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 afraid of what might happen to Hassan because he was Hazara. As shown in the book
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as the protagonist. Amir was a boy born from a wealthy and highly regarded family in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. His mother passed away giving birth to him‚ and Amir inferred to this and his cowardice as to why Baba‚ his father‚ developed displeasure at his presence. Soon‚ the long lasting hatred from Baba converted Amir’s childhood dream into earning his father’s approbation. In contrast to Amir’s father‚ Rahim Khan‚ Baba’s closest friend‚ was really fond of Amit and gave him encouragement when he first
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from his dreadful past. I remember the very first time I took Sohrab kite running. There was a gathering of Afghans at Lake Elizabeth Park in Fremont in celebration of Sawl-e-Nau‚ the Afghan New Year. It was a rainy morning‚ but by the afternoon kites were out and about. At the time‚ Sohrab was still silent. But I could tell that he was interested in the kites. I had bought a kite for us‚ and we used it to cut down a green kite using the old lift-and-dive manoeuvre Hassan and I used. I looked down
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homes‚ and sold their women. The book said part of the reason Pashtuns had oppressed the Hazaras was that Pashtuns were Sunni Muslims‚ while Hazaras were Shi’a. The book said a lot of things I didn’t know‚ things my teachers hadn’t mentioned. Things Baba hadn’t mentioned either. It also said some things I did know‚ like that people called Hazaras mice-eating‚ flat-nosed‚ load-carrying donkeys. I had heard some of the kids in the
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this fact‚ and he grows up with Ali acting as his father. His rape is an early catalyst in the story‚ and even though he is not present in a significant portion of the novel‚ he plays a major role throughout. Baba - Father of Amir and Hassan and a wealthy‚ well-respected businessman. Baba believes first and foremost in doing what is right and thinking for oneself‚ and he tries to impart these qualities to Amir. He also never lets anyone’s lack of belief in him stop him from accomplishing his goals
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This book “The Kite Runner” made me emotional from the way this book ends. I like the way that the book was written. The stories behind each character was interesting. The climax especially was very cruel.The way people were in order to get accepted into their culture was also rough in a way/ Although‚ the whole book was good. My personal reaction to this was emotional because of the things that happened in the story. The main characters ahim and Hassan were both young boys who were at the age of
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have to be Baba‚ Rahim Khan‚ and Hassan. Even though Baba was hard on Amir‚ he was a good man who helped those in need. Rahim Khan for the relatively reason that he was always supportive of Amir and understanding. Hassan because of his unconditional love and devotion. Hassan has taught me a lesson in life‚ and that is to forgive. He can move on with his life when he forgave. I believe forgiveness is one of the hardest lessons in life. Everyone has a bias about something or other. For Baba‚ it was his
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In this passage‚ Baba gives Hassan a birthday gift‚ which is a hired-surgeon to fix Hassan’s cleft lip. We can see in this passage that Amir is obviously jealous that Hassan gets more affection to Baba. This is ironic because Amir is Hassan’s friend and he should be happy for him. Amir thinks that Hassan steals Baba’s attention. Jealousy is an underlying cause of the problems Amir has with his friendship with Hassan. Amir is also jealous of the unwavering loyalty and strong personality that Hassan
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William Hall once said‚ “People have a lot in common with one another‚ whether they see that or not.” This fact was made evident through reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseni and East of Eden by John Steinbeck‚ two novels about the lives of people thousands of miles apart but take on the similar challenges and try to lead decent and fulfilling lives. There were minute differences between the novels‚ but for the most part the books were very similar. Through analyzing themes‚ motifs and symbols
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throughout their lives together. However‚ they were always there at the end of the day for each other when they needed it. In The Kite Runner by Khalid Hossieni‚ Amir and Hassan share a similar relationship with each other. This relationship helps the reader better understand the plot and the development of the novel. Two social classes are presented in The Kite Runner‚ The Pashtuns and the Haraza. The Pashtuns are the higher class‚ the ones that have all the money and fame. They are known to be
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