The Kite Runner: Week 3, Post A

VOCAB: 1. wrought (53): embellished, elaborated, not rough or crude.

2. insomniac (75): someone who cannot sleep.

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE: 1. "little shapes formed behind my eyelids, like hands playing shadows on the wall" (74). This is a simile, because it uses the word "like" to compare two objects.

2. "phht-phht" (74). This is an onomatopeoia, because it isn't a real word. It's a sound or noise that is described with what it would look like if it was a real word.

QUOTE: "But this was my one chance to become someone who was looked at, not seen; listened to, not heard" (57). This quote shows just how much Amir wanted to become someone that people paid attention to and really admired. Also, he just wanted Baba to be proud of him for once in his life.

THEME: The theme of the book in this section was that you should always help someone, especially a close friend, when they are in need of help.