Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul
The pomegranate tree in the backyard of Amir's childhood home in "The Kite Runner" is inscribed with the words "Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul". These words symbolize Amir and Hassan's close friendship and the happier times they shared as children before their lives were changed by betrayal and violence.
Amir's friendship with Hassan. When the tree grows fruit they're friendship grows but, when the tree dies the friendship does too. The tree has been with them since they were kids.
Hassan and Amir, Sultans of Kabul
A pomegranate tree.
Three main symbols in "The Kite Runner" are kites, scars, and the pomegranate tree. Kites symbolize friendship, betrayal, and redemption. Scars represent physical and emotional wounds that characters carry. The pomegranate tree symbolizes the friendship between Amir and Hassan, as well as the loss of innocence and betrayal.
by picking the fruit from the tree when ripe
In the tree by the aqueducts.
In the tree by the aqueducts.
In this case, they really DO grow on trees. The pomegranate grows on a small shrub like tree.
You get a pomegranate from the pomegranate tree which is in the Garden of the Sphinx just above the Rare Flower.
4 years
Punica granatum