marriages between others of a different status are often forbidden. Royalty only weds royalty‚ poor only weds poor‚ and people in merchant families only wed people in other merchant families. Henceforth‚ a negative impact is imposed upon the characters‚ Baba and Rahim Khan‚ as they are not allowed to marry whoever they want. Even if marriage with a person of lower status occurred‚ the spouse “‘would have suffered‚ [the] family would have never accepted them an equal. You don’t order someone to polish your
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Her secret was out. Spoken Dealt with’ (page 144) – Human nature‚ courage‚ choices‚ lies and secrets & values and morals. 4. ‘But despite Baba’s successes‚ people were always doubting him. They told baba that running a business wasn’t in his blood and he should study law like his father. So Baba proved them wrong by not only running his own business but becoming one of the richest merchants in Kabul’ (page 13) – Fathers and sons‚ loyalty‚ faith‚ values and morals & human nature. 5. ‘Hassan was
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in Kabul‚ Afghanistan during the Taliban take over. Amir lives with his wealthy father Baba and his two servants‚ Hassan and Ali. Even though Hassan is Amir’s servant and is of a lower class‚ the boys are best friends in the beginning of the book. Much of the story is about Amir trying to get his fathers’ love and approval. But in the beginning of this book Amir does a couple things opposite of what Baba would have wanted and he sets himself up for a lifetime of guilt. Throughout the book Amir
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named Amir who lives in Afghanistan. Amir witnesses his servant‚ Hassan‚ get raped‚ for sticking up for Amir but does nothing‚ and does not tell Baba. A few months later Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ move away because of what happened to Hassan. Years later war breaks out and Amir and Baba move to America‚ where Amir gets married and becomes an author‚ but Baba dies from cancer. Amir goes back to Afghanistan to visit a friend‚ and finds out Hassan has a son named Sohrab‚ but Hassan and his wife were killed
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he blames on himself. He believes Baba wishes he was more like him‚ and that Baba holds him responsible for killing his mother‚ who died during his birth. For example‚ when Baba tells Rahim Khan that‚ “If I hadn’t seen the doctor pull him out of wife with my own eyes‚ I’d never believe he’s my son” (Hosseini 25). As a result Amir behaves jealously toward anyone receiving Baba’s affection‚ especially Hassan. This causes Amir to resent bringing Hassan around Baba‚ even if it’s just for a short time
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KITE RUNNER ESSAY By: Julianna Procyshen The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini takes the reader on a haunting journey of Amir and Hassan’s friendship and displays the hardships that the two boys are faced with as a result of this friendship. Although they have many similarities‚ such as growing up together‚ feeding from the same breast and sharing many of the same experiences‚ Amir is a Pashtun‚ meaning he is favored and has a high status in society and Hassan‚ on the other hand‚ is a Hazara and Amir’s
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Suleiman’s father; works as an importer; supports the resistance movement; is taken by the Revolutionary Committee. friends friends mother/son uneasy friends father/son Moosa Egyptian; a friend and brother-figure to Baba; supports the resistance; takes care of Najwa and Suleiman when Baba is away. father/ son style relationship Rashid University lecturer; represents the resistance; publicly executed; father of Kareem‚ wife of Salma‚ neighbour and friend to Faraj and family. Suleiman Narrator and
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defeated‚ the American Government presence faded away. The U.S. successfully conducted a proxy war using the Afghan people to limit the spread of communism. Throughout the book there is a lot of tension between the different relationships that develop. Ali and Hassan are Hazaras‚ which means they’re from an ethnic minority. They don’t have the same status
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different classes and the struggle of power between the societies. The Pashtuns have enough power and money in the Afghan society that allows then to put down the Hazaras. If you are a wealthy person in Afgan this shows that you have power. “ Then‚ Baba and I drove off in his black Ford Mustang – car that drew envious looks everywhere because it was the same care Steve McQueen had driven in Bullitt‚ a film played in one theater for six months..(4.10) This shows how the wealth of Amir’s family effects
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meant it. Now I knew my mother had liked almond cake with oney and hot tea that she’d once used the word ‘profoundly’ that she’d fretted about her happiness. I had just learned more about my mother from this old man on the street than I ever did from Baba.” Page # 263 Characters 1) Farid‚ The Driver “That’s
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