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    How and where did the book show that it has betrayal as the main theme? The Kite Runner is about friendship to betrayal‚ through out the book. It first shows how Amir betrayed Hassan‚ then Amir betrayed his own father‚ and through out the book‚ Baba betrayed Ali‚ Amir‚ Hassan‚ Rahim Khan‚ and his own wife‚ having sex with his own servant¡¦s wife‚ Sanaubr Amir‚ the son of Baba‚ is keen in kite running. As he grew up with the house servant¡¦s son‚ Hassan‚ they were very close to each other. They

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    In what ways is chapter one‚ of The Kite Runner‚ an interesting way to open the novel? Language The language used in chapter one is very mysterious and invites a reader to continue further into the book and the use of pathetic fallacy in the first sentence sets the mood for the rest of the chapter. Words such as crouching and peeking suggest the character is somewhere they shouldn’t be. As well as this‚ the phrase about the ‘past clawing its way out’ gives the impression that what happened there

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    The Kite Runner Notes: The novel ’The Kite runner’ by Khaled Hosseini is based in Afghanistan with many different themes in it. In the novel there are many different realities that a person might or might not know about. This novel greatly relates to Genocides that happened mostly during world war 1. According to an article‚ "the genocide is a very specific term‚ referring to violent crimes committed against groups with the intent to destroy the existence of the group." Similarly‚ in the book

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    said this while his nephew was in the hospital because of a potentially fatal suicide attempt. Many people would say‚ because of this quote‚ that Amir is not worthy of forgiveness. This makes Amir‚ the main character in Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner‚ not worthy of forgiveness. There are many examples of Amir being selfish in the novel which proves that he is not worthy of forgiveness. When Amir was a kid his half brother‚ Hassan‚ was raped by Assef. This event left Hassan scarred and caused

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    hierarchy‚ with our most basic needs such as food and water at the bottom‚ and our desire for self fulfillment at the top. This theory raises the age-old question: Food and water can keep us breathing‚ but is that all we need in our lives? In the film‚ Gran Torino‚ directed by Clint Eastwood‚ Walt Kowalski is a veteran and retired auto worker who has only needed his shotgun‚ beer cans and his dog‚ Daisy. Haunted by his past‚ Walt had never been able to live life to the fullest‚ but when 17-year-old Thao shows

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    been enforced‚ the country is slowly degrading. Using the codes and convention for non-print‚ print‚ non-fiction and fiction; to analysis how different texts manipulate similar issues to produce a similar message. All three of these texts‚ The Kite Runner by khaled Hosseini‚ Beneath the Veil by Saira Shah and “Execution of a teenage girl” from 4 Corners‚ all explore the main ideas of an Afghanistan life from different perspectives. Undoubtedly‚ these texts manipulate the specific aspects of their

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    FRIENDSHIP QUOTE Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph) Quote #1 Sometimes‚ up in those trees‚ I talked Hassan into firing walnuts with his slingshot at the neighbor’s one-eyed German shepherd. Hassan never wanted to‚ but if I asked‚ really asked‚ he wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot. Hassan’s father‚ Ali‚ used to catch us and get mad‚ or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. He would wag his finger and wave us down

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    Grand Torino was a film released in December 2008. The film was directed‚ produced‚ and starred by Clint Eastwood. "Nick Schenk’s screenplay wasn’t written specifically for him‚ but after seeing the film it’s impossible to imagine it with anyone else." (Charity) Schenk became acquainted with the history and the culture of the Hmong in the 90’s working in a Minnesota factory. In addition‚ Schenk learned how the Hmong had sided with the South Vietnamese forces and their U.S allies during the Vietnam

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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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    Amir’s Road to Redemption Everybody must face their own battles and regrets. These regrets may haunt theperson all their life. However‚ there are ways for one to redeem oneself in order to no longer feel regret. This relates to the book The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini. The main character Amir is set on his path to redeem his honour and pride. On this path Amir gets beat up to redeem his faults toward his brother‚ Hassan. Amir finally redeems himself once he gets his depressed nephew

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