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    The Kite Runner‚ a story of an unexpected friendship between a wealthy boy and his servant‚ is written by Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini was born on March 4‚ 1965‚ in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. At the age of 11‚ his family was relocated to Paris by the Foreign Ministry. By 1980‚ Hosseini’s family was granted permission to move back to Afghanistan‚ however because of the invasion of the Soviet army and a communist coup‚ they never returned to their hometown. Instead they immigrated to San Diego‚ USA‚ where Hosseini

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    other hand Hassan is a Hazara meaning he is of lower class. This sets the pace for their relationship showing that Hassan considered Amir a best friend while Amir did not see him the same way because of their class difference. In the novel The Kite Runner Amir witnessed his alleged friend Hassan get raped by the neighborhood bully Assef. This would begin their conflict and eventual demise of their relationship. His small decision to not tell anyone or help Hassan sets the mood for the whole book

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    Amir the Cowardly Child Kite Runner is an exquisite novel about a boy who is considered a coward. Its taken place in modern day San Francisco as well as in Afghanistan during Amir’s childhood‚ who was the main character and narrator. Amir had a fortunate upbringing due to the fact that his father was a highly respected elder of the Afghan society‚ privileging him with riches and a wealthy lifestyle. This was unlike his best friend‚ Hassan‚ who was his father’s servant’s son‚ being of a less and

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    Danil Kukovitskiy The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini can be seen as a great book but at the same time one that is too simple and easy. In discussions of The Kite Runner‚ one controversial issue has been the inner levels of the novel. On one hand‚ many people believe that the novel is filled with numerous themes that are deep and make one think about the human experience and will leave you thinking long after you finish reading it. On the other hand‚ there are also many literary critics

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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossenini deals primarily with the theme of guilt and redemption and subtly approaches the correlations between religion and violence through these main themes. The novel centers on the relationship between the narrator Amir and his friend/servant Hassan and Amir’s guilt when he witnesses an act of violence done to Hassan that he fails to intervene in. This personal conflict ties into the narrator’s experiences with religion as he attempts to redeem himself. Through this

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    The Kite Runner: Parody

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    Jill Endaya Hour 2 Crump – Fiction 214 Kite Runnin’: The Kite Runner Parody December 2001 I’m not who I am because of where I went to college‚ or what I’ve done… it’s what I saw at the age of twelve in the winter of 1975. This incident changed my life forever… the alley changed my life forever. Hannah was my best friend‚ a girl yes‚ but none-the-less‚ my best friend. Who am I? I am Amy. Yes‚ probably the most feminine name you could ever give a boy‚ but I’m not feminine at all. Or am I? Maybe

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    of the Kite Runner. The novel is based upon a boy named Hassan (a servant boy) and Amir who is Hassan’s best friend‚ and master’s son. The theme of violence begins when Amir and Hassan enter Afghanistan’s annual kite-fighting tournament. This is when boys from all around battle kites by covering the strings in broken glass. When one of the strings from the kites are cut‚ the losing kite flies loose‚ and boys called kite runners chase the kite across the city until it falls. Amir was the kite flyer

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    The Kite Runner opens with a man reminiscing about his childhood. A flashback occurs‚ and the man is discovered to be Amir‚ a boy from Kabul‚ Afghanistan. He begins to describe two figures from Kabul: his friend‚ Hassan‚ and his father‚ Baba. Amir explains that Hassan was a Hazara‚ a lower-class citizen. Hassan and his father serve as servants to Baba and Amir. Amir shows obvious respect for his father in his description of him; however‚ Baba says that Hassan always has to save Amir from the bullies

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    past it 3) Fear; fear can severely affect your life. From a gentle apology to travelling around the world to even just obeying what your father tells you‚ no matter what you’ve done in life‚ there are always ways of redeeming yourself. In The kite Runner Amir tells the story about how he betrayed Hassan‚ his childhood friend and servant‚ by not standing up to the bullies. Although he tries to forget this occurrence over the years‚ he can’t‚ and he shows that his still feels guilt and regret from

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    Trauma In The Kite Runner

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    or by experts. Some of the information helped more than others‚ and some of the research is incorporated throughout the project. The most helpful source for information were the books: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Even though both books were extraordinary‚ each held their own way of portraying trauma. For instance‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ did not just list facts about PTSD and regret‚ he made sure to tell a story while showing some of what can

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