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I think that because the orphanage director says a...

2007-04-25T10:51:00.000-07:00

I think that because the orphanage director says about the slingshot this made it so that it was, sohrab always carried around the slingshot and he is excellent with it!

Deeper meaning in I know who I am and I hurt everywhere.
I would say that this makes it seem as though the pain is leaving him finally that he gets free of guilt and he has repayed his debts for his sins.

I think that because the orphanage director says a...

2007-04-25T10:50:00.001-07:00

In response to Alyssa's question I think that it i...

2007-04-25T10:50:00.000-07:00

In response to Alyssa's question I think that it is worse to not know what you are doing is sin. If you do something bad and didn't know that it was bad, that's kind of an excuse but it's worse to know that what you are doing is bad.

I agree with David, i think that Assef diserved to...

2007-04-25T10:48:00.001-07:00

I agree with David, i think that Assef diserved to lose his eye

The inner circle had said Wali and Kamal knew what...

2007-04-25T10:48:00.000-07:00

The inner circle had said Wali and Kamal knew what they did to Hassan was sinful and didnt want to do it but did anyway, but Assef was the leader.

However, isn't it a greater crime to know what you're doing is sinful and refuse to stop it than to be a sociopath and not recognize your actions as sin?

Yes it is ironic that Sohrab had a slingshot just ...

2007-04-25T10:47:00.001-07:00

Yes it is ironic that Sohrab had a slingshot just like his father. The author has related so many things from Hassan to Sohrab. Sohrab is picking up where Hassan left off.

Amir getting a clean Slate?Well lets see that AMir...

2007-04-25T10:47:00.000-07:00

Amir getting a clean Slate?
Well lets see that AMir first of all is actually going to Afghanistan sorry I try to get my irony out of life but I could not resist.

Assef's lost eye
I would say that this book does have some form of foreshadowing and I think that Assef did deserve to lose his eye because he did terrible things. An eye for an eye is a fitting description for what happens. Also I do think that religion got back at him by repayment for his sins.

I think it was fair for Assef to lose his eye. He ...

2007-04-25T10:46:00.000-07:00

I think it was fair for Assef to lose his eye. He was such a mean person and he got what was comming to him.

Irony of Assef's loss of his eye?Yes, Assef's loss...

2007-04-25T10:44:00.000-07:00

Irony of Assef's loss of his eye?

Yes, Assef's loss of his eye is ironic and is yet another example of the past manifesting itself.. Hassan had threatened to take out his eye when they were twelve and now Hassan's son carried out that threat.

do you think it is karma for assef to lose his eye...

2007-04-25T10:43:00.000-07:00

do you think it is karma for assef to lose his eye?

Amir's split lip is another symbol of the story co...

2007-04-24T07:22:00.001-07:00

Amir's split lip is another symbol of the story coming full circle and Amir suffering just as Hassan had.

I also think that that old dude made up those name...

2007-04-24T07:22:00.000-07:00

I also think that that old dude made up those names to make Amir go get Sorab but really wanted Amir to take him as his own.

do you think that assef giving him a heirlip mean ...

2007-04-24T07:21:00.000-07:00

do you think that assef giving him a heirlip mean somthing greater?

Is Amir surprised that Assef is a member of the Ta...

2007-04-24T07:20:00.001-07:00

Is Amir surprised that Assef is a member of the Taliban?

Amir is not surprised that Assef is in the Taliban.

If it were not for Assef, would Amir meet Sohrab? Did it have to be Assef?

In order tp bring the story full circle it is necessary for Amir to face his past, not only in Sohrab, but in Assef as well. The author made Amir meet Assef because Assef is the symbol of Amir's past and the event that caused everything to change

I agree with molly, I really think he is going to ...

2007-04-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

I agree with molly, I really think he is going to take sorab back to the U.S. because the author really built it up by making it so Amir can't have kids of his own.

Do you think that if Amir does escape the Taliban,...

2007-04-24T07:19:00.002-07:00

Do you think that if Amir does escape the Taliban, he will take Sohrab with him? Because as Blake said they are starting a relationship, and the people that were suppose to take Sohrab, are not there anymore.

oops a little late for that one

2007-04-24T07:19:00.001-07:00

oops a little late for that one

I think itss kind of symbolic of the theme in the ...

2007-04-24T07:19:00.000-07:00

I think itss kind of symbolic of the theme in the book. Everything comes around. This is just Amir's past ctaching up with him.

I could see that Amir saw somethinng evil in Assef...

2007-04-24T07:18:00.004-07:00

I could see that Amir saw somethinng evil in Assef not necissarily the Taliban because it did not exhist but also because the book that Assef gave him could fit.
Assef was evil and he really fit the description for the type of person who whould believe in racial cleansing like Hitler

I dont think that Amir will escape because he will...

2007-04-24T07:18:00.003-07:00

I dont think that Amir will escape because he will be to scared just like he has been to scared to do alot of other stuff throughout his life.

i think if he knew about the taliban when he was a...

2007-04-24T07:18:00.002-07:00

i think if he knew about the taliban when he was a kid he would have been able to predict it

Do you think that they will ever be able to escape...

2007-04-24T07:18:00.001-07:00

Do you think that they will ever be able to escape the Taliban?

I think Amir will make an escape from the Taliban ...

2007-04-24T07:18:00.000-07:00

I think Amir will make an escape from the Taliban because he is already leaving, when he still could barely walk. And Amir is the main character, there is a possibility the author wont let the main character die.

I think that Amir didn't think about Assef joining...

2007-04-24T07:16:00.000-07:00

I think that Amir didn't think about Assef joining the Taliban, but it wasnt a surprise that he was going to join.

Alright lets do it! Fish bowl 7

2007-04-24T07:15:00.000-07:00

Alright lets do it! Fish bowl 7