This photo describes the relationship Amir has with his two mentors, Baba and Rahim Khan. There are three bushes we are focusing on. The bush representing Baba is the bigger, scarier, green bush. He is perceived as really tough and rough and pushes away his son because he doesn't meet his expectations. The smaller, green bush is Amir, Baba's son. He represents some of Baba's physical traits, but their personalities differ. He is situated closer to Rahim Khan, the flowery, colorful bush who is known to show a lot of empathy, especially towards Amir, who feels a lack of parental love. Amir wants to be a writer and looks for acceptance from any adult figure, which has to be Rahim, based on the lack of feeling from his real father. Amir's situation is okay because his father still loves him, even if he doesn't realize it. Later, Amir is left like this from Assef and no one is here for him.
I like the connection between the colorful, flowery bush and Rahim Khan. Rahim is very helpful and positive, which is why this bush particularly depicts his character well. Another connection you could make is in the last image of how Amir feels toward the end, one connection you could make is that he feels a lot less happy because of how many people he has lost in his life.
ReplyDeleteWow! What a creative way to show the complexity of the three main characters in the book. I think that this metaphor is great in many ways. There are probably even more than three aspects that this image lends to analysis. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great way to connect these three characters in the book, I think it really encapsulates their relationships and their personalities. Another connection could be how the small green bush that represents Amir eventually will grow to match Baba's bush, showing how he eventually is able to have the same courage that Baba did, even if Baba didn't always make the right decisions.
ReplyDeleteI like how you incorporated the relationships to show the chemistry between Amir and his "two fathers". I think it's also suiting how Baba and Amir's bushes look more similar to each other as we find out towards the end of the book how alike father and son really are.
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