KITE RUNNER Discussion Questions 1. The novel begins with Amir’s memory of peering down an alley‚ looking for Hassan who is kite running for him. As Amir peers into the alley‚ he witnesses a tragedy. The novel ends with Amir kite running for Hassan’s son‚ Sohrab‚ as he begins a new life with Amir in America. Why do you think the author chooses to frame the novel with these scenes? Refer to the following passage: "Afghans like to say: Life goes on‚ unmindful of beginning‚ end...crisis or catharsis
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superiority was the accepted norm and Hazaras were considered to be an inferior race. Hassan knows his place as the servant. Later on in the chapter Hassan becomes the “sacrificial lamb”‚ Amir says “I ran because I was a coward” but then tries to convince himself Hassan is the price he has to pay for Baba’s love. Amir’s dismissal of the situation is unusual as he is typically more open minded about Hassan’s race‚ but in this situation he thinks to himself “He was just a Hazara‚ wasn’t he?”‚ this shows how
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Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner enunciates how we become products of who we are when young. Amir‚ to win his father’s approval allows for the rape of his friend‚ Hassan to occur. In the process he becomes an insomniac. However Amir is able to redeem himself by rescuing Sohrab from further abuse by the Taliban. Similarly‚ Baba is never able to overcome his guilt of not acknowledging Hassan as his son‚ and thus leads a tormented life. Assef too‚ being a child with treacherous views grows to be a
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man reminiscing about his childhood. A flashback occurs‚ and the man is discovered to be Amir‚ a boy from Kabul‚ Afghanistan. He begins to describe two figures from Kabul: his friend‚ Hassan‚ and his father‚ Baba. Amir explains that Hassan was a Hazara‚ a lower-class citizen. Hassan and his father serve as servants to Baba and Amir. Amir shows obvious respect for his father in his description of him; however‚ Baba says that Hassan always has to save Amir from the bullies. Baba shows more respect
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up over the years because of one incident from his childhood. Amir’s father’s words still echo through his head "A boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything." Pg (24). Although Amir destroyed the lives of many people‚ and he has had more than one opportunity to redeem himself of his guilt‚ he is not the selfish little boy he once was. Before Amir can go on the road to redemption‚ Amir must realize that he can’t go back and change what he has done as a child‚ and
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AP LIT 4 Forehand The Kite Runner Response In the novel‚ ‘The Kite Runner’ violence is a key aspect of the story‚ which helps emphasize other elements such as character and plot. Hoesinni’s depiction through scenes of rape‚ violence‚ and death only broaden the significance of the novel. It could be said that rape is the driving point behind the novel. It is the basis behind the entire story line and in this case there are multiple events. When Amir witnesses his friend/brother Hassan being raped
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Today a group very similar to the Taliban‚ ISIS is the group that is feared. They occupy mainly Iraq and Syria‚ and their doctrine is an interpretation of sharia law. Like the Taliban in the kite runner‚ ISIS is also a military group that controls people through fear and death‚ believing this to be the word of God. The Afghans that fled to America remind me of the Syria refugees of today‚ just like in the novel they are trying to escape a war stricken country ruled by murderous
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thirteen and Baba invited a lot of people to the party. Assef arrived and he is acting nice like if he was a good guy making jokes with Baba. He told Amir that he got a present for him but Amir didn’t want it but Baba was practically forcing him to accept the gift. When Amir opened the gift‚ it was a biography of Hitler‚ which he throws away. As Amir sits in the dark‚ Rahim Khan showed up and started talking with him‚ sharing that he was almost married once. It was a Hazara girl. He said that
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“Amir’s Redemption” It is fair to say Amir redeemed himself by demonstrating courage in the end of Khaled Hosseini’s controversial novel‚ The Kite Runner. Not all individuals possess courage and some develop this virtue at a later time in life. Courage is defined as the ability to do something that frightens one. That is precisely what Amir had done when he received a phone call from his old friend‚ Rahim Khan. He repented for the terrible things he had committed and decided it was
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Rick Warren once said‚ “We are products of our past‚ but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.” It is possible for people to change and redeem themselves for their wrongdoings. Being young and naive can cause cowardly actions; however‚ one has the ability to make up and fix their misbehavior. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir redeems himself from the time he was young and cowardly and betrayed his loyal friend‚ Hassan‚ by saving Hassan’s son and taking him in as his own. Redemption
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