reputation. Amir frames Hassan‚ Baba keeps a huge secret and Assef treats people like dirt. All these examples show how self-interest at one point plays a bigger role in these characters lives. After Amir witnesses the rape of Hassan‚ he can’t stand being with him let alone looking at him. It only reminds him of what happened and how he stood by and did nothing about it. In order to stop himself from feeling bad he frames Hassan with a theft so that him and Ali leave forever‚ leaving Amir no longer
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------------------------------------------------- The Kite Runner ------------------------------------------------- Context Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ on March 4‚ 1965‚ and was the oldest of five children. Just as he describes in The Kite Runner‚ Kabul was a cosmopolitan city at the time. Western culture‚ including movies and literature‚ mixed with Afghan traditions‚ such as kite fighting in the winter. Lavish parties were normal at the Hosseini family’s home in the upper-middle
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though Baba betrayed his friend Ali when he slept with his wife‚ the relationship between Baba and Ali stayed the same due to Baba’s morality and love for his childhood friend. This is indicated when Baba said “He is staying here with us‚ where he belongs. This is his home and we are his family.”(Page 95). Throughout the novel‚ Baba is portrayed as generous‚ kind and loyal person. However‚ his betrayal to Ali created an oxymoron between his loyalty and betrayal. Despite his treachery to Ali‚ Baba’s
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the relationships and situations that arise. While the author uses individual characters to tell the story‚ he portrays the general attitudes and history associated with the character’s Hazara and Pashtun ethnic origins and the conflicts that arise. Ali and Hassan represent the marginalized group in this story. They are considered by the ruling class to be of lesser value due to their ethnic origin‚ religious beliefs‚ appearance and social standing. They are discriminate against because of these differences
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was hard on himself in his childhood all the way up to his adult years. 2. Amir and Hassan’s relationship was extremely similar to Baba and Ali’s. Amir and Hassan were the closest things to brothers or best friends that each other had‚ in just the same way that Baba and Ali were‚ but Hassan and Ali were never called friends of Amir or Baba. The relationship between Ali and Hassan was loyal and friendly from one side‚ but betraying and deceitful from the other. They are so different in the ways they
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mommy or daddy‚ Hassan saying Amir represents how much Amir means to him. Hassan came into Amir’s life by Hassan and Ali (Hassan’s father) being Baba’s (Amir’s father) servants. Hassan is physically strong and has confidence and a backbone whereas Amir is witty and not confident in himself at all. He is also very weak and has no backbone. Amir is jealous of the relationship Hassan and Baba have. 3. What does the narrator‚ Amir‚ recall about the moment he became “what he is today (p2)? What do you think
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an individual’s identity and play a significant role in one’s life by shaping personal values‚ determining one’s own potential and self worth. Khaled Hosseini conveys how hardships shape individuals identities through the characters of Amir‚ Baba‚ Hassan and Ali in his novel The Kite Runner. Like every individual they go through a series of incidents and hardships that shape who they become and how well they deal with struggles in life. Life is not about finding one’s own self‚ but about creating and
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between local Afghani kids‚ regardless of their social status. The main characters in this story that come from a higher socioeconomic level are Baba‚ a lawyer from the Pashtun tribe‚ and his son Amir. The main characters in this story that come from the lower socioeconomic level are Ali‚ a servant from the Hazara tribe‚ and his son Hassan who are servants to Baba and his family. The Kite Runner explores how different classes of people worked together to run things in Afghanistan. In the Kite Runner
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slingshot at the neighbor’s one-eyed German shepherd. Hassan never wanted to‚ but if I asked‚ really asked‚ he wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot. Hassan’s father‚ Ali‚ used to catch us and get mad‚ or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. He would wag his finger and wave us down from the tree. He would take the mirror and tell us what his mother had told him‚ that the devil shone mirrors too‚ shone them to distract Muslims during prayer
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