Syntax In The Kite Runner

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(E) When Babi takes Laila and Tariq to the top of the Bamiyan Buddha, Laila begins to see a different perspective of Afghanistan. She sees a small self-sufficient community, unlike the community of Kabul, which is busy and large. Laila starts to realize that there is so much more out in the world for herself and her family. This incredibly valuable to Laila because she will always remember that there is more that Kabul, there is a more peaceful pace to spend her life in. Babi also recognizes that he could move his family to a beautiful place like this and live a life away for the high anxiety city they inhabit, but Mammy is holding them back, even more than she already would have before the death of her sons.
(E)The value of Hosseini’s use of syntax is to portray to the reader how rushed the movements and thoughts of Laila’s family were in this situation. As the sad news of family death enters Laila’s family’s household, they are quickly filled with thoughts of disbelief and hopelessness about the loss of her brothers. The sentence structure represents how the family was instantly filled with these depressing ideas when it was announced to them and are struggling to comprehend what has actually happened. The polysyndeton use shows the cluttered fashion the entire family was thinking in.
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She cares so much for her healthy and fins beauty in everything she does. The reasoning for Laila’s unconditional love towards Aziza is, not only for being her daughter, but also for being a part of Tariq. Laila’s love for Tariq had evolved over many years and before their parting, was at its peak. Laila cares for Aziza as much as she did for Tariq because she can she him through their daughter and her actions and she reminds Laila of the departed boy she once loved. Aziza helps Laila cope with the loss of her love and gives her a wonderful prize to remember him

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