the beholder. Baba was a very respectable‚ and respected man. He would always say that the only sin was stealing. “Now‚ no matter what the mullah teaches‚ there is only one sin‚ only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.” (17). “When you kill a man‚ you steal a life‚ you steal his wife’s right to a husband‚ rob his children of a father. When you tell a lie‚ you steal someone’s right to the truth. When you cheat‚ you steal the right to fairness.” (18). Baba would preach and
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Alienation The two books that have been examined thoroughly are the Kite Runner by Khalid Hussein and Parvana’s journey by Deborah Ellis. “They called him flat-nosed because of Ali and Hassan’s characteristic Hazara Mongoloid features.” (Hosseini 9) Being alienated from society through poverty and‚ the minority class‚ seems to be the most common way that alienation is portrayed. “It was comforting to have a mother taking care of her again too‚ cooking for her and taking care of her‚ even though
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In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ the relationship depicted between Amir and his father at first seems quite complex. Considering‚ his father is a single parent‚ he struggles to treat Amir in such a way where both are satisfied. Throughout Amir’s childhood‚ his father always questioned his lack of confidence. He disregarded the treatment he imposed on his son as well as the tragic event that took place at the time of his birth. His mother had passed away while she was delivering him
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same yard. And‚ under the same roof‚ we spoke our first words. Mine was Baba. His was Amir. My name.” (Hosseini 11) In this passage‚ Hosseini shows how innocent and loyal Hassan is‚ even from the very beginning of his life. It is remarkable that the first word Hassan say is the name of his master‚ but it is also important to take note of Amir’s first word; Baba. This also is very important because it illustrates how important Baba is to Amir‚ how important it is for Amir to impress him. Bearing
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Amir‚ who lives with his wealthy father‚ Baba‚ and his two Hazara servants‚ Ali and Hassan. Amir and Hassan share a strong bond with each other despite the fact that both of them are part of different ethnic groups. However‚ their friendship is torn apart when Amir decides to betray his best friend for Baba’s love during a time when political tensions were high in Afghanistan. When the Soviet Union decides to invade Afghanistan‚ this causes Amir and Baba to flee the country to Fremont‚ California
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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 that Baba did‚ feeding the poor
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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: “He’s always buried
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World Literature March 11‚ 2012 In The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Hassan serves as the minor character/foil to the main character‚ Amir. Hassan possesses qualities such as loyalty and selflessness. These qualities contrast the characteristics and qualities of Amir because he is both disloyal and selfish. Although Amir possesses disloyalty and selfishness while Hassan is present in his life‚ he later on retrieves the characteristics his half-brother Hassan had. Amir was the son of a wealthy
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Amir’s quest to redeem himself makes up the heart of the novel. Early on‚ Amir strives to redeem himself in Baba’s eyes‚ primarily because his mother died giving birth to him‚ and he feels responsible. To redeem himself to Baba‚ Amir thinks he must win the kite-tournament and bring Baba the losing kite‚ both of which are inciting incidents that set the rest of the novel in motion. The more substantial part of Amir’s search for redemption‚ however‚ stems from his guilt regarding Hassan. That guilt drives
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