1) Reading - Ch. 9, followed by a bit of silent reading.2) Discussion and Notes - review beginning themes and developments.
3) Hand back group presentation marks - finally! :)
4) Rubrics
5) Time to work...
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Notes and Review
Ch.1 - Sets the tone. The past cannot be forgotten. A single moment defines Amir. "There is a way to be good again."
Two focal points: the past and redemption.
Two focal points: the past and redemption.
Ch.2 - Hassan and Amir - two "brothers." A metaphor for all divisions.
Both boys are motherless... nursed by the same woman.
Fathers are vastly different... religion and ethnicity a barrier.
First words: Amir said, "Baba," and Hassan said, "Amir."
First words: Amir said, "Baba," and Hassan said, "Amir."
Ch.3 - Baba is described. "Huge." Intimidating. Powerful.
Disgusted by his son's weakness. He cries at the site of a man trampled by a horse.
Some foreshadowing: "God help us if Afghanistan ever falls into their hands..." [religious fundementalists]
Ch.4 - more tragedy and violence is detailed --> Ali's parents killed by drunk driving young men.
Baba's father takes him in and they are raised as brothers. Like Amir and Hassan ethnic/religious/social barriers keep them from being real friends.
Amir's Story - about the man whose tears turn to pearls. AMir turns it into a dark and tragic story. Hassan = innocence and goodness and asks why he has to kill his wife and why he could not cry tears of joy or just cut onions to make himself cry.
Rahim Khan - offers praise, "Bravo!" And he says: "But the most impressive thing about your story is that it has irony."
Irony: A literary device where the appearance of things differs from reailty, in terms of meaning, situation or action.
Verbal Irony (Sarcasm): When what is said is the opposite of what is meant.
Dramatic Irony: When what is intended and what actually happens is opposite. In the case of a play, we often experience this when we know more than a character... and we want to tell them to stop what they are doing because the outcome will not be what they desire.
Situational Irony: What is thought about a situation and what is actually the case is opposite.
Developing Motifs:
Sin - Redemption
Loyalty and Goodness
Silence and Secrets
Tragedy and Violence
Betrayal - Retribution
Political vs. Personal
