from a poor Hazara family. Amir lived with his father‚ Baba‚ in a lavish home in Kabul. Meanwhile‚ Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ lived in a small mud hut on the grounds of Baba’s estate‚ and Ali worked as Baba’s servant. Hassan is very poor while Amir is rich. Rahim khan is babas business partner and a father figure to amir when baba isn’t present during amirs conflicts. 3. Rahim khan is babas business partner and a father figure to amir when baba isn’t present during amirs conflicts. 4. Amir’s mother
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down upon by the Pashtuns. ’I work always. In Afghanistan I work‚ in America I work. Thank you very much‚ Mrs. Dobbins‚ but I don’t like it free money.’....’Fifteen years I been doin’ this job and nobody’s ever done this‚’ she said. And that was how Baba ended those humiliating food stamp moments at the cash register and alleviated one of his greatest fears: that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money
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Word Count: 2080 Hosseini ’s use of recurrent symbols and motifs to represent not just the personal relationships in the story‚ but to portray the larger scale problems in Afghanistan‚ has received both applaud and criticism. Through the use of these literary techniques‚ Hosseini illustrates the progression of characters and relationships whilst engaging our emotions with the quest for redemption and portraying the changing backdrop of Afghanistan. Hosseini ’s use of symbols and motifs in The
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meant it. Now I knew my mother had liked almond cake with oney and hot tea that she’d once used the word ‘profoundly’ that she’d fretted about her happiness. I had just learned more about my mother from this old man on the street than I ever did from Baba.” Page # 263 Characters 1) Farid‚ The Driver “That’s
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Occasionally in the novel Baba drinks an alcoholic beverage. In Islam‚ this is an inexcusable sin. Readers with pervious knowledge would understand how great the event in the book is. It is understood in the novel that Baba is not very religious but this act shows how far to the other side of religion he truly is. Another example is when Amir waits until Sohrab is on his death
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Introduction (AGG) People change for many reasons but the loss of a loved is one of the biggest reasons why a person would change. (BS-1) In the book Under The Persimmon Tree Najmah changes because of the loss of her father and brother. (BS-2) She also has more changes while she travels through the mountains with Akthar and Khalida because her mother and baby brother passed away. (BS-3) These losses motivate Najmah to go look for her brother and father in Peshawar and meet Nusrat who encourages her
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war in the village Golestan‚ Afghanistan a girl named Najmah and in the village Peshawar‚ Pakistan a girl named Nusrat both have many similarities as they go through conflicts throughout this story. (BS-1) Najmah‚ her mother Mada-jan‚ and her father Baba-jan go through many physical conflicts during this war. (BS-2) Nusrat and Najmah also go through many emotional conflicts during their travels of war. (BS-3) Despite the fact war puts a negative effect on these people‚ it also has a positive message
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Aunt Baba too many questions about dead mama.” (Mah 3) Question 1: Who is speaking? Where does this particular scene take place (setting?) Explain the character’s thoughts‚ motives‚ and actions (i.e. what does this person mean. In this quote‚ Adeline Yen Mah‚ the narrator is a young girl at the time. She is asking her Aunt Baba if she has any knowledge of her birth mother. Aunt Baba sits Adeline down on the bed‚ in a room that they share‚ in a beautiful house in Tianjin‚ China. Baba explains
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In The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini uses sacrifice‚ whether for family or love or out of guilt or honor‚ to depict the impact of altruism in times of adversity. Throughout the novel‚ sacrifice has an impact on all of the characters. Some of them sacrifice more than others‚ but the theme remains consistent. Sacrifice is almost personified in Hassan‚ with the author even going as far as comparing him to “a sacrificial lamb” (82). Hassan is extremely loyal to Amir. Whether he’s taking the blame for
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Hero’s Journey Essay The hero’s journey is an aspect that’s found in many books and even movies. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a very famous book read by many English classes based on a hero’s journey. The characters in this book struggle to find out what their journey is‚ especially the main character Amir. Refusal of the call means the hero attempts to refuse the adventure because he is afraid. Amir holds back from doing a lot in the book because he is afraid of the outcome that comes
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