Students’ Questions about Literature Page 33

The Kite Runner is about a young boy who witnesses the murder of his friend and must grapple with his guilt. The novel follows the boy into adulthood as he flees his homeland and tries to make peace with his past.

The ceremony of loss is when a person in the community is given the memories of loss and pain so they can help the others in the community who are going through it.

The Giver is set in a dystopian society where people are assigned specific jobs and are not able to experience emotions.

The conflict in The Giver is that Jonas is assigned the role of Receiver of Memory, and must learn the true history of the world, which includes the knowledge of pain, suffering, and death. This knowledge is too much for Jonas to handle, and he struggles with whether or not to keep this information to himself or share it with the rest of the community.

The kite runner is a novel about betrayal and redemption.

The theme of the book is that people need to be able to make their own choices and that it is important to have a diversity of opinions and experiences.

Johnny died from his injuries after being stabbed by Bob.

The pomegranate is a symbol of hope and redemption in The Kite Runner.

The Outsiders is set in the fictional town of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in the 1960s.

Johnny is 14 years old.