Reading Questions for The Kite Runner Chapters 1-5 1. The novel begins with a flashback. What do you think is its purpose? What do you learn about the narrator? 2. Fill in the table below analyzing each character. Defend your analysis with text references. Describe the character physically. How do others feel about this character? Describe the character’s actions toward others. Important quotes by/about this character Amir Hassan
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The Secrets of the Swift Runner Achilles is classic literatures’ greatest characters ever engraved on paper. Achilles‚ son of Peleus‚ King of Myrmidons‚ and Thetis‚ sea nymph‚ comes to Troy as part of a Greek force led by King Agamemnon. Unlike most protagonists‚ Achilles does not develop significantly over the course of the epic. As the story unravels Achilles wrath for Agamemnon intensifies‚ but only after the death of Patroclus does he redirect his rage towards Hector. Achilles’ bloodlust
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The kite runner is a story about a Sunni kid Amir who has traumatic childhood because of a series of events which took place in Kabul. The book starts with an adult Amir opening up the book in California with reference to one event from his life in Kabul and then the novel flash backs to his childhood spent in the Kabul valley. The early years of his life in Kabul were magical. Our central character‚ Amir‚ who lives in a high-class area lives with his father‚ Baba and their two servants Hassan and
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The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini Chapter one Is set in December 2001 when Amir the narrator is living in San Francisco. He recalls an event that occurred in 1975 which happened in Afghanistan where he grew up. He doesn’t go into detail about what happened but says what happened there made him who he is today. Amir gets a call from a friend named Rahim Khan who asks Amir to come to Pakistan to visit him. When Amir gets off the phone he walks along golden gate park‚ when he sees to kites which
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Hassan - Amir’s best childhood friend. He was often bullied by Assef and his followers Kamal and Wali. He was Ali’s son even though later in the novel‚ it is revealed that he is truly the son of Baba and Amir’s brother. Late in the book‚ they allow us to know by saying that there is a special closeness that people who fed from the same breasts share. He was poorly educated and stood up for what he believed in‚ even if it meant dying for it. He always stood up for Amir no matter what the consequence
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The Kite Runner The book begins with Amir as a child in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ as he lived his life with his father‚ and his friend Hassan. He loved to read‚ and often read to Hassan. Eventually he would go on to write his own books‚ that he would try to show to his father‚ but he didn’t appreciate his son’s work. Instead his father friend Rahim Khan shows interests and supports his writing choices. One of the focused points of the story is the kite running as Amir wins the kite flying competition
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before and was in a familiar position as to this. The phrases from this passage contribute to the entire text by bringing Marcus’s skills to light for the readers to realize even more. This also develops Marcus’s character in the story. The Maze Runner Notes Gally- aggressive‚ mean‚ not physically intimidating Find out that he was stung‚ and saw Thomas during the “Changing” The Changing- After someone has been stung by a griever‚ they are given a serum and they go through a painful process that
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A Thousand Times Over The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is inundated with the phrase “for you a thousand times over” (2) and it plays a major role in the life of the main character‚ Amir. The quote is present in his youth‚ as he grows and during a moment that greatly influences the man he becomes. Over time the saying “for you a thousand times over” (2) fills Amir with first internal anguish‚ then guilt‚ and finally what he needs‚ healing. Amir is riddled with mental anguish as a young boy when
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LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION December 19‚ 2012 Muhammad Enamul Haque Assistant Professor United International University Subject: Submission of term paper on ‘’case analysis’’ Dear Sir‚ We are pleased to submit the term paper on time letter. Here is the term paper on “case solution”‚ you asked us to conduct. As you are teaching us about the international business‚ as per the requirement of syllabus provided from United International University for B.B.A. course‚ considering its importance
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saying that‚ “Life repeats following a circular path. That is why history repeats itself”. Circularity has a strong connection to the main theme in the novel- sin and atonement. This idea is portrayed throughout Khaled Hosseini’s first novel The Kite Runner. The novel takes place in Afghanistan where the main characters Amir and Hassan grow up. Through a beautiful yet devastating love story‚ Amir betrays the one person who has always been loyal to him; his best friend Hassan. Years after their separation
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