Ali Baba...narration Characters Ali Baba Ali Baba’s Wife Ali Baba’s son Kasim Kasim’s Wife Margiana Abdallah Apothecary Leader of the Thieves 2 Robbers In a town in Persia there dwelt two brothers‚ one named Kasim‚ the other Ali Baba. Kasim was married to a rich wife and lived in plenty‚ while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighboring forest and selling it in the town. One day‚ when Ali Baba was in the forest‚ he saw a troop of men on horseback
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jealous with Hassan because he thinks baba love Hassan more than him. "I wished I too had a scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy. It wasn’t fair." (Hosseini 50) In this quote‚ Amir is jealous with Hassan because now‚ Hassan is looking the same with baba. He has the same scar. It will make baba love him more. Besides it‚ in the family‚ Hassan is the servant he can get a lot of love from baba while Amir need to work hard but he still not get the love from baba. This reason makes him think Hassan is
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for a fatherly figure are between Baba and Amir‚ Hassan and Sohrab‚ and Amir and Sohrab. To begin‚ the strained relationship between Amir‚ the protagonist‚ and Baba‚ his father‚ as well as the events influenced by this relationship‚ demonstrates the necessity of a fatherly figure in one’s life. “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” is a well-known expression that holds true for many father and son relationships; however‚ this is not the case for Amir and Baba. In terms of father-son relationships
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the Kite Runner‚ Amir and Hassan are best friends‚ but later on‚ Amir betrays Hassan by not helping him when Hassan was getting raped by Assef. There are many other betrayals in The Kite Runner‚ including‚ when Baba never tells Amir that he is the father of Hassan‚ and Amir never tells Baba he left Hassan in the alleyway‚ or that he put the watch and money under Hassan’s mattress. Amir twice betrays his servant‚ Hassan. Amir fails to help Hassan when he was being raped by Assef shortly after the
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is reinforced later on in the novel when we learn in Chapter 11 that Baba was like the widower who remarries but can’t let go of his dead wife. We also acknowledge that Amir’s affection towards his father is also clear through his jealousy of Hassan. For example‚ Baba took out Hassan and Amir in the antique Black Ford Mustang which drew envious looks as it was in Hassan’s and Amir’s favourite film they watched in the cinema. Baba‚ not only buying Amir a kite from the best kite maker in Kabul‚ but
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perception are; firstly after Baba fled to America with Amir his hardships had begun. Secondly after coming to America Amir has forgotten about his past. The guilt Amir carried around with is gone‚ he compares America to a river because‚ after immigrating Amir’s sins and his guilt get washed away; however this satisfaction does not last long. Later on Amir learns that Baba lied to him about Hassan and all of his emotion come to life when find out about the secret that Baba was hiding from him. Finally
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of society to overcome challenges in their path. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner authored by Khaled Hosseini‚ some characters face a lot of difficulties against the society in general. Hassan being a Hazara has constant opposition throughout his life. Baba finds a great change in his stature when he comes to America. Amir spends 26 years of his life keeping a secret that leads him to discovering many more secrets. Hassan faced a lot of challenges because he came from a social class that was considered
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closer relationship with his father Baba. Baba expects amir to be more of a masculine figure. A successful businessman to be exact. Amir however‚ is more of a dorky kid. What are the differences or beliefs that are causing turmoil? Baba did not accept Amir. Amir was nothing like his father. Baba said “If I had not seen the doctor pull him out of my wife with my own eyes‚ I’d never believe he’s my son (Hosseini 23). This shows that baba felt some kind of hatred. A
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Kasra Ahadi The Kite Runner Essay Bravery is being strong in the moment of pain or fear. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner‚ between Baba and Hassan I believe that Hassan showed to have more bravery of the two. Hassan is a great example of having emotional strength and as being considered a great warrior. He fights and protects for Amir his whole life and never backs down from situations no matter the cost. Hassan’s emotional strength gets him a long way in life as he overcomes difficult situations
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Sai Vemulapalli 06/20/2013 Business Letter 405 University place‚ Syracuse‚ NY 13210 June 20‚ 2013 Ms. Colleen Kepler Dept. of L.L.L 340 H.B.C‚ Syracuse University‚ Syracuse‚ NY 13244 Dear Ms. Kepler: My name is Sai Vemulapalli‚ and I am an undergraduate‚ sophomore student at Syracuse University pursuing an Architecture major and a Psychology minor. I am an international student from India. I am writing to apply for the peer counseling job for the English 211 course. I am interested in the
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