Physical and Emotional Scars Which has been more difficult for Amir to overcome his physical or emotional scars How has Amirs identity changed What predictions can be made for the conclusion of the novel ID: 798007
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Slide1
The Kite Runner
Day 10: Chapters 24-25
Slide2Physical and Emotional Scars
Which has been more difficult for Amir to overcome, his physical or emotional scars?
How has Amir’s identity changed?
What predictions can be made for the conclusion of the novel?
Slide3Important Points
Amir and
Sohrab
arrive in Islamabad.
Amir asks
Sohrab
if he wants to live in America with him.
However, this is a more daunting task than Amir first thought.
He goes to the U.S. Embassy for approval to take
Sohrab
to the U.S.
After that fails, he is given the name of an attorney.
He says he is scared that Amir or his wife will tire of him. He never wants to go back to an orphanage. Amir promises that won’t happen, and after
Sohrab
agrees to go to America, Amir calls
Soraya
to explain everything.
Slide4Important Points (continued)
This daunting task, leaves Amir questioning if he can take
Sohrab
.
He tells
Sohrab
that he may have to go back to an orphanage for a short while.
Just as
Sohrab
was becoming more comfortable with Amir, this strains the relationship.
After
Sohrab
was in the custody of Amir he seemed tentative, anxious and withdrawn.
Slide5Important Points (continued)
Finally, Amir
recieves
news from
Soraya
that their friend in the INS can help get a visa for
Sohrab
.
Amir, excited to tell
Sohrab
the news, unexpectedly finds
Sohrab
in the bathtub unconscious.
Sohrab
is rushed to the emergency room.
In the hospital waiting area, Amir uses a sheet as a prayer rug and prays for the first time in more than fifteen years.
Slide6Important Points (continued)
When
Sohrab
awakes, Amir asks how he feels, but
Sohrab
doesn’t answer.
Amir reads to him, but
Sohrab
pays no attention.
Sohrab
tells Amir he is tired of everything.
Amir and
Sohrab
arrive in San Francisco in August 2001.
Slide7Important Points (continued)
One rainy day in March 2002, Amir takes
Sohrab
,
Soraya
, and
Kamila
to a gathering of Afghans at a park.
Amir sees a man selling kites and purchases one to fly with
Sohrab
.
Eventually,
Sohrab
joins in the kite flying with Amir.
Amir asks if he should run the kite for
Sohrab
, and
Sohrab
nods. “For you, a thousand times over,” Amir says (p. 371), and sets off running.
Slide8Extended Trailer/Screenplay
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With a partner, complete the screenplay.