In the novel‚ “The Kite Runner”‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ the author uses a specific character whose power‚ revenge‚ and sadism creates one or more of the many in themes in the novel. He also finds pleasure in having and abusing his power over everyone else. This character is named Assef‚ and in my opinion‚ he is a is one of the most ruthless characters in this story. This character displays his sadistic personality‚ and finds pleasure in hurting others. To start with‚ Assef commences the theme
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"I lifted Hassan’s mattress an planted my new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under it. I waited another thirty minutes‚ Then I knocked on Baba’s door and told what I hoped to be the last in a long line of shameful lies." (116) "I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley‚ stand up for Hassan‚ and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. I ran." (77) "It was suprising how well we got alongin these
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In the beginning of The Kite Runner‚ Amir is living in Afghanistan‚ I would define him as a selfish boy who only cares about his reputation and his own life. He has difficulties with finding himself and doing what is known to be right because of him and his family’s past. Amir comes of very selfish and only cares about things which involve him. He tends to make wrong decisions because of his father‚ Baba’s influence. Baba seems to be disappointed by Amir’s lack of athletic ability‚ which causes a
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One major conflict from the book‚ The Kite Runner‚ was when Amir went back to Kabul and had to rescue Sohrab from the Taliban. This was the major plot of the story as it changed much of the character’s life and helped build the theme of the story. In the beginning of the book‚ Amir acted like a coward when his best friend‚ Hassan‚ was being assaulted by the antagonist‚ Assef‚ and he didn’t go and try to save him. Instead‚ he ran and left all the suffering for Hassan. This causes him to become guilty
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First off is when he brought sorahb into the field and began to tell him how his father was the best kite runner in Kabul and later on offered sorahb if he had wanted to fly the kite which can be displayed here “Do you want to try?"I asked. He said nothing. But when I held the string out for him‚ his hand lifted from his pocket. Hesitated. Took the string. My heart quickened as I spun the spool
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deranged man with the desire to concur a nation‚ who used inhumane methods to achieve his goal of a ‘perfect’ society. The proud words of Assef about him were‚ “Now‚ there was a leader. A great leader. A man with a vision.” (39-40) In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Assef is characterized as a cruel sociopath; his character is created through Hosseini’s use of figurative language and connotative diction. Throughout the passage with Assef as a child Hosseini describes Assef with repetition
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Shoun Jacob Mrs. Mason ENG3U 04.11.13 Kite Runner Journal Entry # 4 Around the time of his 13th birthday‚ Amir decided to do something that would change his life forever; he decided to betray his loyal friend and servant‚ Hassan. His actions caused Hassan and Ali to leave Baba and him forever. Soon after that happened‚ Baba and Amir were forced to leave the Wazir Akbar district due to several dangers. They ended up in Fremont‚ California. Although Baba didn’t like his life in America‚ Amir seemed
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Betrayal is one of the very prominent themes in the novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Both Baba and Amir chose to betray the people close to them‚ which resulted in major ramifications for themselves and the people around them. Hassan‚ on the other hand‚ chose to remain loyal‚ no matter the situation or what someone was threatening upon him‚ which resulted in major consequences for him‚ but allowed the reader to understand that he was kind‚ caring‚ and loyal to those he cared about. All
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Alienation The two books that have been examined thoroughly are the Kite Runner by Khalid Hussein and Parvana’s journey by Deborah Ellis. “They called him flat-nosed because of Ali and Hassan’s characteristic Hazara Mongoloid features.” (Hosseini 9) Being alienated from society through poverty and‚ the minority class‚ seems to be the most common way that alienation is portrayed. “It was comforting to have a mother taking care of her again too‚ cooking for her and taking care of her‚ even though
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becomes one which will be discussed with more rigour so that justice can prevail. In The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini‚ it is obvious that the vast majority of male characters are treated with respect because of their gender but this sexism is also apparent in our modern world due to issues such as the gender pay gap and the way women are perceived in the media. Within the pages of The Kite Runner‚ the reader is given an insight to the life of
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