Full Circle

1. What is your opinion of Amir now? Be specific.


2. Explain the significance of Amir running the kite for Sohrab at the end of the novel.


3. Would Baba be proud of Amir now? Explain.


4. What is your opinion of the novel? Explain your likes, dislikes, connections, etc. be specific.

The Big Picture

At this point in the novel, several issues and themes on life have been portrayed and explored. Of the following, which theme (themes) would you consider to be most important/most explored? Explain why, citing some evidence from the text itself.

1. Role of books, literacy       
2. Friendship, guilt & redemption       
3. Relationship between Fathers & Sons        
4. Coming of Age (becoming an adult/"man")        
5. Resilience of the human spirit                    
6. Man's inhumanity to man
7. Discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, class structure