In “Kite Runner”‚ Amir had to lose his father and Hassan before he was able to understand what he needed to do in his life. Even in real life events such as tsunamis and earthquakes‚ people who have experienced them are better able to judge situations and predicaments
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Analytical Paper on The Kite Runner The most prevalent theme of the novel The Kite Runner is strength. In the novel main character‚ and protagonist‚ Amir takes the reader back the winter of 1975 when he witnessed an incident that would change his life forever. During the novel Amir faces obstacle courses that make him realize who he is and how he can seek redemption. The Kite Runner is an extraordinary novel for anyone who needs help finding themselves and how to be good again. “I became what
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realize his position over Hassan granted to solely to him because of his ethnicity and religious denomination. The book shows many accurate examples of the conflict between the Sunni Muslim Pashtuns and the Shi’a Muslim Hazaras as well as the gruesome discrimination the Hazaras face everyday. As Amir and Hassan were leaving to go kite running‚ Ali‚ Hassan’s father‚ is mumbling a prayer and that “...he always said a prayer when his son left the house.” (Hosseini‚ 60) Hs father‚ and rightfully so‚ was
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of commiting the act. In the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini there are many different vibrant themes like redemption‚ love‚ forgiveness‚ and social class tensions. There are also many different motifs in this book like the kites‚ the brass knuckles‚ guilt‚ and rape. Rape in the Kite Runner is prevalent in three different scenarios throughout the book. But you are able the guilt and emotionally scars left by these scenarios in almost every chapter. In the Kite Runner‚ Rape is a significant recurring
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for Redemption Amir feels responsible for the death of his mother‚ who died during child birth‚ at the beginning of the novel we see Amir desperately trying to redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier in this novel Baba said a boy
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In the well written book‚ the Kite Runner‚ the author includes many themes and aspects to the story. On of the most influential of those themes‚ is violence. Violence is used throughout the book as a placeholder of some sort. Chapter has either a mentally of physically violent scene in it. Even in chpers such as when Amir and soraya get married. Although it is a happy time‚ by the end of the chapter you are lost in emotions with the death of Baba‚ Amir’s beloved father. This violence shapes the book
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All through the novel Kite Runner there are various references to Muslim tradition and beliefs‚ there is an instrumental role of Islam on the story and its characters. Religion seems to be many things to many people in this book. Baba is celebrated in part for his exceptionally secular ways in a traditional society. Amir exercises it in an entirely private way‚ as if his faith were more repentance than conversion. Hassan is a victim of discrimination and bigotry and in Assef’s Taliban rendition‚
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private‚ as if Soraya’s disobedience can’t be publicly discussed‚ due to the vast disrespect for her family this disobedience conveys. In fact‚ the price Soraya must pay for her actions becomes clear when Baba calls her a “decent girl‚ hardworking‚ and kind. But no Khastegars‚ no suitors‚ have knocked on the general’s door since” (Hosseini 157). Soraya is socially punished for disobeying Khastegari‚ and although she appears to be a reasonable choice for a mate‚ she’s has no offers because she is deemed
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mother. Misunderstanding his father‚ Amir believes the death of Baba’s "princess"‚ his mother‚ caused Baba to become careless of him. This leaves Amir craving for Baba’s approval which he tries to obtain by winning the kite tournament and bringing back the winning kite. After winning the kite tournament Amir gains Baba’s acceptance that he has so longed for. However‚ this doesn’t last long because "We’d deceived
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Today people are divided into social classes‚ which change the methods of forgiveness with superficial methods such as money‚ however‚ in reality the guilt remains with the wrongdoings they have committed and people cannot let go of their guilt. A person’s past cannot be erased‚ and the mistakes cannot be undone however through constant charitable acts there can be a different way to reach redemption. In the book‚ The Kite Runner‚ the protagonist‚ Amir‚ struggles with his guilt throughout the novel as
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