Pomegranate

The pomegranate tree is used as a symbol in the novel to symbolize friendship and loyalty between Amir and Hassan which Amir destroys. In a desperate attempt for the redemption of his guilt, Amir throws pomegranates at Hassan craving that Hassan will hit him back and free him from his guilt. Which ended with Hassan walking to Amir "There" after crushing a pomegranate on his forehead, "Are you satisfied? Do you feel better?" (93). The use of the symbolism of pomegranates to show the loyalty Hassan has for Amir despite the harassment he had received. By Hassan crushing the pomegranate in his face still shows his loyalty to Hassan his only friend which shows Amir has clearly betrayed him. They feel such close attachment to the tree that they…

plot are: the cleft lip, the pomegranate tree, and kites. The cleft lip is a powerful symbol throughout the novel. It signifies the difference between Hassan and Amir, but it also symbolizes Amir’s redemption. First, the cleft lip is a reminder that Hassan is not accepted into his society. When Amir is reading a book about Hazaras he mentions that “people called Hazaras mice-eating, flat-nosed, load-carrying donkeys. [He] had heard some of the kids in the neighbourhood yell those names to…

friends; she told everyone in her path and she asked them for help. By the time that she had returned home with help, the hour had been up. All the sand sat in the bottom of the delicate glass, beautifully shimmering red. She was standing there crying while they tried to see if he was still alive. The days that followed were dark and mournful. Chira had successfully gotten the attention that she had wanted, although she felt guilty. Her neighbors had been constantly stopping by and making sure…

Sylvia Plath’s “Morning Song” explores a mother’s complex emotions towards her newborn child after giving birth for the first time. Although motherhood is often regarded as a joyous event that gives a woman’s life purpose and meaning, “Morning Song” instead depicts motherhood as a complicated event fraught with uncertainty and fear, but also with love and affection. Rather than expressing overwhelming love and happiness, the mother in the poem feels distant from her child and gradually learns to…

Pomegranate (Punica granatum, Punicaceae) is a fruit that is grown in Mediterranean countries and the Middle East and is often used in folk medicine. Pomegranate fruit is a rich source of vitamins, minerals, and two types of polyphenolic compounds which are attributed 92% of the whole fruit antioxidant activity. It has been shown that the antioxidant activity of pomegranate juice is higher than antioxidant activity of red wine and green tea. The edible parts of the fruit of pomegranate…

Historical uses The word "pomegranate" (Punica granatum) is Latin for "fruit of many seeds." The pomegranate is a little deciduous tree or big shrub that bears fruit, the Punica granatum. It is a superfood with much history. Pomegranates can be traced back as early as 4000 BC. Its red fruit sprouts from beautiful red flowers and is between a grapefruit and a lemon in size. The white flesh inside the thick skin is filled by hundreds of seeds. (Tohi, 2016) For thousands of years Ayurvedic…

Baba migrate to America. Even though they end up being thousands of miles apart, Amir constantly thinks about Hassan. Several years later, Amir ends up going back to the Middle East to venture for Hassan`s son, Sohrab, and possibly gain justice. During his journey, he makes a stop at his past home and pomegranate tree. “It hasn`t borne fruit for years….I doubted it ever would again..Wilted and leafless...” (264). This resembles the physical and current state of the pomegranate tree but also…

have a special spot underneath the pomegranate tree, where they hangout together. Throughout the book, the author, Hosseini, used the pomegranate tree to symbolize Amir and Hassan´s friendship, and the city of Kabul. First, the friendship of Amir and Hassan causes the pomegranate tree to slowly die. In the book, the two friends, eleven years old at the time, go up the hill near the cemetery where the tree stands tall. While hanging out by the tree, Amir and Hassan…

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The Heroes of Today Giving up is what most people want to do when a problem seems too difficult to solve. There are many obstacles in life that seem too high to jump over, but there are always people who persevere. Lucas Benitez, Claire Dundee, and Peter Zucca are all examples of those people who have the courage to go above and beyond. All of them shared one goal: success. Each and every one of them has gone through a different problem, but they are similar in a few ways. They identified the…