Last lesson we looked at circles of narrative. Hosseini completes one of these circles when he takes us back to the beginning of the novel. He had gone back in time until Chapter 15 where he then travels back to 2001. We knew where we were heading before this because we had to get back at some point. But now we have no idea where we are heading. While we were reading this Chapter we kept finding little hints that Hosseini had left us. For example the phone call, there is a way to be good again, the kites and The Golden Gate Park, which all lead back to before.
Hosseini relates back to the year 1981 a few times in Chapter 15, he is completing the circle of narrative. Is he? I don't actually know but I am guessing he is. Also Hosseini is describing the change in Amir's life through Kabul as well, 'reminded me of a busier, more crowded version of the Kabul I knew' Another reminder of the changes in Amir's life. I don't really know what else to say...
What do you think the effect is when the 'circle' is complete and we 'have no idea where we are heading'? Why not just let us know everything likely to happen before the end of the book? Why have this uncertainty?
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