Farah Ahmedi lived in Afghanistan while a war was going on. She nor her mother or anyone else in Afghanistan were safe. In the story The Other Side of the Sky Ahmedi describes how she got across the border of Afghanistan to Pakistan. During Ahmedi’s Journey, she learns lots of positive things that taught her many important things today. For instance, one of the things she learned was that people were kind and forgiving when you really need it.
Moreover, the setting is significant for the plot because Khaled Hosseini showcases the major differences that take over Afghanistan before and after the Soviet Invasion and Taliban rule. Likewise, the setting sets the tone for how the characters interact and the conflicts they face. In the beginning, Afghanistan is shown as a beautiful country where Amir has spent his entire childhood devoid of bloodshed and misery. Amir and Hassan’s interactions are based off the activities they do such as going to Cinema Zainab for new Iranian movies and hiking up the hill North of Baba’s home. At the top of the hill, they would watch the airplanes take off and land near the pomegranate tree that bears a lot of memories, such as the time Amir had pelted Hassan with pomegranates in shear frustration after the incident in the alley.
In “Half Walls between Us,” imagery is strongly expressed through Maria Said’s choice of words. For example, Said says, “On my first visit to Agordat, a small town in Eritrea, a country in the Horn of Africa, I fell in love with its mystery, its quiet, its soft sandy colors,” which gives a strong image of the setting (Said 79). To express strong imagery is to give great detail, explain settings, and compare and contrast the surroundings. To have imagery in a story or essay is to give visual effects for the reader to see while being intrigued into a new story. Giving great details to express imagery in “Half Walls between Us” shows the different places and sights she has seen.
Ahmedi was a girl who was fleeing from afghanistan with her mom in hopes of finding a better life. Ahmedi was not a normal girl though, Ahmedi was missing a leg. He leg had been blown off after she stepped on a landmine when she was young. Later her father and brothers died in a missile attack
Ahmedi's was motivated to survive her tough situation with her mother. Ahmedi and her mother's goal wast to escape to Pakistan from Afghanistan's dangerous and difficult time of war. When arriving at the boarder, she learned that the they were not the only ones trying to escape to Pakistan. The guards had closed the gates to all refugees, but this did not stop Ahemedi from wanting to complete her mission. She learned that the way to get across was to bribe the guards, but Ahmedi and her mother had no extra money to spare.
This is showing some vivid detail describing her mothers feelings on the hike they went on to get to the other side of the border. Because the guards were not opening the gates Ahmedi and her mother kept getting pushed around and would have eventually gotten
Khaled Hosseini’s, The Kite Runner, is a book that depicts modern Afghanistan and all the violence as well as how “political change” (AmirDabbaghian and Solimany) “influenced” (AmirDabbaghian and Solimany) citizens in Afghanistan. Hosseini talks about a kid’s life and all the problems he went through along the way. One of the main themes in this novel was betrayal. The way Hosseini incorporates the theme in the story is by using various literary devices, tone, and conflict. To begin with, Khaled Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices to portray the theme.
In paragraph one, she states,” I felt desperate to get through, because the sun was setting, and if we got stuck here, what were we going to do? Where would we stay? There was nothing here, no town, no hotel, just the desert.” If Ahmedi and her mother didn’t get into Pakistan, they would be stranded in the desert with no shelter from the harsh environment. Even so, she endured and was part of every wave of determined Afghans, desperate to penetrate the wall of guards, only stopping when she realized she
After not being able to get in Pakistan they met some friends, two people, an adult girl and boy and a girl. They found a way to get into Pakistan but it is around 7 miles. The woman said that they can tag along like it states in the memoir Farah Ahmedi it says”…he would come back for his family. “You can go with us,” the woman said.” The woman said that she and her mom can go with them on the 7 mile walk when her husband comes back.
The shift between structured storytelling and deep imagery is prominent and intentional. The act of Aligeri sharing imagery in distinct bursts mimics the human nature to open one;s eyes or keep looking at prolonged horror. The delivery of such lines through poetic rhythm dances with the reader’s heart. “clawed themselves, their nails drew down the scabs the way a knife scrapes bream…” (Inf.
In October 1905, James Joyce wrote “Araby” on an unnamed narrator and like his other stories, they are all centered in an epiphany, concerned with forms of failures that result in realizations and disappointments. The importance of the time of this publication is due to the rise of modernist movement, emanating from skepticism and discontent of capitalism, urging writers like Joyce to portray their understanding of the world and human nature. With that being said, Joyce reflects Marxist ideals through the Catholic Church’s supremacy, as well as the characters’ symbolic characterization of the social structure; by the same token, psychoanalysis of the boy’s psychological and physical transition from one place, or state of being, to another is
In Chapter seven, the text discusses with the reader that there's always going to be some children who get along better with others more than some other children will. Observe children in a daycare setting or in a kindergarten classroom. Some kids will easily develop friends, some will not. The ability to initiate and maintain satisfying relationships with peers is called social competence. (pg. 199)
In James Joyce’s “Araby,” light, dark and shadow create an atmosphere and illustrate the feelings of the narrator. As well as James Joyce uses imagery in order to help the reader understand some aspects of narrator's life. Firstly, When the narrator speaks of her, he often vales her in shadow, or eclipses her in light. “we watched her from our shadow peer up and down the street”. This created an atmosphere of confusion and show that the narrator likes her but afraid to her that he likes her because she seems to be older and more mature young woman, he just a child .
However much he may think he loves her, she never seems to feel the same; nevertheless, he will not cease in his attempts to make her notice him. It is at the point he realizes that the pair can never be together that he finally has his “coming of age” moment. Short story Araby, by author James Joyce, uses literary elements such as symbolism, personification, and themes to teach valuable life lessons in a way that all types of people are able to relate to the message held within. Primarily, symbolism is a crucial element utilized to bring Araby to life. Darkness is used often to symbolize the real world and the bitter truths that come with it.
They used many poetic lines from both east and west to build bridges between the two worlds. ( Majaj, “Arab –American Literature: Origins and Developments” ) Some features of Arab American literature are: asserting
