redemption. The opening chapter of the novel starts with Amir who lives in Pakistan with his father‚ Baba‚ and his servant‚ Hassan. Amir starts by retelling his childhood memories‚ particularly‚ his regrets for not rescuing Hassan who is his friend and secretly his half brother during the attack from Assef. Through Hosseini’s clever use of circular structure‚ dialogue‚ and the significant event of Amir’s betrayal of Hassan when he was attacked in the alley‚ illustrates the theme of “search for redemption”
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characteristics in the relationships we witness are many; they include the sad love-hate tensions between Baba and Amir‚ the relationship between Ali and Hassan‚ which seem to be more friendly than familial (explained late in the book)‚ and the wistful‚ cautious affection that Baba has for Hassan. The most important father-son relationship in The Kite Runner is that between the protagonist Amir and his father Baba‚ a highly successful Kabul businessman. From Amir’s descriptions of his father at the beginning
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Ali Baba...narration Characters Ali Baba Ali Baba’s Wife Ali Baba’s son Kasim Kasim’s Wife Margiana Abdallah Apothecary Leader of the Thieves 2 Robbers In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers‚ one named Kasim‚ the other Ali Baba. Kasim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty‚ while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. One day‚ when Ali Baba was in the forest‚ he saw a troop of men on horseback
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the way Hassan sacrifices himself for him and it builds the guilt in Amir. Character: “Still playing soccer‚ Assef jan?” said baba. He’d always wanted me to be friends with Assef” (Hosseini 101) Baba refers to Assef as jan‚ it seems that he is proud and honour Assef more than his own son‚ and he never calls Amir Jan. The only one who does is Rahim Khan Chapter 8: “Baba have you ever thought about getting new servants?” (Hosseini 95) Amir regrets what he did to Hassan that he did not stood up
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spans over 20 years. It is told from the perspective of Amir‚ a rich Afghani boy who lives with his father and their Hazara (low caste Shi’a) servants. Amir‚ an only child‚ spends much of his childhood with Hassan‚ the son of his father’s loyal servant Ali and also the best "kite runner" in Kabul. The boys grow up as brothers despite the social differences‚ but this relationship is put to the test after an important kite flying tournament. Amir is overwhelmed with guilt when he allows Hassan to be beaten
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cut account of how he experienced the series of events. The tone is remorseful‚ expressing atonement throughout the story. The story is past tense extending to flashbacks set from 1975 through 2001. Amir is the son of a wealthy merchant Baba‚ they have two servants Ali and Hassan. An unlikely friendship blossoms between Amir and Hassan. However‚ Amir is troubled by a guilty conscience over insults aimed at his friend Hassan. The guilt escalates over a kite -flying contest. The intricate affair of kite
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The stories that we read from Arabian Nights portray a large variety of how women are seen and treated in early Islamic society. Throughout the stories‚ many women are slaves who are owned by men and must obey them in order to live. Shahrazad‚ for starters‚ is the one who ultimately spares the lives of the women in her village. "Scheherazade possessed courage‚ wit‚ and penetration. She had read much‚ and had so admirable a memory‚ that she never forgot any thing she had read. She had successfully
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bestselling novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ two boys‚ Hassan and Amir‚ have a friendship that is not as typical as other children’s. In every friendship there is always at least one loyal friend. The friendships between: Amir and Hassan; Baba and Ali‚ and a developing one between Amir and Farid at the end of the novel are all categorized by loyalty but each relationship has unique differences. In the novel the main character Amir describes his life including his troublesome friendship with
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defeated‚ the American Government presence faded away. The U.S. successfully conducted a proxy war using the Afghan people to limit the spread of communism. Throughout the book there is a lot of tension between the different relationships that develop. Ali and Hassan are Hazaras‚ which means they’re from an ethnic minority. They don’t have the same status
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The Forty Thieves Retold by Andrew Lang In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers‚ one named Cassim‚ the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty‚ while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. One day‚ when Ali Baba was in the forest‚ he saw a troop of men on horseback‚ coming toward him in a cloud of dust. He was afraid they were robbers‚ and climbed into a tree for safety. When they
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