A Level English Lang and Lit The Kite Runner | Page 41

What are this character's relationships with others?

He is told to be the son of Ali, but infact the son of Baba

Works alongside Ali under the employment of Baba

Fed from the same breast with Amir, whom he considers to be his best-friend

Fell victim to the hands of Assef

The Husband of Farzana

The Father of Sohrab

What words or phrases does this character commonly use?

‘Inshallah’, ‘Bismillah’, ‘Mashallah’, ‘Tashakor’, ‘Salaam alaykum’, ‘Bravo!’ - mostly to Amir, ‘Father’ - to Ali, ‘Agha sahib’ - to Baba, ‘agha’ - to Amir and Rahim Khan, ‘jan’ - to his wife, ‘sahib’ - to Rahim Khan, ‘For you. A thousand times over’ - to Amir

What language techniques does this character commonly use?

Interrogative sentences - out of curiosity

Exclamatory sentences (younger Hassan) - he’s very enthusiastic and gets excited easily

Simple and minor sentences (younger Hassan) - because of his lack of vocabulary

Compound sentences (older Hassan) - he becomes more educated as he grows up so he is able to expand his vocabulary

Ellipsis - he carefully thinks about what he says first

Literal and honest - he’s very straight-forward in his language, no uses of figurative, emotive nor euphemisms