Picture Bibliography

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Juxtaposition

1. Beating of Amir "He got mad and hit me harder and the harder he kicked me, the harder I laughed." (pg. 297) 2. The Pomegranate Tree  "Then Hassan did pick up a pomegranate. He walked towards me. He opened it and  crushed it against his own forehead. (pg. 98) 3. Infertility "He sat across from us, tapped his desk with his fingers, and used the word "adoption" for the first time. Soraya cried all the way home." (pg....

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Motifs

1. Rape "Just like I pretended I hadn't seen the dark stain in the seat of his pants. Or those tiny drops that fell from between his legs and stained the snow black." (pg. 84) 2. Redemption "I hadn't been happy and I hadn't felt better, not at all. But I did now. My body was broken--just how badly I wouldn't find out until later---but I felt healed. Heald at last. I laughed." (pg. 303) 3. Violence "His brass knuckles flashing in...

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Symbols

1. The Slingshot "You are right, Agha. But perhaps you didn't notice that I'm the one holding the slingshot." (pg. 45) 2. The Kite "Up and down the streets, kite runners were returning triumphantly, their captured kites held high. They showed them off to their parents, their friends. But they all knew the best was yet to come." (pg. 68) 3. The Cleft Lip "And the cleft lip, just left of midline, where the Chinese doll maker's instrument...

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