In the story‚ Amir is jealous of the love Baba gave to Hassan more than showing it to Amir because Hassan is kind‚ patient‚ brave‚ and honest; whereas Baba thinks that Amir is not adequately manly because he likes to write. "I’d change my mind and ask for a bigger and fancier kite‚ Baba would buy it for me - but then he’d buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes I wish he wouldn’t do that. I wish he’d let me be the favourite." (Chapter 6). On Hassan’s birthday‚ Baba summoned him to the house as usual to collect
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The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Both Baba and Amir chose to betray the people close to them‚ which resulted in major ramifications for themselves and the people around them. Hassan‚ on the other hand‚ chose to remain loyal‚ no matter the situation or what someone was threatening upon him‚ which resulted in major consequences for him‚ but allowed the reader to understand that he was kind‚ caring‚ and loyal to those he cared about. All who knew Baba harbored excessive amounts of respect for
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the gang at the San Francisco Writers Workshop for their feed back and encouragement. I want to thank my father‚ my oldest friend and the inspiration for all that is noble in Baba; my mother who prayed for me and did nazr at every stage of this book’s writing; my aunt for buying me books when I was young. Thanks go out to Ali‚ Sandy‚ Daoud‚ Walid‚ Raya‚ Shalla‚ Zahra‚ Rob‚ and Kader for reading my stories. I want to thank Dr. and Mrs. Kayoumy--my other parents--for their warmth and unwavering support
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Hassan. This relationship between them is conflicted by the society they live in. Kabul is divided between Pashtuns and Hazaras. Pashtuns are the higher class‚ whereas Hazaras are the lower class‚ which is indicated by the fact Hassan is the son of Ali; the servant of Amir’s father’s home. There are also racial slurs towards Hazaras in the novel‚ which in a way has influence on Amir’s and Hassan’s relationship. For instance; Amir was trying to bury his guilt after teasing him and he states: ‘He was
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family’s life. Baba and his son Amir lives in Kabul with their servants Hassan and Ali. Being that Hassan and Amir grew up together they have a very strong bond that is unbreakable under any circumstance or obstacles. In “The Kite Runner” there are three themes in the book‚ love‚ loyalty and guilt. First theme being love in “The Kite Runner”‚Baba had a love strong for Hassan and Ali. Though they were him and his son’s servant he loved them as his own family. “Please” Baba was saying but Ali had already
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The story opens in pre-Taliban Kabul‚ Afghanistan. The protagonist‚ Amir‚ is recalling events from his childhood. He lived a lavish life with his father‚ Baba‚ and their servant‚ Ali and his son Hassan. Hassan and Amir grew up together and were almost like brothers‚ however Ali and Hassan belonged to the religious minority group‚ the Shias‚ and Baba and Amir‚ Sunni Muslims‚ superior. The different religious sects made it difficult for the boys to be real friends‚ despite their many character similarities
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difference because at the end of the day Amir watched Hassan get rapped. 2nd Body Paragraph After Amir won the kite runner tournament Baba threw a party for him‚ and Amir received lots of gifts. Still having guilt of the rape he had to make a quick choice of getting rid of Hassan he took the money‚ watch framed Hassan for stealing. “‘Did you steal that money?’ [Baba said to Hassan.]” (Hosseini 105) This quote is important because Amir framed Hassan for stealing to get rid of him Hassan always had
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main theme? The Kite Runner is about friendship to betrayal‚ through out the book. It first shows how Amir betrayed Hassan‚ then Amir betrayed his own father‚ and through out the book‚ Baba betrayed Ali‚ Amir‚ Hassan‚ Rahim Khan‚ and his own wife‚ having sex with his own servant¡¦s wife‚ Sanaubr Amir‚ the son of Baba‚ is keen in kite running. As he grew up with the house servant¡¦s son‚ Hassan‚ they were very close to each other. They played with each other‚ spent time together reading stories‚ and
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the character physically. How do others feel about this character? Describe the character’s actions toward others. Important quotes by/about this character Amir Hassan Baba Ali Assef 3. a. What does it mean to be Hazara‚ Shi’a Muslim‚ Afghanistan’s minority group? Who‚ thus far‚ is Hazara? b. What does it mean to be Pashtun‚ Sunni Muslim
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book. The Kite Runner takes place in winter of 1975 to 2001 and is about two boys who live to completely different lives‚ but live under the same roof. Amir lives in the most beautiful house in Kabul with his Baba and two servants Hassan and Ali. Amir was always trying to impress Baba and one day he finally succeed one day during the kite race that he competed in with the help of his friend Hassan. That day turned out to be the best and worst day of Amirs life after we won the kite race he witnessed
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