The Kite Runner | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

America - After political unrest forces Baba and Amir to flee their home town and country, they make their way here.

Kabul - Amir grows up in his father's house in here, where his father is among the wealthiest and most powerful.

Kite Tournament - In childhood, a victory in this represents, to Amir, a way to ensure the love and respect of his father.

Pomogranete Tree - In childhood, Amir and Hassan escape to this object, where Amir reads Afghan legends to the illiterate Hassan.

Jeans - In Kabul during Amir's childhood,...
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