The tiny weed represents Amir, who is out of focus and small in comparison to the sun. The blur shows how Amir is lost in life and confused. He grows from a crack in the ground and struggles to live. When Amir meets Soraya, she literally becomes "the morning sun to [Amir's] yelda" (144). Soraya supports Amir, and becomes the reason for Amir's determination to be happy and stable in America. Amir strives to be with Soraya, much like the weed looks up towards the sun. However, the large space between the weed and the sun only shows how much of a distance there is between Soraya and Amir. This is shown when Soraya reveals her secret to Amir over the phone about her past relationship, while Amir does not admit to his past mistakes with Hassan.
By looking at your title, I thought your comparison would be too obvious but after reading the explanation, what you did with this image is very creative to portray Amir's relationship with Soraya. The distance between the weed and the sun and its relevance to the metaphorical distance between Amir and Soraya is very interesting and something I never would have thought of!
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ReplyDeleteThis picture is so pretty and I love the angle and use of slight blurriness. Your analysis is very good, interesting, and well written. Good job!
ReplyDeleteThis picture is so interesting! I love the use of the sunlight and the different connections to the character. I think that this also connects to Amir and Hassan's relationship.
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