Assignment: Classwork: Chapter 8 (complete for HW if absent)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 10-A (H)
2021-10-15T17:04:52Z

Due: Oct 15, 2021 by 11:59pm

During class on Friday, 10/15, please read Chapter 8 (audiobook available here) and respond to the question following questions:

1) Why does Amir throw pomegranates at Hassan (page 92-3)? Amir's behavior in this chapter is clearly wrong and terrible, but is he a monster, or are his choices human?

2) What does Amir’s tone in the following quotes suggest about how his feelings towards Baba are changing? Why, do you think?

“Baba’s black Mustang drew more than one envious look. I should have been beaming with pride—the old me would have—but all I could muster was a mild form of embarrassment. That and emptiness” (90)

“Baba’s motto about throwing parties was this: Invite the whole world or it isn’t a party. I remember scanning over the invitation list a week before my birthday party and not recognizing at least three-quarters of the [guests]. Then I realized they weren’t really coming for me. It was my birthday, but I knew who the real star of the show was” (93-4).

During class on Friday, 10/15, please read Chapter 8 (audiobook available here) and respond to the question following questions:

1) Why does Amir throw pomegranates at Hassan (page 92-3)? Amir's behavior in this chapter is clearly wrong and terrible, but is he a monster, or are his choices human?

2) What does Amir’s tone in the following quotes suggest about how his feelings towards Baba are changing? Why, do you think?

“Baba’s black Mustang drew more than one envious look. I should have been beaming with pride—the old me would have—but all I could muster was a mild form of embarrassment. That and emptiness” (90)

“Baba’s motto about throwing parties was this: Invite the whole world or it isn’t a party. I remember scanning over the invitation list a week before my birthday party and not recognizing at least three-quarters of the [guests]. Then I realized they weren’t really coming for me. It was my birthday, but I knew who the real star of the show was” (93-4).