like a son would look up to a father. Hassan’s first word was Amir. That is important because most children’s first word is either mommy or daddy‚ Hassan saying Amir represents how much Amir means to him. Hassan came into Amir’s life by Hassan and Ali (Hassan’s father) being Baba’s (Amir’s father) servants. Hassan is physically strong and has confidence and a backbone whereas Amir is witty and not confident in himself at all. He is also very weak and has no backbone. Amir is jealous of the relationship
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leadership of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in 1941. At this stage the Muslim League started a campaign against Fazlul Haq and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was part of that campaign. He was with Jinnah‚ not with Fazlul Haq. He was among those young workers of the Muslim League who used to sell a pro-Pakistan weekly newspaper Millat on the streets of Dhaka. It is important to note that Sheikh Mujibur Rahman wrote this book when he was imprisoned in Dhaka jail during the dictatorial regime of Gen Ayub Khan. He narrated some
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were half-brothers. Baba had an affair with Ali’s wife‚ Sanaubar‚ which is a big betrayal for Ali and Baba’s friendship. This part of Baba’s past was revealed in the conversation that Rahim Khan and Amir had‚ when Rahim Khan sent him the letter to come and visit him. “Ali was sterile‚” was what Rahim Khan said when he was telling Amir what Baba had done. These three words were the first mentioned about Ali not being Hassan’s father; therefore it must have had a shocking effect on the reader. Going
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trying to please‚ and receive affection from his father‚ Baba. Amir and Baba had two Hazara servants; Hassan‚ and Ali‚ Hassan’s father. Hassan and Amir have been friends since birth despite their different social classes. Hassan has always gained the affection of Baba with less effort than Amir has‚ and for that reason‚ Amir begins to resent Hassan. After a series of unfortunate events‚ Ali and Hassan made the decision to leave the company of Baba and Amir to start a new life in Hazarajat. Later on in
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to a wealthy family in which his father is a powerful businessman. Amir is also a part of the dominant Pashtun ethnic group and Sunni religious group. Amir in the Kite Runner tells the story of his friendship with Hassan. Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ are Amir’s servants. Hassan on the contrary is a low-caste ethnic Hazara and belongs to the minority Shi’it religious faith. This provides many of the Afghan’s who are different such as Sunni’s‚ who make up 85% of the Muslim faith‚ to persecute people
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aggressively attacking Hassan. Amir also faces difficulty in learning to balance the socioeconomic culture and growing in Afghanistan‚ as he was member of a privileged class but was not given that privilege in his own family. Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ are servants‚ yet at times‚ Amir’s relationship with them is like a family member.
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The kite Runner- Analysis and Chapter Summaries Chapter 1 Starts off in the present day when Amir receives a phone call from Rahim Khan in Pakistan telling him that he must go and see him. We are told about the events that made him who he is today and we also find out that the grown up Amir has moved to America. Key quotes: “I became what I am today at the age of twelve.” “there is a way to be good again" “the hard ripped kite runner.” Flashbacks: The story is being told from end point December
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that is about to be told. It tells us how he is caught up in his past‚ how the event that took place in 1975 made him who he is and how he see’s kites flying and is reminded of his friend Hassan‚ who he calls a kite runner. 2. Hassan is the son of Ali who is the servant for Baba. Hassan is a childhood associate of Amir’s‚ Hassan is also a servant so Amir doesn’t consider him a “friend” although he is. Him and his father live in a shack in the back of Baba’s land. Hassan has a round face and a flat
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city that is influenced more and more by European culture where both Ali and Nino grow up and meet‚ she is Georgian and he is a Mohammedan. Nino is brought up with more Western culture (European) while Ali is more of an Eastern (Asiatic) culture. Baku is one city‚ but it has two identities best described by Ali as desert (East) and woods (West). Said also portrays Baku as Eastern and Western by the religions of Ali and Nino‚ Ali is a Mohammedan‚ Shiite‚ in the interpretation of Imam Dshafar and Nino
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novel’s end‚ Amir is not the only character who needs redemption. Until Rahim Khan reveals Baba’s secret‚ Amir thinks he is the only sinner among his family and friends. Even before Amir betrays him‚ Hassan makes him feel guilty simply by being such a righteous person. Amir is constantly trying to measure up to Baba‚ because he does not realize that Baba is so hard on him because of his guilt over his own sin—Baba dishonors Ali by sleeping with Sonaubar
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