I'm going to circumvent the list here and go on about a book I read recently by Khaled Hosseini, the author of The Kite Runner, that was culturally rich from the middle eastern lifestyle in the troubled years. So, lets get started!
Plot and Tone:
1./2. It is difficult to describe the basic plot as it is a very large book. It follows the lives of multiple families whose lives have been impacted by the occurrences at Kabul, a town near Afghanistan that has been ransacked, commercialized, and pitied to the point of loosing pride. The main story however follows the plot of a folk tale with the morals along the lines of; Giving up who is most dear to you can be the greatest advantage for who you give up, it is better to live in opportunity than be in perpetual poverty. Exposition is where the scenery is described, the players are set and the narrative is about to begin, however I need to repeat how many individual stories there are in the book, staying true to the name "An the Mountains Echoed" as the ripples in time are seen from one lifetime to the next. The inciting incident usually has to do with the tragedies of family, as a reoccurring theme, the resolution and climax are as varied as the grains of sand of the dunes.
3. The author keeps a generally serious tone, delivering key plot points after long delays that, I need to admit, are not very necessary. Other times He delivers with such drama and severity as to make yourself question the motives of the protagonists. The tone is mercurial at best, but always tends to be pessimistic in nature.
4.1) Drastic contrast, drastic contrast, drastic contrast. SO MANY TIMES it made you feel guilty of your luxuries and good fortune. (there were people who ad to walk miles and miles for water) 2) Anachronistic everything, the theme of the story is set in one of the most depressing areas ever, or at least it seems like it, and as such it is unexpected to see so much joy. (a young child was struck by an axe and was nearly killed, but she grew to make the most of it.) 3) onomatopoeia that was sickening,"the thumps of bullets through flesh." 4) Connection Ethos. A father gave up his child who he loved the most as to see her have a good life, many tears were shed. 5) Plot twists occurred as information was brazenly provided that destroyed any previous knowledge of what you thought was the plot. 6) Illusions to the story I mentioned the story is related to are made as a key factor in the story. 7) It held some ambiguity as to the outcome of the tales. 8) There was intense imagery in violence and such. 9) There was an ironic scene where a man earned a household, but in reality it was taken as a bribe from a judge. 10) I don't want to be offensive, but there was a lot of language inversion as to get immersed into the story.
Charecterization.
1) Direct: The tobacco has stained his teeth and his shirt was torn in places. This shows that the character being described was poor, but cared less of his life.
Indirect: (same charecter) he caught a glimpse of a tear as his friend looked away. This implies a hard childhood or life beyond the given.
Direct: She did not look like her mother, she was shorter, and wider.
Indirect: I was not jealous of my mothers looks, I understood it was not for me. The daughter was being sad for her lack of form, but didn't brood on it, meaning she has a logical mind.
2) He does in fact change his dialogue and syntax very much. Many times he describes the vixen-styled french lady character far differently than describing a life of the traditional Muslim woman. It generally follows the societal bonds pre set.
3)Pass. Usually the characters are super dynamic, they are constantly expanding their deepest emotions and feelings making them more deep, or expanded.
4) The problem with this book is that it gave you too many characters to fully divulge, it left you with a sence of wanting to more about each one more to complete your knowledge about them. In some cases you understood who they generally were and what they are like, but more often then not, i left feeling like a small part of them were left out of a whole that was a determent to the story.
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