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    A bond so cherished and sought after‚ may not always be one of love‚ but one filled with pain and longing. The relationship between a father and a son helps prepare a boy to understand right from wrong. Khaled Hosseini in‚ The Kite Runner‚ uses the complex emotional bond between fathers and sons to demonstrate the necessity of an empathetic fatherly figure. The relationships that clearly demonstrate this need for a fatherly figure are between Baba and Amir‚ Hassan and Sohrab‚ and Amir and Sohrab

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    Windows to the Soul Throughout the novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini gives the reader a clear insight into the character of Hassan. One instance in which Hosseini does this in the description of Hassan’s eyes‚ “eyes that looked‚ depending on the light‚ gold‚ green‚ even sapphire” (3). Each color represents Hassan in a different way‚ gold for wealth (Parker)‚ green for his Islamic faith (Fauzan) and rebirth‚ and blue - sapphire is a shade of deep blue - for trust and loyalty (Parker). The color

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    The Kite Runner Reflection “It may be unfair‚ but what happens in a single day can change the course of a lifetime” (Hosseini 150) The book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini provides ironic examples for the lessons Baba tries to teach Amir. Baba tells Amir “It may be unfair‚ but what happens in a single day can change the course of a lifetime” (Hosseini 150)‚ he does not realize how true his words rang for Amir. It is ironic that Baba is telling Amir this because after the one winter day in

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    The Kite Runner Notes - California‚ San Francisco - Year 2000 - Young couple - Man receives box of novels in the mail - Novel is called “A season for ashes” - We learn the man’s name is Amir Qadiri when we see the novel beside the telephone when it rings. The phone rings for Amir and he’s asked to go to Afghanistan. - At this stage the film flashes back to 1978 in Kabul‚ Afghanistan - For the second time so far in the movie flying kites have been the focal point at the start of the scene

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    In his debut novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini tells the story of an unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy Amir and his father’s young servant Hassan. Rated best seller by the New York Times this international classic is set in a country in the process of being destroyed. The narrative was published in 2003 by Riverhead Trade and later made into a film in 2007 by Paramount Pictures. Hosseini’s purpose for writing the novel was to depict ideas about universal qualities in the midst of foreign

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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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    “Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been‚ always will be. We are the true Afghans‚ the pure Afghans‚ not this Flat-Nose here.” This is the start of the tension between the two distinct social classes on pages 40-43 within the novel‚ The Kite Runner. The author’s purpose for placing this scene within the novel is to show the relationship held between the Hazara Tribe‚ and the Pashtun tribe‚ within Afghanistan. The scene in the book allows the reader to begin to understand the tension between

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    Gran Torino 9th January 2009. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Warner Bros. Gran Torino follows the story of Walk Kowalski‚ a widowed‚ unhappy Korean War veteran. Originally racist towards his new Hmong neighbours‚ he soon discovers that he has more in common with them than he expected. Walt’s connections to others are developed through a growing understanding of the shared values between him and his neighbours‚ such as respect for elders. Walt shares little affection and values with his own

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    search for redemption‚ Khaled Hosseini portrays a guilty Amir in search of redeeming himself and paints a story of "friendship‚ fathers‚ sons‚ betrayal‚ tribute and redemption" ("Novels which explore the struggle for modern identity"). Throughout the novel there are many parallel events that show Amir’s quest to redeem himself‚ from his desire for acceptance in Baba’s eyes to his guilt about Hassan’s rape. These events put the novel in motion as it sets up Amir’s want for redemption early in the

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    One of the central themes of the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ is whether Amir truly redeemed himself for what he did. First of all‚ I think what he did to Hassan was terrible. Not helping his friend‚ and half brother‚ which he would find out later‚ when he is getting raped‚ is a terrible and cowardice act. He should have at least told someone what had happened‚ or had fought back‚ rather than avoiding the situation all together. Did he honestly think that this event would not hurt his conscience

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