What is the setting of the novel

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Reference no: EM132324576 , Length: word count : 2000

The Kite Runner

READING BLOG

Introductory Entry

Instructions

You will write a Blog Post, including the following to introduce your book: Please do around 250 words for this section

1. a picture of the cover of your novel

2. the name of the author

3. the publisher and copyright date

4. the number of pages

5. a synopsis (does not have to be completely from the jacket but be sure to quote it)

6. a link to a book review found online

'Halfway'' Post

Please do around 250 words per question and make each answer concise and to the point, i can add filler later.

1. What is the setting of the novel? Is the setting important or could the novel happen anywhere? Why? Would it change the plot? In what way?

2. Describe a problem faced by the main character. Explain how the main character deals with the problem. Make a personal connection to this (either your own experience or that of someone you know).

3. Is there a message or main theme you see emerging? What is it and how is it shown? Are there any other books you have read or movies you have seen that also have this same theme? Explain.

Final Post

Please do around 250 words per question and make each answer concise and to the point, i can add filler later.

1. Choose a character who is starting to change and explain how the change is being made and what purpose it serves. Are the changes the character is making, plausible or realistic (could/would actually happen in real life)? Why/Why not?

2. Write your opinion of a character's action or reaction to a situation in the book. Do you think it was the appropriate course of action and would you have done the same? Why/Why not?

3. Write down a passage that appeals to you and describe why? Does it make more of an impact on your understanding of the book or does it make more of a personal impact? What significance does the passage have in the book?

Symbols & Heroes

This section includes both the story of the kite runner and ''Real Men Keep Their Word'' a short story

Step A: Please do around 500 words in this section and make each answer concise and to the point, i can add filler later.

Make two tables each with two columns. Label the left column "Heroic Quality" and the right column "Evidence." In one table list at least four heroic qualities of Sher from "Real Men Keep Their Word" and in the other table list four heroic qualities of Baba from The Kite Runner. Supply evidence for each entry by providing a quotation, or an example from the story or novel that supports the heroic quality. Provide the page reference in parentheses.

Here is a list of some of the heroic qualities that are found in Persian literature:

fairness

willingness to avenge

loyalty

generosity

bravery

renown

strength

courage

Step B: Please do around 750 words in this section

In three to four well-constructed formal paragraphs, argue which character, Sher or Baba, is more like the traditional Persian hero.

Reading- A Man Keeps His Word : Life and Culture in Kabul, Afghanistan-Translated by Dr. Arley Loewen, March, 2003

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