motif

page 23 "morning" page 36 "sunrise" page 44 " winter" page 47"winter" page 49"winter"

Page 55"blind" page 73 "shut my eyes tight" page 81"night" page 86"night" page 95"total darkness"
Motif- a reoocuring image, word or phrase that ties back to the theme

Through out the story there is a repetition of words such as the ones listed above that are linked to the struggles Amir is dealing with. in the begining of Amir's childhood, all the chapters seem to start with morning and sunrise. However this ends and is replaced the winter that Hassan is attacked. Winter is then used through out the story stymobizing not only the season in which Hassan was abused but the way Amir felt. These feelings include cold/heartless and guilty. He was trapped with a secret and guilt. After Hassan leaves and Amir and his father have to flee the country, there are many uses of phrases that hint at darkness. These are related to the people smuggling and fear associated with it. These phrases attach important events together. They key the reader into the significance of an event and symbolicly express the emotion associated with this event.