Runner novel is a tragedy story of two boys growing up in Kabul Afghanistan in 1970s. Amir and Hassan who are portrayed as the boss and the servant from the Pashtun and the Hazara nationalities of Afghanistan. In reality they are two brothers from the same father‚ however this secret keeps hidden until later. Hassan the loyal Hazara servant of the house‚ who lives with his father Ali in a mud house built by Amir’s father Baba in his two story building house in Wazir Akbar Khan. Amir is a self-defend
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and conservative. There is a class order and Hazara are at the bottom as a servant or peasant class. In this novel‚ Hosseini used Amir’s guilt and regret about his past to develop the idea that among bitterness and regret lies hope for redemption. The main characters of the story‚ Baba and Amir‚ are Pashtuns‚ the majority ethnic group in Afghanistan. While Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ are Hazaras‚ a minority group and the most persecuted ethnic people of Afghanistan. Although Baba has grown up
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The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ is a novel mainly set in Kabul‚ Afghanistan during the 1970’s then later in the present day. Amir‚ a twelve year old Pashtun boy‚ witnesses the rape of his loyal friend and servant‚ Hassan‚ a lower class Hazara‚ but does nothing to stop it. Amir is haunted by this memory of his betrayal for years until he is given the chance to atone for his sins and redeem himself. Throughout the novel Hosseini‚ using a number of different symbols‚ is able to emphasise themes
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they live in. Kabul is divided between Pashtuns and Hazaras. Pashtuns are the higher class‚ whereas Hazaras are the lower class‚ which is indicated by the fact Hassan is the son of Ali; the servant of Amir’s father’s home. There are also racial slurs towards Hazaras in the novel‚ which in a way has influence on Amir’s and Hassan’s relationship. For instance; Amir was trying to bury his guilt after teasing him and he states: ‘He was just a Hazara after all wasn’t he?’ The racism implies that Hassan
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the kite competition reinforces an issue that is prevalent throughout the novel- which is the treatment of Hazaras in Afghanistan during the time the novel is set and also the suggestion that Amir and Hassan can never be true friends because of their differing positions is society. Instead of having an equal relationship‚ due to the discrimination that existed in Afghanistan against the Hazaras‚ Amir and Hassan’s friendship seems to have strong aspects of a servant-master relationship. This is proven
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One of the more prominent relationships one may observe in The Kite Runner is between the Hazara boy‚ Hassan‚ and Amir. This relationship is one the most important in the novel as it acts as a large foundation which is required for the rest of the novel. “…we were kids who had learned to crawl together‚ and no history‚ ethnicity‚ society‚ or religion was going to change that either.” (27‚ Hosseini). Amir and Hassan were very close from a very young age‚ they had grown a very strong friendship with
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belongs to the respected‚ wealthy ethnic group of Pashtuns‚ while Hassan is a poor Hazara who is looked down upon by the Pashtuns. Although Amir has the opportunity to intervene in Hassan’s rape by the neighbourhood bully‚ Assef‚ he chooses not to. Amir thinks‚ “Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay…to win Baba. Was it a fair price? The answer floated to my conscious mind before I could thwart it: He was just a Hazara‚ wasn’t he?” (Hosseini 82). The reason Amir uses to justify his selfish conscience
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a result‚ Amir grows up accustomed to having what he wants. He is always looking for his Baba’s attention and love and therefore feels jealous towards anyone receiving His (his) father’s attention. His best friend Hassan‚ who lives with them as a Hazara servant‚ often gets his Baba attention that was intolerable for Amir and therefore it leads (him) to aggressively attacking Hassan. Amir also faces difficulty in learning to balance the socioeconomic culture and growing in Afghanistan‚ as he was
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between his people. There is separation between the Pashtuns and the Hazaras‚ between Americans and Afghans‚ between men and women‚ and between the Talibs and the people of Afghanistan. “’Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been‚ always will be. We are the true Afghans‚ the pure Afghans‚ not this Flat-Nose here. His people pollute our homeland‚ our wantan. They dirty our blood…. Afghanistan for Pashtuns‚ I say. That’s my vision.’” This quote reflects the hatred some people had for
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character Amir Hassan Baba Ali Assef 3. a. What does it mean to be Hazara‚ Shi’a Muslim‚ Afghanistan’s minority group? Who‚ thus far‚ is Hazara? b. What does it mean to be Pashtun‚ Sunni Muslim‚ Afghanistan’s majority group? Who in the story‚ thus far‚ is Pashtun? 4. Who is Sanaubar? How is she contrasted to Amir’s mother? 5. Describe Baba’s
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