This photo illustrates Amir's mindset towards his past in Afghanistan as shown by the closed flower bud. He is closed off to feeling the emotions of his childhood as they are too painful and bring up sensitive characters. He will eventually have to bloom and fully display his character when he is freed of guilt as demonstrated by the bloomed flowers around the bud. Yet, as he arrives in Afghanistan, the deep center of the flower is not open to the world since Amir still hides from others and doesn't share his traumatic experiences. Since the bud is closed and not revealed to the world, Farid makes assumptions about what is behind the walls of Amir's personality. This is represented by the closed petals that do not give any insight into the flower it will become. However, it isn't until Amir faces Assef that the metaphorical flower completely blooms. When Amir is being beaten up by Assef he feels freed and allows himself to open up as symbolized by the yellow center of the flower. Throughout his return to Afghanistan, his journey is embodied by the process of a blooming flower.
I think your metaphor relates really well to the picture, and I like how you use the stages of a flower blooming to represent Amir's journey.
ReplyDeleteI really like how you compared every part of the flower to Amir's thoughts about going back to Afghanistan and how he grows as a character.
ReplyDeleteI think it totally works to compare Amir to a blooming flower. I think all the blooming flowers around him also show Baba, who has redeemed himself through philanthropy, Rahim Khan, who has lived a full live with a kind heart, and Hassan, who never had a mean bone in his body and who has known who he is from day one.
ReplyDeleteI like how you compare Amir to a budding flower. The petals form a barrier between him and the outside world, and don't let anyone see his true personality. I think it's really neat how you connect this to a certain event in the book, and explain how his confrontation with Assef is what allows him to bloom.
ReplyDeleteI think it's really interesting how you described Amir as a blooming flower. Very interesting and insightful. Amir's hiding from others and not blooming even when arriving back in Afghanistan is a really deep thought and inspires some intense cognitive thought. Nice job.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you compared Amir being beat up by Assef to a flower finally blooming, like he is feeling the weight being lifted off his chest.
ReplyDeleteI really like this metaphor because the closed flower definitely relates to Amir being closed off, but it also shows that he can, and did, open up as well. The comment about the yellow center was a nice touch, too.
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