Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Amir's Dream
While in the hospital in Peshawar, Amir has a dream in which he sees his father wrestling a bear: "They roll over a patch of grass, man a d beast. . . they fall to the ground with a loud thud and Baba is sitting on the bear's chest, his fingers digging in its snout. He looks up at me, and I see. He's me. I am wrestling the bear." Why is this dream so important at this point in the story? What does this dream finally help Amir realize?
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I’m a little confused about this part, but I think that he’s finally starting to stand up for himself and wrestle the bear, like his dad used to. His dad was a man everyone thought very highly of because he helped everyone if he could. Well now Amir is starting to realize that he’s becoming more like his father and not like his old childhood self. I’m not sure what part of the book that was I tried to look it up but it was hard to find it, but I think it’s important because Amir thought he was nothing like his father, but it turns out that they are more alike. At first I thought that Amir was saying that Baba look at him like he was the bear and they were wrestling each other, but I think that he’s just starting to be the man his father was, standing up for others and helping those in need.
This was a very interesting dream that Amir had. I think that it is important at this point in the story because Amir feels that he is in such a horrible situation like his father fighting the bear. He is saying that he has to recover and take care of Sohrab which is a struggle that he wants to fight through. I feel that the dream encourages Amir to not give up on anything. It makes him realize that he is not going to be the person he was, but the good person his father was. It makes him realize that he needs to help himself and Sohrab. He finally feels that he can do anything he sets his mind to as long as he doesn’t give up. It’s just like his father fighting the bear; he is willing to fight the bear with the feeling that he won’t lose.
I'm going to say that I agree with both Vehab and Aldin. They both really hit it when they say that the dream is a major point in Amir's life. I see it as he is starting to become a man and caring for others, while he also is learing not to back down. This dream is like an epiphany for Amir (or a leasst that is how I took it). I'm saying that the lesson learned is powerfull and eye opening for Amir.
I think this dream is so important because it shows that he has finally proved himself that he is worthy of Baba. Even though Baba is dead he kind of proves to himself thaa Baba would be proud of him. I think it helps AMir realize that he can stand up for himself and that he isn't a horrible person just because he was a coward in his past.
This dream was an interesting part of the book. At first I thought it was odd and didn’t really understand it. I re-read it and it made a little more sense. I think that Amir spent all of his life living in the shadow of Baba. He never felt like he could amount to his father. He is finally realizing that he too can be a good person like his father. He finally figures out that he isn’t such a bad person after all. He had found the strength inside him: the strength of Baba.
At this point in the story Amir is fighting for his life. He risked everything for Sohrad and now he is proud to be redimmed for the sins he committed.
When he fought with Assef, there was a point where Amir was laughing and thinking 'I deserve this,' and I believe that Amir really wanted to be punished for all the pain and problems he caused his father, Hassan, and Ali.
All that guilt was eating away at him and he was sick of fight the bear clawing away at his heart. His father was inside him giving him strength to move on with his life.
The dream that Amir has in the hospital is important at this point in the novel because Amir always looked up to his Baba, and thought of Baba to be a strong and brave man, and how he always commented on how Baba was known for wresting a bear. Also how Amir always felt like a failure in Baba’s eyes.
The dream was almost like Baba was telling Amir that he has proved himself because of what Amir did and how he stood up to Assef after all the years that Hassan stood up for him, and how Amir did not do anything after what Assef did to Hassan. It also made Amir realize that people will know see him as the man that he is because of what he did trying to right his wrongs that he did to the people in his past.
I thought this dream was very interesting. I think this dream told Amir that he has to fight through his injuries. This is the turning point of his life because he can finally start a family. I think it helps him realize that he is more and more like his father everyday. So overall this dream helped him realize many things that will change his life around.
Amir's dream is important, because he finally sees that he is more like his father. Baba gave money to the poor and built the orphanage to make up for his misdeeds. Amir landed in the hospital trying 'to become good again' by getting Hassan's son back from harm's way. Both men did great things to make up for their sins.
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