World Literature March 11‚ 2012 In The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Hassan serves as the minor character/foil to the main character‚ Amir. Hassan possesses qualities such as loyalty and selflessness. These qualities contrast the characteristics and qualities of Amir because he is both disloyal and selfish. Although Amir possesses disloyalty and selfishness while Hassan is present in his life‚ he later on retrieves the characteristics his half-brother Hassan had. Amir was the son of a wealthy
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner focuses on the life of Amir‚ a cowardly young boy part of the ruling caste of Pashtuns‚ and the son of a wealthy merchant residing in the outskirts of Kabul. At his side we see Hassan‚ his servant and best friend who is a member of the Hazara caste‚ a cultural group long persecuted in Afghanistan. As Amir tries to meet his father’s demands‚ we see the close relationship between the boys diminish‚ as ethnic and political tensions arise in Afghanistan. One day‚ a
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The Tragedy of Hassan in the Kite Runner Fancine Abstract The character Hassan is consistently humble and good‚ leaving a great impression in reader’s mind. The role of Hassan in the story is significant. However‚ there are few scholars focusing on the character of Hassan. This essay focuses on the tragedy of Hassan‚ analyzing the causes with the theory Etiology. Etiology is a theory studying on various causes of one phenomenon. Key words: The kite runner; Hassan; Tragedy; Causes; Etiology
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In the novel‚ “The Kite Runner”‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ is a story of a twelve year old Afghan boy‚ Amir seeking acceptance and approval from his father by entering a kite-fighting tournament along with his servant and friend‚ Hassan. On that same day a tragedy tears the two boys apart forever. "The Kite Runner" tells us‚ through Rahim Khan that‚ "true redemption is when guilt leads to good again..." Throughout the book there are many characters like Amir and Baba that have committed sins and
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Overseas English 2010 9 A Naturalistic Perspective to the Kite Runner and Its Enlightenments to the Contemporary （ ， 546300 ） Abstract: By analyzing the basic naturalistic features‚ namely the controlling power of environment and heredity‚ it is expected that the naturalistic tendency‚ at least naturalistic features of the novel can be revealed and some enlightenments on the world view of the contemporary can be gained. The early part of the thesis provides a frame by giving the research
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people in your life that have similar characteristics with the characters in the book‚ The Kite Runner? Sometimes when you read a book‚ you like it because either you find yourself in one of the characters or you find similar people in your life from that book. The Kite Runner has rich and multipronged characters in it. Especially‚ the relationship between specific characters has taught me a lot of things. In the book‚ the readers see that there are many characters with many different characteristics
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mind‚ which is how we deal with our conscience. These three areas should be balanced out throughout a person’s life to be considered “healthy”. The three areas in our minds are The Id‚ The Ego‚ and the Super Ego. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel ‚ The Kite Runner‚ the main character Amir‚ easily reflects one of these three areas. Amir was in the mind area of The Id‚ he goes through situations
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In Khaled Hosseini ’s The Kite Runner‚ we see that the character Amir can be defined as a hero. A character who seeks to redeem himself in a world where there can be good. Yet the Kite Runner can be interpreted in many different ways‚ not just the character Amir. Perhaps it represents a longing for something out of reach or something more symbolic such as an emotion. But within the novel‚ The Kite Runner can be focused very thematically with the character Amir. He becomes a hero after finding what
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QHSS Vikas Peddu Journal entry #1 In the first ten chapters of The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini focuses on the theme “Friendships take years to build‚ but only moments to destroy”. For example‚ Amir and Hassan have been friends since they were born‚ they built their friendship until the day of the kit fighting tournament. When Hassan ran the runner ups kite he ran into Assef‚ who was seeking revenge for being insulted by Hassan earlier in the year. Assef deemed that rape would
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Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is a very deep and emotionally touching novel. The book revolves around the life of Amir‚ the protagonist‚ as he struggles against his conscience and finally triumphs after redeeming himself. Mr. Hosseini weaves the tale using an excellent arsenal of techniques. He uses some brilliant similes and metaphors throughout the book. However‚ juxtaposition is easily his most effective technique. What is juxtaposition? Wikipedia defines it as “synonymous with contrast
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