How Does Amir Use Symbols In The Kite Runner

Covering: The covering up of his eyes, face, and the large blood stains were an emphasis on the brutality of the situation. Amir had visited the stadium this scene took place in before the Taliban took over. When he revisited the stadium as a tourist in Afghanistan it was completely different. It was no longer a place of happiness to watch sports it was a place of evil for the Taliban to kill innocent people. The evilness of the Taliban was hidden in the mix of the evil in Afghanistan. The people in Afghanistan now only know evil, but with Amir revisiting and blind to how bad it has actually gotten he is astonished by the destruction. In the overall book there were many times he covered himself out of fear. For example, during the rape with Hassan the sense of covering was when he ran away so he didn’t have to see it happen. Here, he covered his eyes so he didn’t have to see the stoning.

Baseball Parallels: The use of baseball parallels such as baseball pitcher, mound, teams took the field, spectators, and crowd were all used as a way to hide the evilness going on in the stadium now. At one time the stadium was used for sports, mainly soccer, but now that the Taliban has taken over it is used for the killings of
The use of these words show just how cruel the Taliban has come out to be. The Taliban have destroyed Afghanistan and the people in it. They kill people for simple mistakes which is blown way out of proportion. The man cheated on his wife, but it had nothing to do with the Taliban. They got into business that wasn’t theirs to get into. Also in this excerpt Amir found a parallel between him and Assef. Just as Assef was throwing the stones at this man, Amir threw the pomegranates at Hassan. This now adds on to Amir’s self-guilt because he now feels as if he resembled someone evil and someone that is a destroyer of happiness and a cold-hearted