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Pomegranate Tree In The Kite Runner

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An important symbol in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is the pomegranate tree in Amir’s yard. It represents many things. The tree withstood a lot. Despite the war going on in Kabul, although barren, was still standing. The tree represents good times and the bad times. The pomegranate tree was where Hassan an d amir went during the strongest time in their friendship. Amir read the story Rostam and Sohrab to Hassan a thousand times. Even though he read it so many times he read it to Hassan for his birthday because he loved him. The pomegranate tree represented peace for the most part. Hassan and Amir could go up their and receive a feeling of tranquility and contentment. But it also represented struggle. Amir and Hassan were up at the

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