The image represents how Amir’s guilt and low self-esteem lock him in a state of self-punishment. The lock represents his self-doubt and his low self-esteem. He is locked up by his guilt over what happened to Hassan. The locker itself is the self-punishment, and hatred that Amir is trapped in by his guilt. The inside of the locker is Amir’s conscious, which is weighed down with the box of self-loathing, bound by the lock of guilt. The box is his punishment, and the lock is the reason for it. The only way for him to reprieve himself of his punishment is to recognize that what happened was not entirely his fault. It was the way the Afghan culture and society promoted discrimination of the Hazaras. Until Amir regains his self-esteem and recognizes his actions to save Sohrab, Amir will always be stuck in the locker.
It is really interesting how you connected all parts of the locker can relate to Amir, including the inside of it. Could the other lockers around him be other people, even his friends and family, because everyone probably has something to feel guilty about?
ReplyDeleteThe same connection can be made for Baba who was so trapped within his guilt and desire to be a father for Hassan, but also his sense of pride and honor. He too was trapped in the societal locker and was not able to be there for Hassan and was always critical of Amir as he never recognized his faults and took responsibility for them
ReplyDeleteI really like how you incorporated Amir's Afghan cultures into why he feels so guilty about what he did to Hassan. It gave me something new to think about that was beyond the surface of the book. Another connection I see is how the father-and-son relationship that Amir has with his father causes him to not feel free.
ReplyDeleteReally smart how you chose the locker to represent Amir's guilt because eventually Amir's guilt was taken out just like how things are eventually taken out of lockers.
ReplyDeleteI found it interesting how you connected this locker to Amir's experiences and perspective of himself. This act of keeping his thoughts and guilt to himself can also be seen when he stops himself from telling Soraya about his past.
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