as a mark of Hassan’s status in society. It signifies his poverty‚ which is one of the things that separates him from Amir‚ as Ali and Hassan are not wealthy like Baba and Amir‚ but Amir doesn’t let this change in classes affect their relationship; “In the end I was a Pashtun and he was a Hazara. I was Sunni and he was Shi’a and nothing was ever going to change that”. Baba‚ who is Hassan’s biological father‚ chooses to pay a surgeon to repair Hassan’s lip as a birthday gift‚ signifying his secret
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odious actions. Baba was one of the wealthiest and noble men in Kabul. People looked up to him and honored him for his courage and the principles he stood up for. Amir being the only child of one of the most dignified men was put under immense pressure to be the perfect son. People around him and Baba himself expected him to grow up to be like Baba. However‚ Amir turned out to be nothing like his father. Baba was into sports while Amir liked to stay in his room reading books. Baba was a brave hero
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does not try to protect himself. Hassan’s safety is not a concern compared to Amir’s because of where he falls in the social hierarchy. Violence is not something that is condemned‚ and this is proven by the way Baba reacts to when Amir is getting bullied and Hassan stands up for him and Baba says “A
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homes‚ and sold their women. The book said part of the reason Pashtuns had oppressed the Hazaras was that Pashtuns were Sunni Muslims‚ while Hazaras were Shi’a. The book said a lot of things I didn’t know‚ things my teachers hadn’t mentioned. Things Baba hadn’t mentioned either. It also said some things I did know‚ like that people called Hazaras mice-eating‚ flat-nosed‚ load-carrying donkeys. I had heard some of the kids in the
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themes of guilt and atonement through Amir‚ and to a lesser extent through Baba‚ Amir’s father. The text incorporates fundamental ideals that contribute to a lucid morality that shapes the characters personal sins‚ actions‚ emotions and mentality. Hosseini illuminates that in search of redemption one must first admit guilt. ‘The Kite Runner’ tells the story of a boy‚ Amir‚ son of Baba; who to his Afghan community is a ‘hero’. Baba possesses such a high standard of pure morals‚ an attribute in which he
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spent most of his time hiding from the truth or trying to relieve his guilty conscience. Some of his methods were helpful and destructive to himself and others. Some ways Amir sought redemption were to: trying to get Hassan to punish him‚ asking Baba for new servants‚ framing Hassan‚ going back to Afghanistan‚ allowing Assef to beat him up and finally adopting Sohrab and bringing him home to America. Most of these methods don’t turn out exactly how Amir plans. After having a guilty conscience
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Amir ruins not just Hassan‚ Ali‚ and Baba’s relationship but also his own self-regard in his decision to act as cowardly in refusing to step in the alley and stand up for Hassan. He decides Hassan has to leave to make him forget Amir’s own shame. Amir realizes that this never helped him and he held on to his guilt over the years. When Amir finds out that Hassan is his half brother‚ it is proven that Baba steals Amir’s right to the truth throughout his entire youth‚ Baba is a thief himself. Neither
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Often times‚ people are tested in these difficult situations and fail to show the loyalty which they should. In The Kite Runner‚ both scenarios are true towards narrator Amir‚ and the people important in his journey. Baba mentions to Amir as they get to America that “it may be unfair‚ but what happens in a few days‚ sometimes even a single day‚ can change the course of a whole lifetime” (150). Author Khaled Hosseini often proves this through these relationships‚ that
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external factors that undeniably effect the structure of their relationship and their respective feelings towards each other. The biggest external driver being that they are a part of two opposite social classes. Hassan is the son of Ali and they are servant to Amir and Baba. Hassan and his father are Hazaras. Eventually Amir learns from one of his mother’s old history textbooks‚ that Hazaras tried to rise against the Pashtuns in the nineteenth century‚ but the Pashtuns persecuted and oppressed the Hazaras
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