There are crucial parts throughout the novel that Hosseini wanted us at readers to visualize as we read. Three ironic moments illustrated in the novel that I picked was when Baba told Amir “Now‚ no matter what the mullah teaches‚ theres is only one sin‚ only one. And that is theft” (16). The second irony is Baba tells Amir that there is one better than a Pashtun by your side. “We may be hardheaded and I know we’re far too proud‚ but‚ in the hour of need‚ believe me that there’s no one you’d rather
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to teach. o ‘For you a thousand times over!’ • The theme of friendship is often used as a vessel to portray Afghan culture: in the novel it stems between different classes‚ castes and generations. o Rahim Khan is arguably more of a friend than Baba ever becomes • ‘I would very much like to read it (short story) • ‘Your friend‚ Rahim Khan’ o Hassan and Amir – the pairs juxtaposing attitudes highlight this relationship in particular • ‘But he’s not my friend!’ • ‘Amir agha and I are friends’
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on the first week of school. Her Aunt Baba treasures Adeline’s award by placing it in her special safe-deposit box. Adeline is close to her Aunt Baba‚ asking her about her deceased mother. Aunt Baba isn’t willing to share what she knows but Adeline learns that her mother died from a fever two weeks after she was born. Chapter 2: A Tianjin Family The whole family (seven children‚ her Father and Niang‚ her Grandfather Ye Ye‚ Grandmother Nai Nai and Aunt Baba (older sister of her Father) lived in
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starting‚ it can be predicted that Suleiman wants to be a man. When baba goes on the so called “business trip”‚ Suleiman is the only male in the house making him the man of the house. It is just the way how baba says it every time he leaves - "Take care of your mother‚ you are the man of the house now" (61). Suleiman handles these responsibilities very well. He takes care of his mother as he knows very well that she is ill every time baba is not home and wants to take over a men’s responsibility of taking
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Ignorance is bliss. Or so one may think....in actuality ignorance is merely an illusion of bliss‚ a false occurrence produced by telling secrets when one fears the truth. .Just like a dream though‚ one most eventually awake from the ignorance in secrets‚ and the protection that secrets provide fades away into nothingness.....and the truth explode into the world and people finally see things the way they really are and realize they much rather handle the truth. In the novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled
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man that Baba would appreciate. However‚ Baba’s attitude towards Amir changed after moving to America. Although Baba has trouble settling in a new country which has different culture and rules‚ Baba still insists staying in America since “[Amir] worked so hard here” (70). There are only four words in the sentence‚ but it has deeper meaning for Amir. Amir’s hard work in America has finally paid off: he gets approval from his father. In the summer of 1983‚ Amir captures the tiny action of Baba during
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cultures and customs of Afghans and Americans. When Baba and Amir move to California‚ they experience a completely different culture. Baba‚ who had previously founded and supervised the building of an orphanage‚ works at a gas station. His rank in society drops from one of the people with the highest status to someone with the lowest in a heartbeat. Also‚ when a shopkeeper asked for Baba’s ID when he signed a check‚ he was outraged. Baba thought that the man did not trust him (Hosseini 127)
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He also appears to be incredibly insecure and he constantly seeks his father’s approval despite what it means for other aspects of his life. It appears often that the only goal in Amir’s life is to impress his father which shows that clearly he and Baba share a dysfunctional father-son relationship. In addition the first 9 chapters provide great detail into the relationship between Amir and Hassan‚ his supposed best friend although it often appears as if Amir is jealous of Hassan and doesn’t view
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turned Baba around. The history is about the 16-year-old Babatonte‚ or Baba as his friends call him. He went at St Aloysius college in Highgate. He haven’t had an easy childhood and that has effected his education. When he was 12‚ he had been suspended from school about 5 times. Every time he was suspended from school‚ he only saw it as holyday. Baba describes him selves as a bad boy there vandalising school property‚ truanting and getting into figths. At the first year of college‚ Baba had alot
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Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir and Hassan’s cleft lip is a significant symbol since it signifies Hassan’s poverty‚ Baba’s secretly loving personality toward Hassan‚ and also is a sign of Amir’s redemption. Hassan is the son of Ali‚ who is both the servant for Baba and Ali’s family. Hassan cleft lip is due to his a deformity during his birth. First of all‚ Hassan’s cleft lip symbolizes his poverty since he is unable to afford a fix to his deformity.. In the first few chapters‚ Amir refers to Hassan’s cleft lip
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