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Allusions

Dominate. A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, event, or piece of literature—real or fiction—that somehow emphasizes the theme of a work. Allusions. Allusions in “The Kite Runner”. Dominate. Literary and Philosophical References Cain and Abel (throughout)

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Allusions

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  1. Dominate A brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, event, or piece of literature—real or fiction—that somehow emphasizes the theme of a work. Allusions

  2. Allusions in “The Kite Runner” Dominate Literary and Philosophical References • Cain and Abel (throughout) • Omar Khayyám (3.28, 8.94, 20.52) • Hãfez (3.28, 3.29, 8.94, 20.52) • Masnawi, Rumi (3.28) • Rumi (3.29, 20.52) • Saadi (3.29, 20.52) • Victor Hugo (3.29) • Victor Hugo, Les Miserables (24.195, 24.198) • Jules Verne (3.29) • Mark Twain (3.29) • Ferdowsi, Shahnamah (4.23, 8.45, 9.16, 11.89, 16.39, 17.7, 25.37, 25.39) • David and Goliath (5.53, 22.136-22.153) • Ibrahim (7.134) • Sir Walter Scott, Ivanhoe (8.48) • Jesus Christ (12.15, 21.82) • Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (12.35) • Beydel (20.52) • Jami (20.52) • The Virgin Mary (24.219) • Historical References • Nadir Shah (2.7, 10.7, 19.105) • Ali ibnAbiTalib (2.33) • Henry Kissinger (3.44, 3.45) • Mohammed Zahir Shah (4.1, 5.8, 8.97, 11.5, 11.7, 25.119) • Mullah Nasruddin (4.12, 4.13, 21.48, 21.50, 21.51, 21.54, 25.120) • Mohammed Daoud Khan (5.8, 5.33, 6.49, 6.52) • Adolf Hitler (5.38, 5.39, 8.125) • Jimmy Carter (11.5) • Leonid Brezhnev (11.5) • Ronald Reagan (11.5, 11.72) • George H. Bush (11.72) • Hussein bin Talal (13.7) • Aisha bint Abu Bakr (23.4, 23.9, 23.99) • Dan Rather (25.106) • Tom Brokaw (25.106) • Hamid Karzai (25.106, 25.119)

  3. Dominate Unifying or dominant ideas, lessons, or morals found within a work which make a statement regarding human nature. Themes

  4. Themes in “The Kite Runner” Dominate • Fathers and Sons • Betrayal • Goodness • Immigrant Experience • Power • The American Dream Redemption Guilt Forgiveness Friendship Coming of Age Cowardice Search for Identity Ethnic Tensions

  5. Dominate Recurring structures, objects, contrasts, images, themes and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes. Motifs

  6. Motifs Dominate • A reoccurring object, symbol, concept, or structure in a work of literature. A motif may also be two contrasting elements in work such as good and evil. • Motifs are important because they allow one to see main points and themes that the author may be trying to express. This should help one interpret the piece more accurately.

  7. Motif as an Image:animals, money, plants, objects Dominate “Lord of the Flies”

  8. Motif as an ArchetypeHeroes, damsels in distress, evil sorcerers, faithful sidekicks, families Dominate

  9. Motif as an Abstract Idea: emotions and ideas Dominate Power Struggles, Search for identity, etc. Eternity and Time Secrets and Innocence

  10. Common Motifs Dominate Clothing Seasons Colors Separation Serpent Trickery Floods Revenge Tree Journey of Escape The Lost Savior/Sacrificial Friend Inward Struggle Madness Garden Importance of Threes

  11. Motifs in “The Kite Runner” Dominate Scars Trees Kites Weapons

  12. Annotations Dominate As you continue reading, you will responsible for annotating, paying special attention to allusions, themes, and motifs.

  13. Annotations: Allusions Dominate Write down the following directions in the inside cover of your book (or on a sticky note). • Identify at least three allusions within the text of “The Kite Runner.” In your annotation, explain the significance of the allusion, describing how it relates to the text.

  14. Annotations: Themes Dominate Write down the following directions in the inside cover of your book (or on a sticky note). • Select five themes from the previous slide relating to the themes in “The Kite Runner.” Track these themes throughout the novel. Find at least two quotes to support each theme and explain how these quotes advance the theme. (Total of 10 quotes)

  15. Annotations: Motifs Dominate Write down the following directions in the inside cover of your book (or on a sticky note). • Select three motifs from the previous slide relating to the motifs in “The Kite Runner.” Track these motifs throughout the novel. How do the motifs advance the mood of the novel? What is the mood?

  16. Ticket out the Door • What motif reoccurred throughout my slide presentation and what does it mean to you?

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