The Kite Runner The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossenini is his first novel that debuted in 2003. This novel has been on the New York Times best seller list for two years as well as being published in over 40 different languages in over 48 countries so more can enjoy. It was also turned into a film which was nominated for best motion picture as well as best foreign language film at the Golden Globe Awards. The Kite Runner tells the story of a young man; Amir who shares his experience‚
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In the first part of the novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini writes about how two young boys‚ Amir and Hassan grow up in the Afghanistan. Amir‚ who is the son of a Pashtun affluent (Vocab) businessman Baba‚ is always seeking Baba’s attention. Hassan is the son of Baba’s Hazara servant‚ Ali. In addition‚ Hassan is also the servant of Amir. They grow up‚ play‚ and get into trouble with each other. However‚ something terrible happens to Hassan‚ which changes their relationship and their lives forever
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uncover irony within this section of the novel. In order for Hassan not to be raped‚ he had to give Assef Amir’s kite‚ which Hassan knew would help boost Amir and Baba’s relationship. So Hassan‚ being a great friend‚ sacrifices himself‚ just so that Baba can be proud of Amir for once. After the rape‚ Amir and Hassan become distant from one another. When the two are face-to-face‚ Amir wishes Hassan would punish him. For instance‚ he pelts Hassan with the pomegranates‚ because he wants Hassan to hit
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Rahim Khan are in Pakistan. Amir says that the reason cliches exist is because they are true. He uses the cliche about the “an elephant in the room” because doesn’t want to talk about what happened to Hassan. Hassan was living in a small village. Ali father is dead. Hassan is married and they are expecting. Hassan still thinks of Amir as a friend. After Amir reads the letter he is shocked because he finds out Hassan and his wife were killed. Amir told Rahim Khan that it was too dangerous and he
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Kite runner themes Ethnic Pride Baba expresses a great deal of pride and attachment to the afghan culture so the move to America fills Amir and himself with a loss of heritage and identity. The escape from the previous culture however allows Amir to escape the incident of rape upon his best friend Hassan which has left a bad taste on his childhood. In America Amir doesn’t turn away from his Middle Eastern culture‚ and asks Soraya’s father‚ the general for permission to marry her even though
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immediate admiration for the young boys‚ particularly Hassan‚ made the harassment of Hassan by a group of soldiers increasingly painful to read. Hassan’s father‚ Ali‚ is also harassed because of his race and physical disabilities. The themes of hatred and oppression surface in the early pages of The Kite Runner with the treatment of Hassan and Ali‚ allowing the readers to form ideas of the role of discrimination in the lives of the characters. I believe Khaled Hosseini created a stunning introduction
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road to redemption. Amir and his father‚ whom he calls Baba‚ live in a large home located in Kabul‚ Afghanistan along with their two beloved servants Hassan and his father Ali. On many occasions Hassan stands up for Amir and the two form a very close relationship. But when Amir witnesses Hassan getting raped and does nothing to stop it‚ their close relationship deteriorates and Amir frames Hassan for stealing his money in order to get him fired. Ali‚ knowing what Amir had done‚ decides to quit despite
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situation‚ Hassan is bold to defend his loyalty to Amir in admitting to his master that he is a thief. This situation is explained by Amir as he says‚ “This [is] Hassan’s final sacrifice for me. If he’d [says] no‚ Baba would have believed him because we all knew Hassan never lied. And if Baba [believes] him‚ then I’d be the accused; I would have to explain and I would be revealed for what I really [am]” (111). Hassan did not steal anything but he is framed by Amir. Still Hassan is brave as he sacrifices
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fraternizing with upper class Pashtuns. Amir tests Hassan’s loyalty and resents Hassan because he is secretly jealous of him. Baba is always treating Hassan like a more favored son than Amir even though he is not his son (or so was thought). After the kite tournament‚ their relationship is strained because Amir was ashamed of being more concerned to return the kite to Baba than to help Hassan from being raped by Assef. The
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