The open field represents one of the stereotypes found in the novel when Farid judges Amir during their drive to Afghanistan. Farid guesses about Amirs past and includes accurate details about how Amir grew up. Including his wealthy father, big house, American car, and Hazara servants. The open field represents how Amir was so easy to read during the drive and how his past is obvious based on his current situation. His current situation includes visiting from America and being wealthy. He was easy to read for Farid because Farid is use to seeing these types of people return in hopes to sell property and obtain more money. The cars in the back of the field represent Amir leaving America and his situation there, including his wife, to finish his business in Afghanistan. The cars are in the background because America is a place that Amir is leaving behind while he focuses on Afghanistan. The dirt represents the new living conditions he discovers when visiting Afghanistan for the first time in over 10 years. He sees poverty and doesn't recognize the place he grew up in. Amir is shocked to find out that Afghanistan has changed so much. These types of stereotypes show how Amir living somewhere like America is such a drastic difference.
I thought that you did a great job really finding a meaning in the photograph that strongly connected to scenes in the novel. I like how you used the distances from objects in the photograph to represent Amir's distance from certain things in his life.
ReplyDeleteI thought you did a good job connecting these two things. I like how your topic is something that is not unique to the novel, but something that is present in everyday life. This can also connect to Assef's view on Hazaras.
ReplyDeleteI really like your illustration and how it works with the picture. You were able to show a very specific idea with a large landscape picture.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you creatively tied in multiple features in your photo to represent different aspects in the story. You did a great job of exploring Amir's emotional reaction to both seeing Afghanistan again, and being judged by Farid. This situation could also be expanded to include Aghan society as a whole, and the role that Amir is supposed to play in it.
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