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    The thematic research of The Kite Runner: The everlasting love and the courageous life Outline 一. The introduction: 二. The thematic research: 1. Class Consciousness‚ Redempetion and Forgiveness: 2. The relationship between Amir and his father: 3. The Relationship between Amir and Hassan: Hassan as a scape goat 三. The symbols: 1. The Kite 2. The Harelip 四. The conclusion: 一. Introduction: Living in a war-trodden area‚ the life will spark just for love . For

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    Although opposites attract‚ when jealousy‚ anger‚ envy‚ and shame are brought into a friendship is it really a genuine friendship? Throughout the entire novel there is no sign of Amir being as affectionate‚ sympathetic‚ loyal‚ and as attentive as Hassan is to him. The definition of a friend is described as “a person whom one knows and whom one has a bond of mutual affection”‚ Do Amir and Hassan fit the description of a friendship if they don’t share the same amount of affection towards each other

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    Baba sat Amir on his lap and explains his idea of sin and says “When you tell a lie‚ you steal someone’s right to the truth” (18). To Baba there is only one sin‚ and this sin is theft. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is about a wealthy Sunni Muslim boy Amir that is raised in Afghanistan. Amir lives with his father Baba‚ Ali the servant and Ali’s son Hassan. Amir’s mother passed giving birth to Amir and Amir blames himself for his mother’s death. He struggles to gain a relationship with his father

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    event kite fighting in the next few paragraphs. It also stated that all the boys are passion about it‚ its not just a game between each pair of kids‚ it’s a battle. On the last paragraph on page 49 the writer used “every winter” to begins‚ because the writer wants to show that this is one of the biggest that will happen in Kabul‚ everyone looks forward to it. The story continues by Amir describing how nervous he is from a first person point of view. His father baba also looks forward to the kite-fighting

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    of the Kite Runner. The novel is based upon a boy named Hassan (a servant boy) and Amir who is Hassan’s best friend‚ and master’s son. The theme of violence begins when Amir and Hassan enter Afghanistan’s annual kite-fighting tournament. This is when boys from all around battle kites by covering the strings in broken glass. When one of the strings from the kites are cut‚ the losing kite flies loose‚ and boys called kite runners chase the kite across the city until it falls. Amir was the kite flyer

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    understand it first. This is especially prevalent in The Kite Runner‚ a book about the struggles of a young Afghan boy as he grows in his changing homeland. An understanding of the caste system and the value of loyalty is essential in comprehending and enjoying The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. The caste system is one of the most important aspects of Afghan culture‚ causing knowledge of it to be crucial in appreciating The Kite Runner. The caste system is a social hierarchy where when someone

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    Lauren Billups Young Adult Literature March 5‚ 2009 The Kite Runner Cultural and Historical Criticism The Kite Runner reflects the period in which it was written in many ways. The Kite Runner was written to reflect the culture of those who live or lived in Afganistan. Hosseini did a wonderful job of broadening the readers knowledge of the Arab culture. As a good historical novel should be written‚ it had a great authentic rendition of the time and place as well as the people being featured

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    The Kite Runner is a book all about the different choices Amir makes. Some choices he makes are good and some are bad. If Amir had chosen to make the right choices at the right time‚ he might not have gone through all he had to go through in The Kite Runner. In the end of the book‚ The Kite Runner‚ Amir and Soraya live with Sohrab in their house in California. Amir teaches Sohrab how to fly a kite and goes to catch the kite for Sohrab like Hassan had done for Amir. The ending of the book however

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    The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ is a heart-gripping tale of love‚ redemption‚ and acceptance. The story is about a young Afghan boy who grows up during the tough times of war in Afghanistan. In the novel‚ Hosseini effectively illustrates the theme of betrayal through his complex cast of characters. Hosseini presents this betrayal when Sanaubar leaves Hassan and Ali days after Hassan’s birth‚ through Amir’s abandonment of Hassan during his brutal rape‚ and finally through the lies Baba

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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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