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    In the story The Kite Runner‚ based on his personality traits and actions towards Amir baba is the victim. He is very pressuring‚ unsympathetic and hypocritical towards his son Amir‚ and his actions cause Amir to make horrible decisions. Throughout the story Amir is pressured to be like Baba when he was a kid. The problem arises that he is not athletic like Baba was and would rather read and write. Baba doesn’t understand how Amir could be this way and doesn’t approve of his interests. In this scene

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    and religious denomination. The book shows many accurate examples of the conflict between the Sunni Muslim Pashtuns and the Shi’a Muslim Hazaras as well as the gruesome discrimination the Hazaras face everyday. As Amir and Hassan were leaving to go kite running‚ Ali‚ Hassan’s father‚ is mumbling a prayer and that “...he always said a prayer when his son left the house.” (Hosseini‚ 60) Hs father‚ and rightfully so‚ was afraid of what might happen to Hassan because he was Hazara. As shown in the book

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    from his dreadful past. I remember the very first time I took Sohrab kite running. There was a gathering of Afghans at Lake Elizabeth Park in Fremont in celebration of Sawl-e-Nau‚ the Afghan New Year. It was a rainy morning‚ but by the afternoon kites were out and about. At the time‚ Sohrab was still silent. But I could tell that he was interested in the kites. I had bought a kite for us‚ and we used it to cut down a green kite using the old lift-and-dive manoeuvre Hassan and I used. I looked down

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    mother. Misunderstanding his father‚ Amir believes the death of Baba’s "princess"‚ his mother‚ caused Baba to become careless of him. This leaves Amir craving for Baba’s approval which he tries to obtain by winning the kite tournament and bringing back the winning kite. After winning the kite tournament Amir gains Baba’s acceptance that he has so longed for. However‚ this doesn’t last long because "We’d deceived

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    with his slingshot. When Hassan got the surgery so he could smile normally he stopped smiling. Amir wants to tell Assef that he really doesn’t consider Hassan a friend. Chapters 6-9 They have gashes on their fingers because they were out flying kites and strings were cutting them. Tar is string. Amir is jealous of Hassan because Baba always talks about Hassan and he receives more attention. When he says “my life as a ghost” he means he is tired of his father thinking of him as just a bookworm.

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     The Kite Runner Drama Assignment Improve of Chapter 15  Characters Amir – Michelle Marsha Rahim – Teresa Hassan – Renee (The Driver) Soraya – Sandra

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    narration was passed back to Amir. 2. Plot • Introduction – The childhood memories of when Amir and Hassan were still boys‚ living in Kabul. • Rising action – The raping scene of Hassan by Assef and his lackeys that was witnessed by Amir after the kite flying competition. • Climax – When Rahim Khan calls and requests Amir to visit him in Pakistan which resurfaced Amir’s buried past. • Falling action – Sohrab cutting himself‚ trying to commit suicide when he believes Amir would betray him and go

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    characters and relationships whilst engaging our emotions with the quest for redemption and portraying the changing backdrop of Afghanistan. Hosseini ’s use of symbols and motifs in The Kite Runner is significant in illustrating the development of the characters and the plot. The predominantly male characters of The Kite Runner and the relationships between them‚ are the foundation pillars on which the story rests. Central to the text and precariously balanced‚ is the bittersweet relationship between “friends”

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    Forgiveness is a necessary part of human existence‚ although it is rarely easy to give‚ and sometimes hardest to give to ourselves. The Kite Runner illustrates humanity’s tendency‚ and even willingness‚ to dwell on past mistakes. The opening sentence sets this theme with "I became what I am today at the age of twelve‚" as Amir unapologetically relates how he believes one action at that young age defined his entire life. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ the reader comes to the conclusion that it

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    REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST – CHAPTERS 10-25 Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim’s job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir’s father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers‚ putting himself in

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