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    Over the last month or so i read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This book has been eye opening for me. At points‚ I had to put down the book‚ close my eyes‚ and think. It brought up many memories for me‚ multiple times I had to tell myself that it’s in the past and it can’t be changed now. I actually spent fairly long amounts of time going over my life decisions so far‚ my regrets‚ and most of all‚ my future. When Amir had to make strong choices‚ it made me remember recent tough situations when

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    Throughout the book‚ Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ several forms of redemption show up. From the main character‚ Amir‚ to several side characters‚ each one has some form of redemption‚ whether it be big or small. As to whether they achieve what they’re looking for‚ who knows? Amir‚ being the protagonist‚ has the biggest redemption arc‚ in fact that’s what the story is centered on. However‚ his father Baba‚ also has a big redemption‚ which is revealed during a plot twist. Even small short term

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    The Kite Runner focuses on the life of Amir‚ a shy young boy and the son of a wealthy dad from Afghanistan. Amir participated in kite competition to get his dad’s acceptance. Fortunately‚ Amir won the kite competition with his best friend Hassan’s help. However‚ Hassan allowed himself to be raped to save Amir’s winning kite‚ but Amir decided not to help him‚ and he walked away. Hassan’s dad found out what happened to his son and he chose to leave the house. Then Baba asked Hassan if there was any

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    Honors English 10 Mrs. Mills May 7‚ 2010 The Kite Runner symbols The author of The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini added many symbols to his book. These symbols are important to the life of Amir‚ and the rest of the characters. The symbols range from something as inconspicuous as a few words from Hassan’s letter‚ to something as prominent as kites and kite-running. Of these symbols this essay will give three examples. Every one of them is important to the development of the story. When Amir

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    their relationship. His small decision to not tell anyone or help Hassan sets the mood for the whole book showing that one decision should not affect the rest of a relationship with someone. Amir’s conflict with Hassan teaches the reader that one event should not affect the rest of a relationship through Amir’s fallout with Hassan. In fact‚ this event takes place in the very beginning of the book. Hosseini acknowledges that Amir had made a grave mistake in his childhood. In his

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    The film essay: the kite runner The film adaption of the kite runner does not diminish the complexity of the story to a full extent‚ only to some extent‚ for the book has too much content to be put in a film. However‚ the fil executed the scenes where hassan got raped for Amir’s kite‚ where baba was willing to die for the young woman in the truck‚ the scenes where farid assisted Amir to find sohrab and where Amir got beaten by assef to get sohrab well. All of these scenes are perfect examples of

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    was felt and administered in these dark times‚ not only with the Taliban and the Russian but with the social discriminations as well. There are a few instances in the book where this attitude and symbolism is most strong‚ each one represents an obvious progression of racism and oppression. In one of the early scenes in the book‚ Assef

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    author and anthropologist‚ to understand the thought processes and beliefs of his culture‚ even though these stories often did not depict the reality of Tuhami’s life. One example of these “unreal” stories is presented in the very first pages of the book‚ in his anecdote of how he came to work for the pasha’s son. In the account‚ he receives the placement by pure chance when the son sees him playing and automatically wants Tuhami to work for him. However‚ after Tuhami tells the son who is mother is

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    culture. The way people think‚ talk‚ eat‚ and spend their free time is greatly influenced by the culture they are born into. When people read a book‚ they are exposed to the culture of others throughout the world. To be able to read these books set in another culture‚ one must be able to understand it first. This is especially prevalent in The Kite Runner‚ a book about the struggles of a young Afghan boy as he grows in his changing homeland. An understanding of the caste system and the value of loyalty

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    In today’s society many people make mistakes and either choose not to fix them‚ or never have the chance to. The Kite Runner is a fictional work by Khaled Hosseini. Hoesseini starts the book with a memory of Hassan kite running for Amir‚ which leads to a horrible mistake. Hoessini ends the book similarly with another scene of kite running‚ but this time Amir is running for Hassan’s son Sohrab. Hosseini frames the novel with two scenes of kite running to illustrate how Amir redeems himself. While

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