The Theme Of Symbolism In 'The Kite Runner'

The mood of the speaker changes to guilt as the speaker and her mother realize they would "crawl" with "shame" and leave an "emptiness" in their father's heart and yard. The author negatively connotes "crawl," "shame," and "emptiness" to invoke a more serious and shameful tone. The beginning of the conveyed a more matter-of-fact and pragmatic tone, but changes into a more sentimental one by the end to convey family is more important than the money. The symbol of the tree represents the family, and connects it to their father's hard work and dedication to the family. If they were to cut it down, it would be symbolic of their betrayal. Imagery of the tree is used to describe the freedom and beauty of the tree as it "swings through another year of sun and leaping winds, of leaves and bounding fruit." The tree represents their family bond and how strong it is even through the "whip-crack of the mortgage."

One might ask how the scientific facts of the functional purpose of a plant would connect to a literary piece, especially the well-known play, A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry. The plant in the text symbolizes the foundation for the family, honest hope, and Mama's dreams. Symbolism is not a definition of an item, but represents something specific other than itself. Much like Mama's plant, it represents many meaningful ideas with supportive evidence throughout the text. The plant standing alone may seem like a generic addition to the setting of the Younger household, but when it is observed in a deeper analytical approach; the symbolism of it in itself holds such

What is inscribed on the pomegranate tree in the back yard? So, why then is it significant that Amir tries to pick a fight with Hassan in front of that tree? (Think symbolism.) What ends up happening? Why is that symbolic?

Common literary element in English is symbolism, symbolic meaning attribute to facts. “The Bean Trees” has much of the symbolism found inside the novel, it is biological nature. The author continued using plants and animals. Example, symbiotic relationship between rhizobia and wisteria vines that represented the theme of interdependency between people in a community.

Symbolism is evident in the first three marking periods, but it is much more powerful during the fourth marking period. To me one of the most important moments was Melinda’s reconciliation with Ivy. I felt that at this point Melinda was starting to open up. Ivy gave hope to Melinda, telling that she was better than she thought. Then, Ivy helped Melinda draw a tree. Melinda made a branch that was too long and spindly. She tried to erase it, but Ivy stopped her. Ivy taught Melinda that the tree didn’t have to be perfect. To me this is a perfect representation of how life isn’t perfect. There are going to times that are long and bumpy, just like the tree branch. Melinda liked the idea of the unperfect tree, because it reminded her some much

In the beginning of the book Amir and Hassan would often visit a pomegranate tree, near the entrance of a cemetery. When they played by the the tee they would climb the branches, eat the pomegranates, and Amir would read Hassan stories. One day, during the summer, Amir carves “Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul”. With this action, they seal their friendship and claim the tree as their own. After many years later, in a letter from Hassan, he writes how the tree hasn’t borne fruit in many years. In this story the tree is more than just a tree, it represents their friendship.

Transition: The seeds of a pomegranate can relate to a human because many people have qualities inside that they do not know about. It is easy to look past those qualities, and you need to get in touch with your inner emotions to find those special

Many similar themes reflecting relationships with nature can be found in the film Avatar, the most obvious being the flowering stick. This correlates to Home Tree and the Tree of Souls, which are the Omaticaya people’s direct connection to Ey’wa, their mother spirit. The flowering stick as the center of the nation's sacred hoop is even found in a particular scene in which the Omaticaya people are trying to save scientist Grace Augustine by transferring her soul from her human body to her Na’vi avatar. In this scene, the Omaticaya interlock hands and are seated in circles surrounding their sacred tree, the Tree of Souls (Cameron Avatar, 2009: 2:12:26-2:16:08). This is a very clear reference to the flowering stick at the center of the sacred

The speaker starts to use phrases such as “domestic and weak” (line 13) and “small and cozy” (line 12) which starts to give the impression that the tree is likely symbolic of a woman that is being suppressed by a gardener, or man, in her life. This set of lines begins to show how men tend to take a woman’s true identity and shape them into what makes them happy, rather than letting them grow. It also shows how society tends to think of women as being small, cozy, domestic, weak, etc. instead of letting them make their own identities and create their own lives. Men, in the time that this was written, had a very strong idea that they had to be the breadwinners of the household and make the woman be entirely dependent on the man. This is just like what has happened to the bonsai; now that it has been stripped of it’s identity if it were to go out and try to fend for itself being nine inches high; it would not have a chance of surviving.

In this quote the author brings back the symbolism of the kite. The author shows how the kite brought joy and happiness to Hassan and his son, even in times of trouble. When readers see that Sohrab also loved the kites it shows that Hassan did let what happened in the winter of 1975 affect his love of kite running. Hassan did not let his past affect him, instead he passed and his his love of the kites with his son. In this quote we also see that Amir’s past is coming back once again, the mentioning of Amir remembering, “what a good kite runner Hassan was”, because the last time that Amir had flown a kite with Hassan was the winter day in 1975 where it all changed. The author uses the retelling of the past to change the line of the plot. This quote also re enforces the idea that Hassan was a key component that shaped Amir’s entire life.

Symbols are items that represent other meanings. The fountain is symbolic of knowledge and wisdom, and the water that gushed out represents life and the spirit. This fountain is comparable to the fountain in "The House of Seven Gables" that was "set round with a rim of old mossy stones, and paved, in its bed, with what appeared to be a sort of mosaic-work of variously colored pebbles" (Hawthorne 4). The garden is similar to the Pyncheon garden in Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The House of Seven Gables" that had blossoming flowers. "The archetypal pattern of this garden recalls the Garden of Eden" (Davis 6) as described in Genesis, "out of the ground the Lord God made to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food, the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of good and evil..and a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden.." (Gen. 2:9-10). In the midst of the pool was a "shrub, set in a marble vase, that bore a profusion of purple blossoms" (Hawthorne 47). "This poisonous flowering shrub which is a perverted flower of Eden bore a likeness to "one particular variety of flowers which bore a vivid scarlet blossom" (Hawthorne 2) in the Pyncheon garden. The love it symbolizes is "flawed by the general imperfection found in all of Adam's descendants" (Kloeckner 330). This shrub bore a striking resemblance to Beatrice, Dr Rappaccini's

Quite similarly again through the narratives a harsh undertone of reality is conveyed to the audience, we are able to see how the author presents a sequence of related events. Duffy presents a very continuous, chronological series of events in the poem “$” she presents the history of music and how closely they are related. The use of “boogie woogie” suggests quite a harsh mocking tone from Duffy. As much as she may be acknowledging music she could also be implying that the music industry is all about making money rather than good music. The Kite Runner follows a very complex series of related events, as you read along each piece of important information seems evident and joins to form a bigger plot. Such as when Baba was offended by Amir’s

“I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment, crouching behind a crumbling mad wall, peeking into the alley near a frozen creek. That was a long time ago, but it is wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it” (Hosseini 2).

Literature is a very important factor of Amir’s life. He is not a boy that would people would label as a “normal” boy. If he were to live in modern America, he would be classified as a nerd. His love of literature would probably get him beat up and and harassed. In the setting of The Kite Runner, a major part of the reason that Amir is not black and blue with bruises is Hassan. The literature has an effect on Amir and his relationships. Amir’s love of written art draws Hassan closer while pushing Baba away.

In order to fully comprehend the work, we see that significance comes from small details. A tree is the major symbol in this piece, and the details assist in understanding why the pear