Peter Pomegranate

particular, shows the loss of friendship between Amir and Hassan, the pomegranate tree. In the beginning, Amir and Hassan would go to the tree to read stories and eat pomegranates. “After school, Hassan and I climbed its branches and snatched its bloodred pomegranates” (Hosseini 27-28). After Hassan had been raped, Amir and Hassan had gone back to the tree but this time the loss of friendship starts to show through. When Amir throws pomegranates at Hassan, it is him trying to get Haasan to punish Amir for

seemingly insignificant details. While reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the small details are what make up a majority of the themes within the novel. The three most notable symbols in The Kite Runner belong to the Eid sacrifice, the pomegranate tree, and the kites. Each symbol represents the major themes and development of the novel; they support the development of the central concerns, such as betrayal, redemption, guilt, and the loyalty that comes with friendship. The most influential

1.Amir kite running with Hassan’s son, Sohrab at the end of the story is Hassan way of showing forgiveness to himself. Amir would not in any imagination fly a kite with anyone because of the tragedy that he witnessed when he was twelve years old. Amir saw Hassan get raped in an alley way because Hassan was retrieving the blue kite for Amir. He did not stop the rape, but instead ran away. He did feel guilt for the rape, but he wanted redemption. Years later, the image of a kite does not bring

symbols in The Kite Runner. However, in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, one important reoccurring symbol is the pomegranate tree which drives the theme of love and relationships and is a physical symbol of progression throughout the novel. The recurring symbol of the pomegranate can be viewed as a physical symbol of progression and time passing throughout the novel. The pomegranate tree is first mentioned in Amir and Hassan’s youth when they sit under it for shade and Amir will read to Hassan

experiencing war, hardship, and redemption. The two friends, Amir and Hassan used to visit a pomegranate tree together where they would read stories and eat the fruit the tree bore. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses the symbolism of the pomegranate tree to portray the evolving relationship between Amir and Hassan. One important image in the novel is of a carving made by Amir in a branch of the pomegranate tree. Hosseini references this through the eyes of Amir and how he feels about the writing

Kindred is a science-fiction novel by Octavia E. Butler, that follows the story of the African-American lady Dana as she travels back in time to a time of slavery to help out her ancestor Rufus. She is sent back and forth to her time and Rufus’. Every time she is brought back to Rufus, her stays get longer and longer. The Myth of Persephone. A Greek myth that teaches a lesson to the reader. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and the harvest goddess Demeter and is the queen of the underworld. Who

History/Mythology — Celtic/Welsh: The tale of Mabon ap Modron, the Welsh God, (the “great son of the great mother”), also known as the Son of Light, the Young Son, or Divine Youth, is celebrated. The Equinox is also the birth of Mabon, from his mother Modron, the Guardian of the Outerworld, the Healer, the Protector, the Earth. Mabon was taken after he is a mere three nights old (some variations of the legend say he is taken after three years). Through the wisdom of the living animals — the Stag

Dali’s Vision The painting “Dream Caused By The Flight Of A Bee Around A Pomegranate A Second Before Awakening” was painted by Dali in 1944. The painting is an oil on canvas painting with a dimension of 51cm x 40.5 cm. Salvador Dali was a prominent Spanish surrealist painter born in Spain. In his masterpiece he uses many different lines and colors to enhance what is going on in the painting. He illustrates a fruit, a fish, tigers, a rifle and a woman wearing no clothes sleeping. With every single

Power of Words Khalede Hosseini’s The Kite Runner represents the story of a young, aspiring author Amir, who takes a journey of sin and guilt, and his path to redemption through the power of words. “A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything” (Pg. 22) Amir hears Baba say this to Rahim Kahn one night, after witnessing Henry Kissinger a chapandaz (Pg. 20) in the Buzkashi (Pg. 20) tournament being trampled by horses. This reveals an important trait about

Amir has for Hassan. Throughout this poem, I used the ages of the pomegranate tree to relate the the ages of the boys friendship. A quote that relates to the beginning of the poem is, “ “One summer day, I used one of ali’s kitchen knives to carve our names on it: ‘Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul.’ Those words made it formal: the tree was ours. After school Hassan and I climbed its branches and snatched its blood red pomegranates. After we’d eaten the fruit and wiped out hands on the glass, I