Questions 1. The tortured souls are said to be Amir and Baba according to Rahim Khan’s letter. Baba was tortured soul because he was always hard on himself for not telling the truth and other things in that happen in the past. Baba had kept the truth about Amir and Hassan being half-brothers for his entire life. Baba couldn’t love Hassan the way he longed‚ openly as a father. Baba always became furious with himself‚ so he took out his anger‚ guilt‚ on Amir instead. Rahim Khan says that‚ all the things
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The theatrical narrator role had shifted back to Amir‚ as he talked with Rahim Khan about the huge aftermath of his past actions. The photograph that Rahim Khan gave to him was the first time Amir saw Hassan smiling after the rape incident. Like Rahim Khan‚ Hassan began his letter by retelling the most recent acts of the Taliban’s unjust violence. He shared Amir’s nostalgia for the Afghanistan they knew of when they were children. He always had Amir in his mind‚ even after he left with Ali. It was
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novel there is no sign of Amir being as affectionate‚ sympathetic‚ loyal‚ and as attentive as Hassan is to him. The definition of a friend is described as “a person whom one knows and whom one has a bond of mutual affection”‚ Do Amir and Hassan fit the description of a friendship if they don’t share the same amount of affection towards each other? The answer is no‚ Amir and Hassan never shared the same amount of mutual affection. Amir and Hassan are not friends. Amir was constantly jealous of the
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young boy named Amir. The book starts off with Amir living in Kabul‚ Afghanistan with his father and his servants. His best friend‚ Hassan‚ is also his servant. Hassan and Amir spend a lot of time together and they enter a kite flying competition where Amir will fly the kite and Hassan will be the “kite runner”. Hassan tells Amir he will do anything to get the kite so Amir can make his father proud. Hassan ends up getting raped by a boy named Assef in order to acquire the kite. Amir watches this happens
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Peas and Carrots In Forrest Gump‚ Jenny and Forrest Gump had a love hate relationship throughout their lives together. However‚ they were always there at the end of the day for each other when they needed it. In The Kite Runner by Khalid Hossieni‚ Amir and Hassan share a similar relationship with each other. This relationship helps the reader better understand the plot and the development of the novel. Two social classes are presented in The Kite Runner‚ The Pashtuns and the Haraza. The Pashtuns
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I am today at the age of twelve” (Hosseini‚ pg.1). Amir became what he is today through Baba’s upbringing and his surroundings. Baba influenced Amir in positive and negative ways. Rich surroundings made Amir feel superior. But in America‚ he was poor and forced to work hard for a better life. Lastly‚ Amir’s character was greatly influenced by his move to America. Baba’s upbringing influences Amir both negatively and positively. For example‚ Amir couldn’t understand why Baba treated him and Hassan
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In the novel‚ ‘The Kite Runner’‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ is a story of a twelve year old Afghan boy‚ Amir seeking acceptance and approval from his father by entering a kite-fighting tournament along with his servant and friend‚ Hassan‚ the tragedy on that fateful day that tears the two boys apart forever. The Russian invasion forces amir and his father to flee to America where amir realizes that one day he will have to return to find peace within him. The novel is a story of redemption with
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rAfter the rape‚ Amir and Hassan spend less time together. Baba and Amir take a trip to Jalalabad and stay at the house of Baba’s cousin. When they arrive they have a large traditional Afghan dinner. Baba proudly tells everyone about the kite tournament‚ but Amir does not enjoy it. He says that that was the night he became an insomniac. When Amir and Baba return home‚ Amir continues not to play with Hassan. When Hassan asks Amir what he did wrong‚ Amir tells Hassan to stop harassing him. After that
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unfortunate events‚ such as death and factors relating to culture and time‚ that the protagonists‚ Amir and Matilda begin their road to self discovery. Following the death of Baba‚ Amir is forced to take responsibility for his actions as he no longer has his father to fall back on. Additionally‚ he is released from any moral obligation he may have felt he had towards Baba. In the beginning of the novel‚ Amir overhears a disheartening conversation between Rahim Khan and his father who expresses that:
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The Kite Runner - Reading Questions for Chapters 15-20 1. In Chapter 15‚ Amir meets with the dying Rahim Khan. Where are they? Peshawar‚ Pakistan 2. What does Amir say about clichés? Why does Amir use the cliché about "an elephant in the room" to describe his meeting with Rahim Khan? They are usually dead on. The elephant is the truth about Rahim Khan’s condition – he is dying and doesn’t have much time left. 3. Afghanistan has been seized by what political group in Chapter 15? Taliban 4.
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