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    Final Essay Questions 3 & 4 In the novel The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini‚ the main character Amir‚ narrates his own life story from being brought up in Kabul and moving to America. When in Kabul‚ his servant‚ Hassan‚ is raped saving Amir’s prized kite‚ Amir happens to witness it yet does nothing to save him. Throughout the novel‚ Amir faces the challenge of forgiving himself and those around him‚ and with the help of recurring quotes‚ foreshadowing‚ symbolism and the minor character‚ Rahim

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    anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot. Hassan’s father‚ Ali‚ used to catch us and get mad‚ or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. He would wag his finger and wave us down from the tree. He would take the mirror and tell us what his mother had told him‚ that the devil shone mirrors too‚ shone them to distract Muslims during prayer. "And he laughs while he does it‚" he always added‚ scowling at his son. "Yes‚ Father‚" Hassan would mumble‚ looking down at his feet. But he

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    The Kite Runner focuses on the life of Amir‚ a shy young boy and the son of a wealthy dad from Afghanistan. Amir participated in kite competition to get his dad’s acceptance. Fortunately‚ Amir won the kite competition with his best friend Hassan’s help. However‚ Hassan allowed himself to be raped to save Amir’s winning kite‚ but Amir decided not to help him‚ and he walked away. Hassan’s dad found out what happened to his son and he chose to leave the house. Then Baba asked Hassan if there was any

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    the truth and awake from the ignorance in secrets. When the truth comes out the safety that secrets provide disappears. People realize then that they rather handle the truth when they see things how they really are. In Khaled Hosseini´s novel The Kite Runner‚ the characters caused pain to the people around them by keeping secrets. Suffering from guilt and realizing the consequences of the secrets they learn that the truth would have caused less pain. Amir suffers richly from guilt because the huge

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    tension. For instance‚ in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Hosseini explains how Amir wanted to have a closer relationship with his father but did not have one. Also in “Father” by Alice Walker‚ author exitibits how Aice wanted to have a closer relationship with her father but did not have one. In one literary selection the protagonist did not had mother and in the other selection protagonist had a mother. To begin with‚ Amir wanted closer relationship with his father but could not have one. For

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    The Kite Runner Characters 1. Amir is the main character and the narrator of the book. Amir grows up extremely privileged with a rich father named Baba. He feels deprived of an emotional connection with Baba. He thinks that his father blames him for his mothers death and wishes he was more like Hassan. Hassan was Amir’s best friend but‚ he was jealous of Hassan’s relationship with Baba. Amir constantly teased Hassan although Hassan always defended him. Amir sacrifices Hassan for his fathers acceptance

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    In Khaled Hosseni’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the main character‚ Amir‚ has an internal battle against himself for his wrongdoings. He has to face the overbearing guilt which has come from a terrible event he had witnessed during his childhood. The beginning of the story shows the reader the relationship that Hassan and Amir have. Amir is more well off‚ and Hassan’s father works for his father. Although the boys grow up together‚ Amir tends to act with a more self righteous air to him‚ while

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    The past is never over. Discuss the ways in which this idea is explored by Khaled Hosseini in his novel The Kite Runner. In the world-renowned novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini uses many techniques that are extremely effective in powerfully reminding the reader that the past is never over for the main character‚ Amir. Perhaps the most effective technique that Hosseini uses is first person narrative perspective‚ as it allows the reader to feel as if they have experientially understood his

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    The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini Chapters 1-5 (PP. 1-47) Reading Questions 1. The novel begins with a flashback. What do you think is its purpose? What do you learn about the narrator? The purpose of the book in my opinion is to set up the setting of the main idea of the book and to give the readers Amir’s opinion on his fellow characters‚ so they can see the main idea. You learn about Amir’s life and how this event has affected him. 2. Who is Hassan? Describe him physically. What

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    novel narrator is of the Pashtun religion and because of this he is accustomed to having the things he wants handed to him on a silver platter. The only things Amir feels deprived of is a deep connection both emotionally and figuratively with his father Baba. He blames it on himself because he is so different than Baba in so many ways. He also feels responsible for the death of his mother who died during Amir’s birth (muse.jhu.edu page 1-5) ​Hassan who is Amir’s best friend is of the Hazarah religion

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