novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini develops the theme of betrayal through the characters of Baba‚ Ali‚ Hassan and Amir. The betrayal begins when Amir abandons Hassan while he is being raped by Assef. Later‚ Rahim tells Amir that Hassan is actually his half-brother. The betrayal continues when Amir learns that his father‚ who he so well respected‚ had slept with Ali ’s wife and committed adultery. By doing so‚ Baba also betrays his own son by stealing his knowledge of having a brother. The brotherhood
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bestselling novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ two boys‚ Hassan and Amir‚ have a friendship that is not as typical as other children’s. In every friendship there is always at least one loyal friend. The friendships between: Amir and Hassan; Baba and Ali‚ and a developing one between Amir and Farid at the end of the novel are all categorized by loyalty but each relationship has unique differences. In the novel the main character Amir describes his life including his troublesome friendship with
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rAfter the rape‚ Amir and Hassan spend less time together. Baba and Amir take a trip to Jalalabad and stay at the house of Baba’s cousin. When they arrive they have a large traditional Afghan dinner. Baba proudly tells everyone about the kite tournament‚ but Amir does not enjoy it. He says that that was the night he became an insomniac. When Amir and Baba return home‚ Amir continues not to play with Hassan. When Hassan asks Amir what he did wrong‚ Amir tells Hassan to stop harassing him. After that
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the protagonists‚ father Baba and son Amir appear very different. Amir glorifies his father but is disappointed when it is not reciprocated. Despite their initial differences‚ their parallels are shown as the book progresses. These similarities become even more obvious when the pair flee to America. Then‚ a shocking secret is revealed that forever tests the relationship of Baba and Amir. This forms the basis of the novel: the underlying similarities between Baba and Amir. Baba and Amir are similar because
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Baba did all the things people said he could not do. Though he had no training as an architect‚ he designed and built an orphanage. Though people said he had no business sense‚ he became one of the most successful businessmen in the city. Though nobody thought he would marry well because he wasn’t from a prominent family‚ he married Amir’s mother‚ Sofia Akrami‚ a beautiful‚ intelligent woman who came from a royal bloodline. While Baba pours himself a glass of whiskey
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father “Baba”. His father is well – to – do and he has much money. Amir´s father has many friends. One of the best friends of “Baba” is Rahim Khan. On the other side of the good family relationships stands Hassan‚ a childhood friend of Amir‚ and his father Ali. Hassan´s father works for Amir´s and he isn´t rich. It´s interesting how much poles apart two families can be. This shows the very first part of the story very good. It´s very unfair‚ that Ali doesn’t have so much money than “Baba”. It´s
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“every winter” to begins‚ because the writer wants to show that this is one of the biggest that will happen in Kabul‚ everyone looks forward to it. The story continues by Amir describing how nervous he is from a first person point of view. His father baba also looks forward to the kite-fighting event‚ because this is the only connection
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friends with Hassan ‚does nothing to help Hassan when he is raped and after that instance Amir is too afraid to face Hassan and he frames him so he and Ali are sent away and he can escape his guilty conscious. Amir is also very selfish all he thinks about is himself he hate it when Baba showers attention on anyone other than himself and he hates that Baba talks more affectionately of Hassan than himself and he also seems to have a superiority complex and refers to Hassan as a simple Hazara when it suits
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trying to please‚ and receive affection from his father‚ Baba. Amir and Baba had two Hazara servants; Hassan‚ and Ali‚ Hassan’s father. Hassan and Amir have been friends since birth despite their different social classes. Hassan has always gained the affection of Baba with less effort than Amir has‚ and for that reason‚ Amir begins to resent Hassan. After a series of unfortunate events‚ Ali and Hassan made the decision to leave the company of Baba and Amir to start a new life in Hazarajat. Later on in
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able to find it. The journey to redemption is evident in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini through the choices of Amir and Baba. Amir makes several mistakes so does Baba‚ which grows to haunt them in the future. They attempt to forget their past‚ instead of facing it‚ but quickly realize “... the past claws its way out” (Hosseini 1). Both Amir and Baba learn that obtaining a guilt free mind can only be done by facing their mistakes: the story of loss and regaining identity. Amir and Baba’s
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