The world is a colorful place‚ to paint everything in just two shades is ludicrous. Baba often sees the world in black and white‚ he does not believe a gray area exists. He tells Amir‚ “there is only one sin‚ only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft.” (Hosseini‚ 17) This ideal leaves no room for the gray area‚ it oversimplifies every situation. I believe that most people live in the gray area‚ or at least I certainly do. Rarely do I deal with problems that are
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father‚ Baba. As much as Amir loves and reveres his father‚ he continually struggles to feel loved by his him. Also‚ Baba has difficulty connecting with Amir and conveying his love for him and can only do so in an indirect way. Baba feels guilty about being able to love Amir freely and not being able to love Hassan (also his son) the same‚ which is misunderstood by Amir. “With me as the glaring exception‚ my father molded the world around him to his liking. The problem‚ of course‚ was that Baba saw the
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while the Pashtuns are Sunni Muslim. Furthermore‚ Baba tells him that there is only one sin: theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft. Murdering a man‚ for instance‚ is stealing his life. He calls Mullah Fatiullah Khan and men like him idiots. Finally‚ the story jumps back in time to 1993‚ two young men who are driving while drunk and high hit and kill Ali’s parents. Amir’s grandfather takes the young Ali in‚ and Ali and Baba grow up together. Baba‚ however‚ never calls Ali his friend. Similarly
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does not try to protect himself. Hassan’s safety is not a concern compared to Amir’s because of where he falls in the social hierarchy. Violence is not something that is condemned‚ and this is proven by the way Baba reacts to when Amir is getting bullied and Hassan stands up for him and Baba says “A
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because no additional support is needed. Since upper class citizens can have the luxury of being able to read and write‚ they are more likely to become successful‚ for example‚ Amir‚ a young boy who is born into the wealth of his father‚ Baba‚ talks about how he is using his education to excel in language arts‚ “In school‚ we used to play a game called Sherjangi‚ or “Battle of the Poems.” The Farsi teacher moderated it and it went something like this: You recited a verse from
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The character of Baba plays a major role at foreshadowing not just in the novel but in real events relevant to this day‚ some of his biggest fears come true such as worrying radical Islam followers will control Afghanistan. Baba also fears the Amir will not stand up for what is right when it’s time to. This horror becomes true when Hassan is sexually assaulted in an unforgiving
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Which techniques have been used by the writers of the texts to influence your attitude to and understanding of the ideas of power? In Lionel Shriver’s We Need to Talk About Kevin‚ and Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner the idea of power in masculinity and the powerless of femineity is contrasted. Women in both texts are shown to have very little power as they are punished when they challenge the traditional roles they are expected to abide shown through dialogue and epistolary. Men are seen to be
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strong. Fighting the battkes for Amir‚ proleptic of the raoe incident. Moulded into people’s expectations. Perfection for Amir - although he does not seem to allow himself to think this‚ For Baba the son he never had’ and for Ali the child who would turn into the same gentle‚ kind man - mirroring his service to Baba and Amir also. introduce; demonstrate acquaint‚ adduce‚ advance‚ allege‚ cite‚ declare‚ display‚ do‚ do the honors‚ exhibit‚ expose‚ expound‚ extend‚ fix up‚ get together‚ give‚ give an
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Khaled Hosseini creates suspense throughout the novel using several different techniques: from foreshadowing to metaphorical inputs that makes the reader’s imagination run wild. A tantalising mixture of all of the techniques and a contrast of good and evil‚ hot and cold and an extremely significant contrast of lifestyles and personalities makes the reader feel on edge after every chapter‚ every stanza‚ and every line. The novels most critical part is in chapter seven with some important parts within
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Every parent hopes to see their children become a great person in the future. In order to develop their children into a superior kid‚ they spend lots of time‚ effort and money on them since they were young. This is leading to an over expectation on children which create tension between parents and children. Parents should set a positive and realistic expectation on their children because expecting too much on them would result in negative self-image‚ discouragement and anxiety. Having too high
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