In this image, Amir is represented by the recycling bin, Assef is represented by the trash can, and the tree represents the person Amir wants to become. Assef is represented by a trash can because he harms the environment and the community. He kills and rapes people and has no respect for others just like trash harms the environment and wildlife. Amir is the recycling bin. He is better than the trashcan because he is trying to reduce the amount of trash which is good for the environment. However, the recycling bin is not the final solution to the trash, similar to how Amir was initially too cowardly to stand up to Assef. The two bins next to each other represents how Assef tries to convince Amir that he’s just like him. Assef asserts, “We’re the same, you and I… You nursed with [Hassan], but you’re my twin” (307). The tree in the center represents how Amir’s desire to be better than Assef pushes him to grow with moral integrity, and confront Assef to save Sohrab in Hassan’s memory.
I really liked how you included the differences between the two trash cans, as well as the similarities. Also, how this overall consistently connects with Amir and Assef. Good job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you included the differences between the two trash cans, as well as the similarities. Also, how this overall consistently connects with Amir and Assef. Good job!
ReplyDeleteAlso, Amir might be the recycling bin because he aspires to turn his "trash" into something better and this related to Rahim Khan's definition of redemption which is "when guilt leads to good" (302).
ReplyDeleteI think the trash can metaphor for Assef is really funny, great job! I also think this could relate to Baba as the tree, Hassan as the recycling bin, and Amir as the trash can. It shows the different traits the two of them have received from Baba.
ReplyDeleteI like how you show how the two, Amir and Assef, are similar but fundamentally different. Despite having the same form, they have different moral visions.
ReplyDeleteI like how nuanced you made your comparison of the bins as not just two trash bins, but as a recycling and a landfill bin and how that connects to the relationship between the characters of Assef and Amir
ReplyDeleteI like how you took everything in the picture and related them with each other. The humorous comparison of Assef with the trash can was very nice but I also like how you took that and made a greater meaning with it.
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