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Monday, November 16, 2009
You've Always Been a Tourist
After successfully escaping Afghanistan and building a new life for himself in America, Amir is forced to confront his past and the truth about himself, his father, and Hassan. When Rahim Kahn telephones asking for his help, Amir has no choice but to get on a plane to Pakistan. Once he arrives, he learns the truth about the ties that bind he and Hassan together. Of course, now he has no choice. He must agree to Rahim Kahn's request that he return to Afghanistan, find Hassan's son Sohrab, and smuggle him out of the country. Although he realizes the danger involved, Amir soon finds himself sitting in the back of an old car wearing a carefully woven beard and some traditional Afghan clothing. His driver Farid is taking him through the Khyber Pass and into Afghanistan. Amir is sick and Farid treats him with contempt. He resents Amir and soon exclaims, "You've always been a tourist here, you just didn't know it." What distinction does Farid draw between the life Amir lived in Afghanistan and the life most Afghans lived? Based on what you know and what you're reading about life for the typical Afghan, do you agree with Farid's accusation? (Please support your response with some textual evidence and even extend it with a connection to real life.)
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Yes, I do agree with Farid because Farid has been living in Afghanistan all his life, and he has been dealing with all the problems and conflicts that occurred there. Amir had only lived there when he was younger, situations were different. The Taliban came in and took over everything. Therefore Amir does not know as much as Farid does about Afghanistan. When Farid tells Amir that he had always been a tourist there, he just didn’t know it, Amir doesn’t realize it right away.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Farid, his distinction of Amir Life in Afghanistan is right on point. Amir never knew the real Afghan because her was very wealth and his father protected him form it. All farid see him as is a tourist because he believes he never had any worries nor fought for his country. If Amir had any other reason to come back to Afghanistan it would have been to sell his fathers property take the money and go back to America. However that was nowhere near Amir’s intentions because he had a reason to be there and it was very important.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Farid, his distinction of Amir Life in Afghanistan is right on point. Amir never knew the real Afghan because her was very wealth and his father protected him form it. All farid see him as is a tourist because he believes he never had any worries nor fought for his country. If Amir had any other reason to come back to Afghanistan it would have been to sell his fathers property take the money and go back to America. However that was nowhere near Amir’s intentions because he had a reason to be there and it was very important.
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