living by becoming servants to the Pashtun. Like Hassan was to Amir and Baba. Amir the main character and novel narrator is of the Pashtun religion and because of this he is accustomed to having the things he wants handed to him on a silver platter. The only things Amir feels deprived of is a deep connection both emotionally and figuratively with his father Baba. He blames it on himself because he is so different than Baba in so many ways. He also feels responsible for the death of his mother
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everyday life. For example‚ Baba‚ Amir’s father‚ offers to take the boy’s to the lake‚ but Amir lies and tells Baba that Hassan is ill and unable to come. Amir does this so he can have more time alone with Baba. Amir would go to many extremes to protect and grow his relationship with baba. Hassan receives the same treatment from Baba as Amir‚ which makes Amir feel ordinary and undistinguished. When Baba buys Amir a kite‚ he insists on getting one for Hassan as well. Baba invites Hassan wherever he
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Study Questions 1. What role does religion play in the lives of Baba‚ Amir‚ and Assef‚ and in the novel as a whole? * Though it is rarely the main focus‚ religion is nearly always present in Amir’s narrative. It is part of the culture of Afghanistan‚ and it is accordingly a fixture of the everyday life Amir describes. Amir creates a complex portrait of both the positive and negative traits of religion‚ with the negative always stemming from fundamentalists who use their beliefs as an excuse
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tells us how he is caught up in his past‚ how the event that took place in 1975 made him who he is and how he see’s kites flying and is reminded of his friend Hassan‚ who he calls a kite runner. 2. Hassan is the son of Ali who is the servant for Baba. Hassan is a childhood associate of Amir’s‚ Hassan is also a servant so Amir doesn’t consider him a “friend” although he is. Him and his father live in a shack in the back of Baba’s land. Hassan has a round face and a flat‚ broad nose. His eyes are
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being Baba’s (Amir’s father) servants. Hassan is physically strong and has confidence and a backbone whereas Amir is witty and not confident in himself at all. He is also very weak and has no backbone. Amir is jealous of the relationship Hassan and Baba have. 3. What does the narrator‚ Amir‚ recall about the moment he became “what he is today (p2)? What do you think that happened that day? Amir recalls kite running with Hassan and a dark alley. I think something very traumatic is going to happen
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at large that in order for their survival‚ a degree of freedom must be relinquished to the state. In contrast‚ readers become increasingly aware that Baba‚ the protagonist’s (Suleiman) father‚ is a source of political rebellion and consequently threatens the safety of not only himself‚ but also of his family. However‚ it can also be noted that Baba is not always a source of danger. He at times is shown to also provide security and comfort within the family dynamic. Further‚ he alone does not
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has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and Adeline would not have risen above her abusive childhood without them. Throughout Adeline’s life‚ Ye Ye demonstrated his support and belief in Adeline. Ye Ye always tried hard to let others know of Adeline’s abilities. “Let her study! She won’t disappoint you. When you’ve reached my age‚ you know
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residence with his father‚ whom he called Baba‚ and their servants‚ Ali and Hassan. - Ali and Hassan were Hazaras‚ an ethnic minority‚ which means they do not have the same status as Amir and Baba. - Both Hassan and Amir have lost their mothers. They have only their fathers and each other. Amir’s mother died giving birth to him‚ and Hassan’s mom ran off with a group of travelling performers soon after he was born. - Amir had an intense craving to gratify Baba‚ whom he views as a role model he can never
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is a persecuted ethnic group in Afghanistan‚ while Amir and Baba are Pashtuns. Once while Amir And Hassan were walking a solider yells at Hassan saying he had sex with his mother. Since the boys both didn’t have a mother Baba found a nurse for the boys to feed off. They both shared the same breast. “ He wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything.” Pg 4 “ People say that eyes are the windows to the soul.” Pg 8 “Mine was Baba. His was Amir. My name. Looking back now on it ‚I think the foundation
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In the story‚ Amir is jealous of the love Baba gave to Hassan more than showing it to Amir because Hassan is kind‚ patient‚ brave‚ and honest; whereas Baba thinks that Amir is not adequately manly because he likes to write. "I’d change my mind and ask for a bigger and fancier kite‚ Baba would buy it for me - but then he’d buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes I wish he wouldn’t do that. I wish he’d let me be the favourite." (Chapter 6). On Hassan’s birthday‚ Baba summoned him to the house as usual to collect
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