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Discussion Chapter 17 The Kite Runner

Chapter 17 Instructions:  A-F = Question 1 G-L= Question 2 M-R = Question 3 S-Z = Question 4 Based on your last name, answer the question. Then, after others have answers theirs, respond to TWO others and add your own thoughts about the question as well. 1. "Please think, Amir Jan. It was a shameful situation. People would talk. All that a man had back then, all that he was, was his honor, his name, and if people talked...We couldn't tell anyone, surely you can see that." He reached for me, but I shed his hand. Headed for the door. [...] After Amir speaks to  Rahim Khan, he starts to  go over all the signs he didn't understand as a boy, but which are abundantly clear now. Why has his life been a lie? Explain or pick an inference.   2. What does Hassan's letter reveal about Afghanistan? Himself? 3. Chapter 18 "like father, like son" (p. 197). How far is this cliche true in relation to Amir and his Baba? 4.  Describe what Amir is feeling