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    Kite Runner Review

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    REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST – CHAPTERS 10-25 Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim’s job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir’s father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers‚ putting himself in

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    Kite Runner Temperature

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    The problem that we are solving is “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” We chose this to investigate “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” because we both play sports that require lots of running (Track and Field and Soccer.) Therefore‚ when running track outdoors the weather at the beginning of the meet may be colder‚ than the end when it’s most likely hotter. As well as a soccer tournament‚ you may play a tournament

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    The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ and The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ share many similar themes‚ characters‚ and ideas. One particular theme that is present throughout both of these written pieces is love. Defined by the Oxford Dictionary‚ love is a strong positive emotion of regard and affection. It can be found in moments of one’s life‚ through relationships‚ and through people. In The Kite Runner and The Crucible‚ one can see the similarities of love through friendship‚ paternal

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    immigration‚ Hosseini and his family faced many hurdles and difficulties. These bitter and unforgettable experience are brought out in his first book. The Kite Runner is more autobiographical. He had a deep admiration for Ahmad Zahir‚ an Afgan singer. His works are The Kite Runner‚ A Thousand Splendid Suns and And The Mountains Echoed. The Kite Runner‚ is a debut novel of Khaled Hosseini was published in 2003. It was the novel which brought an identity and position for Khaled Hosseini in the literary

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    Eastern country provides a contrast to the contemporary headlines about Afghanistan primarily being home to terrorist cells. The Kite Runner paints a realistic portrait of a country about which most readers probably know very little and enables readers to separate the people of a country from its leaders (the Taliban) and/or groups (terrorists) associated with it. The Kite Runner is a coming-of-age novel about finding one’s place in a world of turmoil and transition. It explores the difficulties of developing

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    The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is a bildungsroman following the relationship of two characters‚ Amir and Hassan. In addition to the development of Amir and Hassan’s relationship‚ the book also touches on the racial tensions between the Pashtun and the Hazara as well as the political evolution that Afghanistan undergoes. It is a story that highlights the regrets that Amir lives through as he leaves his home‚ country and closest friend. The most controversial aspect of the book is that

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    Hosseini explores this topic in his first novel The Kite Runner. Edward Howel notes that The Kite Runner is “a story of fierce cruelty and fierce yet redeeming love.” Amir‚ the young son of a wealthy businessman‚ displays this cruelty as he grows up with his loyal best friend Hassan‚ a servant of Amir’s father. In their early years‚ Amir and Hassan were

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    Amir sees himself as Baba wrestling the bear. Return of memory is symbolic of Assef returning into Amir’s life. Some may argue that he never left but was waiting to be unveiled. For example in the fate-like coincidence of meeting the Taliban official he has to rescue Sohrab from is the same person who raped Hassan years ago. Implies Assef has been sexually abusing Sohrab (living piece of Hassan) Assef continues figurative rape of Hassan. Amir then stops this and as Baba has always wanted him to

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    Redemption As we go through life we all make mistakes‚ how we deal with them shows more about us than the mistake its self. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir makes a huge mistake that he will struggle with for many years to come‚ until one day he gets a phone call telling him that “There is a way to be good again.” (Hosseini 2) After this he sets off on a journey to redeem himself. As we read‚ we realize that redemption is very difficult but possible to achieve. Some may have to do things

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    situations on a daily basis. Even though it can be tough‚ sticking with one’s family‚ they can make it through any situation. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi‚ both authors use family relationships to show that even through difficult situations‚ they manage to stay together and make it through. In Persepolis‚ the main character‚ Marji‚ is living through the Islamic Revolution. The Islamic Revolution was a major event in Iran in which the people revolted against

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