1) Briefly summarize the plot of the novel you read.
The plot of The Kite Runner takes place in Afghanistan. A young boy named Amir reminisces about a tragic event in which he witnessed when he used to live there. He remembers of the time when he would be in the annual kite-fighting tournament with Hassan (the son of their servant). During that time he remembers when he saw Hassan getting raped and he did nothing about it. As time goes by he gets a call and awhile later he finds out that Hassan and his wife were shot.
2) Succinctly describe the theme of the novel. Avoid cliches.
An important theme of the novel is how much guilt from the past can affect your future.
3) Describe the author's tone. Include three Excerpts that illustrate your point(s).
The author's tone is guilt. Throughout the story it shows how much guilt Amir feels when he didn't help Hassan. For example after eating dinner and everyone is asleep, Amir cannot go to sleep with such guilt and begins to stay up throughout the nights. Also when he tries to avoid Hassan by rejecting him in going to the bakery and instead he stayed home to read. Another important example is when Amir sets Hassan up in falsely accusing him of steeling just so he would get kicked out and leave.
4) Describe five literary elements/techniques you observed that strengthened your understanding of the theme and/or your sense of the tone. Include three excerpts that will help your reader understand each one.
Five elements that helped me understand the theme/tone is symbolism, imagery, foreshadowing, expressing the thoughts of the characters, and setting. For example when Amir cannot sleep anymore after what he witnessed foreshadows how much that event will affect his life. Another example are the stories they would ready which symbolized heroic qualities.
