bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now‚ I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years. Ch. 1 Ali and Sanaubar had little in common‚ least of all their respective appearances. While Sanaubar’s brilliant green eyes and impish face had‚ rumor has it‚ tempted countless men into sin‚ Ali had a congenital paralysis of his lower facial muscles‚ a condition that rendered him unable to smile and left him
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Alienation The two books that have been examined thoroughly are the Kite Runner by Khalid Hussein and Parvana’s journey by Deborah Ellis. “They called him flat-nosed because of Ali and Hassan’s characteristic Hazara Mongoloid features.” (Hosseini 9) Being alienated from society through poverty and‚ the minority class‚ seems to be the most common way that alienation is portrayed. “It was comforting to have a mother taking care of her again too‚ cooking for her and taking care of her‚ even though
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runner.” Flashbacks: The story is being told from end point December 2001‚ the rest is told as extended flashbacks such as techniques allows the reader to foreshow events which have not yet occurred‚ building dramatic tension. Two key characters- Ali and Hassan are introduced. Narrator: first person narrative shows only Amirs version of events‚ rather than those of other characters- all coloured by Amirs personal reactions and emotions. “The past claws its way out” – no matter how much you want
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Amir‚ who lives with his wealthy father‚ Baba‚ and his two Hazara servants‚ Ali and Hassan. Amir and Hassan share a strong bond with each other despite the fact that both of them are part of different ethnic groups. However‚ their friendship is torn apart when Amir decides to betray his best friend for Baba’s love during a time when political tensions were high in Afghanistan. When the Soviet Union decides to invade Afghanistan‚ this causes Amir and Baba to flee the country to Fremont‚ California
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Baba sat Amir on his lap and explains his idea of sin and says “When you tell a lie‚ you steal someone’s right to the truth” (18). To Baba there is only one sin‚ and this sin is theft. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is about a wealthy Sunni Muslim boy Amir that is raised in Afghanistan. Amir lives with his father Baba‚ Ali the servant and Ali’s son Hassan. Amir’s mother passed giving birth to Amir and Amir blames himself for his mother’s death. He struggles to gain a relationship with his father
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the two boys and are important theme. Economic status is the first division that is mentioned in this novel‚ when the readers learn that Amir lives in lavish home with his father Baba while Hassan and Ali live in a mud hut on the property of Baba’s home‚ because Ali is a servant to Baba. The fact that Ali serves Baba begins a complicated relationship between Amir and Hassan. It is the first sign that Amir could be considered “better” than Hassan and drives Amir into have an attitude of superiority
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seeks and finds atonement to be good again. Baba and Amir are members of the Pashtuns‚ the majority‚ who believe they are better than the Hazara and follow the Sunni sect of Islam. Baba is a wealthy‚ astute businessman‚ one who‚ Amir imagines as larger than life‚ and is determined to win his father’s acceptance and approval but more often does not. Moreover‚ he often believes that his father hates him. In addition‚ like that of his father‚ Baba is one that carries his own secret‚ a secret not
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shows that clearly he and Baba share a dysfunctional father-son relationship. In addition the first 9 chapters provide great detail into the relationship between Amir and Hassan‚ his supposed best friend although it often appears as if Amir is jealous of Hassan and doesn’t view him as a friend at all. Furthermore we are also shown Amir’s dishonesty which flares up on regular occasions‚ most notably in his refusal to admit that Hassan has been raped and also when getting Ali to leave by saying he stole
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kinship is reinforced when Amir explains what Ali had told him‚ ‘there was a brotherhood between people who had fed from the same breast‚ a kinship that not even time could break’ which explains that Amir and Hassan had been connected from a young age despite their differences‚ and the fact they had fed from the same breast creates a special bond between the two which they say is unbreakable. Amir and Hassan had grown up together just as Ali and Baba had grown up together‚ ‘just like Hassan and I
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