Statement of intent: I have done a formal writing piece of the Kite Runner to show what I know about this novel‚ and to show some of the ideas in the text that are represented by cruel and kind behaviour. (Analyse how cruel or kind behaviour was used to show one or more ideas in the text Note: ideas may refer to character‚ theme or setting.) The Kite Runner In the novel ‘The Kite Runner’‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ the themes of cruel and kind behaviour helped me with the understanding of the
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Hosseini’s The Kite Runner describes the effects of social levels when a boy betrays his friend in time of need. Amir is a Pashtun and Hassan is a Hazara. The social differences between the boys impact Amir’s actions when he encounters Hassan in a situation of sexual abuse‚ yet he chooses to run away instead of helping; a regret he carries over the years. The symbolism in this story provides a deeper insight on how Amir and Hassan’s friendship progressed over the years through kites‚ slingshots and
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The Kite Runner – Theme Assignment Jaymie Fehr Theme of Loyalty: One shall be loyal and devoted to one’s friends‚ especially if one faces hardships. One major theme would be loyalty and devotion. This is especially true in the relationship between Amir and Hassan. Despite the fact that Hassan is actually Amir’s half-brother‚ he is his servant‚ because no one but Baba and Ali know the truth. Even though Hassan is the victim of discrimination and class structure‚ he is completely devoted
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Harmeen Ghotra ENG3U0J The Kite Runner – Theme Analysis Grade 11 Mr. Saini 1. Friendship‚ guilt‚ redemption “He knew about Assef‚ the kite‚ the money‚ the watch with the lightning bolt hands. He had always known. ‘Come. There is a way to be good again‚’ Rahim Khan had said on the phone just before hanging up. Said it in passing‚ almost as an afterthought.” (Chapter 14‚ pg 202). This quote symbolizes how Amir strived to do everything to forget‚ all he needed to do was to fly to Pakistan
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Baba sat Amir on his lap and explains his idea of sin and says “When you tell a lie‚ you steal someone’s right to the truth” (18). To Baba there is only one sin‚ and this sin is theft. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is about a wealthy Sunni Muslim boy Amir that is raised in Afghanistan. Amir lives with his father Baba‚ Ali the servant and Ali’s son Hassan. Amir’s mother passed giving birth to Amir and Amir blames himself for his mother’s death. He struggles to gain a relationship with his father
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A Time for Reflection Chapter Four Napoleon finds himself alone and miserable in his lodgings‚ with only a mirror to provide him company. He places a rocking chair in front of the object so that he may sit face-to-face with it. Looking to the mirror for aesthetic advice the emperor fixes his posture and straightens his back. He discards his bicorne on a rather comfortable Canape. The furniture is the centerpiece of an apartment that was for the most part bland and tasteless. Seeing his hat sink
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strong personality that Hassan has. Years later‚ an adult Amir goes back to Kabul to save Hassan’s son‚ Sohrab. He is in Assef’s hands. So Amir is there in Kabul to save Sohrab from Assef. The cleft lip comes into play in the climax of the novel. In Chapter 22‚ Amir faces Assef
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini illustrates the effects of past events on Amir’s present actions‚ attitudes‚ and values. The effects were both positive and negative. Past events can “change the course of a whole lifetime”. The raping event that happened during Amir’s childhood affects his actions even during his adulthood. After the rape event‚ Amir feels guilt and that guilt made him go on the road of redemption. The actions of Amir saving Sohrab were driven by this guilt from the past. Those
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Similarly‚ these negative statements can be located in The Kite Runner‚ which‚ albeit has a modern view on most things‚ displays many comments about how the Middle East view women. Near the beginning‚ women are basically absent from the novel and‚ as stated by Shyamala‚ “Hosseini restricts the experience of the women characters to the protagonist’s wife and his mother-in-law” (170). Nevertheless‚ it is possible to analyse how a woman’s life is described using Soraya‚ and Jamila. First‚ the women’s
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Amir and Soraya found out they couldn’t have children. Without a child they feel disconnected towards each other. I think Amir should tell Soraya because he can finally get it off his chest. Chapters 15-20 Amir and Rahim Khan are in Pakistan. Amir says that the reason cliches exist is because they are true. He uses the cliche about the “an elephant in the room” because doesn’t want to talk about what happened to Hassan. Hassan was living in a small village. Ali father is dead. Hassan is married
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