Best of the Week: The Kite Runner (Tea)

In my opinion, the best idea/observation of the week in our English class was when Margot made her comment about Kite Runner on Thurday. In it, she stated that tea was used as a metaphor for the different mentalities of Rahim Khan and Amir. Rahim Khan always takeshis tea black while Amir adds three cubes of sugar to his. The sugar Amir puts in his tea represents his attempts to forget and cover up his past mistakes rather than confronting them. Rahim Khan's tea has no sugar. Throughout the story he has tried to help Amir tackle his problems throughout the story but Amir has always turned away.
But, on page 225, Amir says "...I stooped and tightened it, I wished my life could be fixed as easily. I took a gulp of the blackest tea I'd had in years and tried to think...of the novel that needed finishing." This is right before he decides to go out and find Sohrab, Hassan's son. As he begins his search for redemption, he is getting rid of the "sugar" and facing his bitter past head-on. Finishing the novel of his life.
Margot first told us about this observation after Wednesday's class because she wasn't called on that class. It seemed like a stretch at first but after a little bit I realized that it was a perfect metaphor for the story. I then began to wonder if the author did this on purpose. He must have. I don't think he could have done this by accident which makes me admire him even more. I hope this will be discussed in Artful Sentences because I think it is really cool and I'd like to learn how to include it in my own writing. Good work Margot!