found in Chapter 8 of your text. Select (either from your own collection‚ borrowed from your local public library‚ or rented from a video store) and watch a full-length movie that depicts a particular culture or way of life. Some suggestions are Kite Runner‚ Crash‚ The Great Debaters‚ A Walk in the Clouds‚ Grand Torino‚ The Joy Luck Club‚ Dances With Wolves‚ etc. You may choose a movie you know well but watch it again through the eyes of a sociologist. Your task is to look critically at the culture
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a book about a boy named Amir who lives in Afghanistan. Amir witnesses his servant‚ Hassan‚ get raped‚ for sticking up for Amir but does nothing‚ and does not tell Baba. A few months later Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ move away because of what happened to Hassan. Years later war breaks out and Amir and Baba move to America‚ where Amir gets married and becomes an author‚ but Baba dies from cancer. Amir goes back to Afghanistan to visit a friend‚ and finds out Hassan
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grew up in Kabul‚ in Afghanistan and seemingly he was very happy and successful child. In fact‚ he was constantly chasing something he could never get‚ and later on he became a victim of his own memories‚ which haunted him in his adulthood. “Kite Runner” begins “I became what I am today at the age of twelve”. This quote is very significant for understanding the whole novel and Amir’s behavior. As we learn from the book‚ Amir and his servant Hassan were living together. Hassan is loyal and loves
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treated his son like he was not even there. This was a poor parenting decision made by Baba because Amir does not have a mother. Although he grew up with very minimal parenting‚ Baba was extremely strict when he wanted to be. In early stages of The Kite Runner‚ Baba is never around‚ he is often seen leaving the house to go somewhere out of town. Amir’s father is mostly seen in his smoke room with a cigar and drinking with his friends when he is home‚ “Baba smoked his pipe and talked...he then closed the
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please a king. A king is defined as the ruler‚ or the most important person. Everybody under a king will refer to the king as “your highness”. People under the king will also try their hardest and strive to do whatever the king pleases. In The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini uses Baba’s intimidating physical features and Amir’s exalting of his dad‚ Baba‚ to characterize Baba as a king and Amir as a servant. Baba’s physical features appear much more intimidating than that of an average man. One feature about
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There are crucial parts throughout the novel that Hosseini wanted us at readers to visualize as we read. Three ironic moments illustrated in the novel that I picked was when Baba told Amir “Now‚ no matter what the mullah teaches‚ theres is only one sin‚ only one. And that is theft” (16). The second irony is Baba tells Amir that there is one better than a Pashtun by your side. “We may be hardheaded and I know we’re far too proud‚ but‚ in the hour of need‚ believe me that there’s no one you’d rather
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Over the last month or so i read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This book has been eye opening for me. At points‚ I had to put down the book‚ close my eyes‚ and think. It brought up many memories for me‚ multiple times I had to tell myself that it’s in the past and it can’t be changed now. I actually spent fairly long amounts of time going over my life decisions so far‚ my regrets‚ and most of all‚ my future. When Amir had to make strong choices‚ it made me remember recent tough situations when
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In reading the Kite Runner‚ I have revealed a theme of a sub-par relationship with a father and a son‚ and the effect it can have on a son. Also in life we go through trials of relationship‚ but when you have this one-sided relationship between a father and a son‚ there will be a lasting imprint on the output of this childhood setting. The kite runner presents a theme of rocky relationships between a father and a son‚ and reveals that a son may be trapped in his own feelings sometimes. Amir’s relationship
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1. “The Kite Runner”‚ directed by Marc Forster‚ is a film that contains many elements; power‚ childhood‚ loyalty and bravery. These elements are highlighted in many ways through the use of camera angles‚ emotional audio‚ and both verbal and non-verbal communication. 2. Here‚ Hassan and Amir are discussing kite running‚ a sport which is very popular among the children in Kabul. It involves two people‚ one holding the kite spool‚ and the other controlling the movement of the kite. The idea of the
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fall short. A parent can be a prime example of someone who is an ideal person. A father is a male parent‚ whereas a successful father is someone who attributes acceptance‚ unconditional love‚ and creates a special bond with their child. In the Kite Runner‚ Baba is the father to the protagonist Amir. At the beginning of the novel‚ Baba tries to forces sports and "man like activities" onto his son. Little does he realize that his son is interested in poetry‚ writing and does not like violent activities
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