the sounds or action of Madan Roger death. “They start pound at her, you can hear it. You can hear the guns coming down on her head” (13). Madan Roger knows that his son is dead but she still sacrifice her

Mariatu Kamara is very brave, determined, successful individual who stands as a role model for many individuals of all ages. She lives in a small village called Magborou of Sierra Leone with her loving aunt, uncle, and many of her cousins. Mariatu’s grandmother had always told her, “Whenever you dream of palm oil…blood will spill by the end of the day” (Kamara et al. 25). Thinking back to this day, Mariatu believes she could have warned and saved the fellow villagers from the horrific rebel attack, as she had encountered one of those dreams the night before the rebels invaded the village. Knowing her grandmother could have “cast a spell to make the demons go away” (Kamara et al. 204). It causes Mariatu to think back to the day she told her aunt Marie about her dream and wishes she would have listened to her earlier.

The determined girl, Farah Ahmedi, is trying to reach her goal of crossing the border into Pakistan to make her life better. She grew up in Afghanistan, a very horrible place to live. Her brother and father died from a rocket attack, which causes Farah and her mother to search for a better life. When they went to try to cross the gate, they couldn’t go through, which made Farah and

Once back in Kabul, Amir takes steps he would never have imagined, which truly define his character. On his venture back to Afghanistan he learns the truth about Hassan’s connection with Baba. After hearing this Amir feels robbed of the truth and is angry at how his own father could hold this back from him. Despite his feelings, Amir realizes he must not only pay for his betrayal of Hassan but for Baba’s betrayal of Ali too. Amir knows he must face his fears and he understands this when he reveals, “I remembered Baba saying that my problem was that someone had always done my fighting for me" (Hosseini 239). Following this he undertakes a personal mission to find Sohrab and finds the courage to stand up to the Taliban, nearly dying in the process. During his quest Amir comes face to face with the disturbing Assef and fights him for Sorab, the ultimate sacrifice for his dead half-brother. While he is beaten he begins to laugh, which angers Assef even more. Amir explains that, “What was so funny was that, for the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace" (Hosseini 303). After successfully bringing Sohrab back to California, Amir defends his Hazara nephew when General Taheri insults him. Over the dinner

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He sees the disconnection as an opportunity for a new beginning. Situational irony further enhances that Amir would like to move toward the future and never toward the past, and to urgently wash away his offense. He wants a new birth, free of sins he committed by letting Hassan be raped and lying to force Hassan out of his house to avoid guilt, but soon realises he has to face his conscience. After the death of Baba, Amir lives in his home with his wife, Soraya, when he receives a phone call from Rahim Khan in Pakistan. He had knew what Amir had kept all these years as he says “Come. There is a way to be good again” (193), and so came to a shock to Amir. All of Amir’s past that he tried to conceal in the river has resurfaced. There was a silhouette of shame over Amir. He had shamed himself by not helping Hassan when he was attacked, lying to Baba about Hassan stealing his money, and consequently creating a situation where Hassan and Ali had to leave their home. Rahim Khan speech suggests that Amir needed to right his wrongs that had been done, indicating to Amir that there is a chance to redeem himself for the sins he had committed in his

An analogy has been drawn about how she was in the past and how is she now. She was a carefree person, demanding love in her life, wanting to take care of her children and become a house wife and now she works as a schoolteacher, has become a responsible person concerned about her husband and child, struggling for her son’s life, bearing tantrums of her sister-in-law and living in a small house in a small city. On the other hand, Komal, sister-in-law of Anjali is a character shown who seems to be frustrated from her life from the time she has lost her husband. The book has depicted another face of an Indian woman, who lives her entire life following the customs that the society has decided for a widow. Anjali tried to make her first marriage successful by taking care of small things like making her husband, his favorite cardamom chai and best of meals while Prakash’s second wife Indu was never concerned about any of his likings and gave priority to her own personal

Mariam is uncomfortable with this. “‘I… I don’t want this,’ said Mariam, numb with contempt and helplessness. ‘It’s not your decision. It’s hers and mine’” Rasheed bites back in response (Hosseini 214). Mariam knows she has no choice in the matter, so Rasheed and Laila wed. Lala agrees to marry him because she is pregnant with her true love’s baby, but she is told that the father is dead. Rasheed expects Mariam to clean up after Laila, to do anything Laila wishes. Instead, she tells Laila “‘you may be the palace malika and me a dehati, but I won’t take orders from you. You can complain to him and he can slit my throat, but I won’t do it. Do you hear me? I won’t be your servant’” (Hosseini 225). This is the first time she “stated her will so forcefully” in the same way Rasheed does constantly (Hosseini 226). Mariam and Laila coexist in their household peacefully, secretly disdaining Rasheed. After years and years of abuse, Mariam, Laila, and Aziza, Laila’s baby, attempt an escape to Pakistan. They are caught, and when Rasheed finds them, he beats them terribly. Mariam is locked in a shed, and Laila and Aziza are barricaded to their room. No food, no water, and no sunlight for three days. This is the point where both women decide they have had enough, but do nothing about it because they are forbidden to do so. More years pass, more abuse is endured. Eventually, when Tariq, Laila’s first love, shows up at their door, and Rasheed finds out, he decides to beat the women. Laila fights back, but to no avail. At this point, Mariam realizes that he intends to kill. Mariam runs to the same shed she spent three days in, takes a shovel, and kills Rasheed to save her life, Laila’s life, and Laila’s children’s lives. “It occurred to her that this was the first time that she was deciding the course of her own life” when she brought the shovel down on his head (Hosseini 349). She commits

Ultimately, Mariam and Laila attempt to escape, but fail, which in turn infuriates Rasheed even more. These two women then work together and protect each other, and in due course, kill Rasheed during one of his “ritual” beatings. In the end, Mariam is killed for murdering her husband, and Laila, with her children, Aziza and Zalmai, finds Tariq and marries him; then, together they start their own family. Throughout the course of the story, not only was a passionate, well-written story presented, but also a clear picture of what Afghan culture and its aspects are really like.

Finally, Jayanti’s first exposure to the world outside her Aunt’s house and the events that lead after, changes who she really is,

The author of his novels was Harper Lee. Lee was born April 28, 1926, in Monroeville, Alabama, the youngest of four children (three girls and a boy) born to Amasa Coleman Lee and Francis Cunningham Finch Lee (Shmoop). For most of Lee 's life, her mother suffered from mental illness, rarely leaving the house. It is believed that she may have had bipolar disorder (Shmoop). In 1944, Lee left home for Huntingdon College, a women 's school in Alabama, where she joined a sorority (Shmoop). She attended three colleges, studied law, and was briefly an exchange student at Oxford, but she received no degrees (“Harper”). In 1960, Lippincott published

Hamida is the character that represents the people who yearn for a change. Often, she feels as though she is worth more than just living in the old alley – and she calls it a “Nothing Alley”(27) and asking herself “Oh what a shame Hamida, what are you doing living in this alley? (27)”. During World War II, many people in Midaq Alley go to work for the soldiers in the hope of earning more money and living in a more comfortable life. Hamida is one of those people who sacrifice themselves and everything that they have in an exchange for the wealthy life they always have dreamed of. Hamida is not a religious person and has a different perspective from the people in the alley because she sees a better life in the modern world. In the end, she decides to become a prostitute for pretty clothes and jewelries. She does not regret choosing this life as she is able to have an opportunity that gives her “desire for life and adventure (186)”.