2. melee (18): a confused, hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people.
FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: 1. "my entire childhood seems like one long lazy summer day playing with Hassan" (22). This is a simile because it uses the word "like" to compare two unlike objects.
2. "my father was a force of nature, a towering Pashtun specimen" (11). This is a metaphor, because Baba is not really a force of nature, but it is a good metaphor describing Baba in more interesting terms than just a physical description.
3. "in the stampede like a rag doll" (18). This is a simile, because it uses the word "like" to compare two unlike objects.
QUOTE: "'If I hadn't seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes, I'd never believe he's my son'" (20). This quote represents exactly how Baba feels about his son, Amir. He is constantly worrying about Amir and how different he is from the other kids he plays with. He is not like Baba was when he was a kid, and this makes Baba worried about him. Baba doesn't realize how Amir just is interested in different things than Baba.
THEME: The theme of this book so far is how you can be completely different from your best friend, but that changes nothing about your relationship or your friendship.
1 comment:
Emma,
Great job with your week 1 posts!
Mrs. B.
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