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    throughout this. For example why did Hassan ring him up? What happened in winter 1975? Why has he been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years? This makes it exciting‚ and makes the reader want to read the rest of the of the book. At the start of chapter one the author says: ‘on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975’ and at the end of the chapter he writes ‘…I had

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    kite-fighting tournament along with his servant and friend‚ Hassan. On that same day a tragedy tears the two boys apart forever. "The Kite Runner" tells us‚ through Rahim Khan that‚ "true redemption is when guilt leads to good again..." Throughout the book there are many characters like Amir and Baba that have committed sins and subsequently attempted to redeem themselves. Amir betrayed Hassan several times in this novel. However‚ the two most important instances were when he did not help

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    Kite Runner Questions 1-3 1.The book doesn’t really give a detailed description of Amir but he is referred to as a Pashtun and pashtuns have dark hair and eyes and olive colored skin .In my opinion Amir is a coward and this is evident by the way he renounces Hassan as a friend and referrers to him as a mere servant because he fears what Assef would do to him if he was truly friends with Hassan ‚does nothing to help Hassan when he is raped and after that instance Amir is too afraid to face Hassan

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    Like all countries‚ Afghanistan has had a long and complicated history. Towards the late 19th century the political idea of nationalism swept throughout Europe. The belief to be loyal to the state rather than government strengthened and unified countries. However‚ devastation and corruption has kept Afghanistan in the dark‚ plaguing the country with tyrants and cruel leaders well into the late 20th century. The Kite Runner‚ a historical fiction by Khaled Hosseini revolves around the life of a well-to-do

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    story so they can connect.In the novel The Contender by Robert Lipsyte‚ the author uses setting‚ conflict and plot. The first part of the theme is setting. Setting helps develops the place of how poor Alfred’s neighborhood is. The Contender is a book about a boy trying to become a boxer but has many troubles with friends and family telling him he shouldn’t and couldn’t become a boxer. So we can make a connection that one main place is going to be a Mr.Donatelli’s(the boxing coach) gym. He will

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    We as people read for so many different reasons; to entertain and educate ourselves‚ to escape reality‚ to better ourselves‚ and to become more aware of the world around us. Every book offers us a unique chance to experience at least one of these things‚ and Khaled Hazzeini’s novel The Kite Runner is no exception. Written and narrated by an Afghan native‚ The Kite Runner follows the fictional but realistic Afghan boy Amir through his life’s conflicts‚ spanding from early childhood well into adulthood

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    The Kite Runner The Kite Runner is one of the best novels which have the story of friendship between two boys‚ Amir and Hassan. In this novel we‚ as a reader will be able to see the love and loyalty that Hassan shows toward Amir‚ but their friendship and trust broken because of Amir’s betrayal. The major character in the novel The Kite Runner is Amir Agha. He is the main character and also the narrator in the story. He was born in Kabul‚ in 1963 and he only lives with his father who he called

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    Kite Runner; Past Regrets

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    The Kite Runner is a book that was written by Khaled Hosseini from a young boy’s perspective named Amir who lived with his father‚ Baba‚ and two Hazaras named Ali and Hassan in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. They lived here during the Russian War and had escaped to America to find peace and happiness. We learn about Amir’s childhood struggles and his efforts to be what his father wanted him to be and to be a good friend like Hassan is to him. Amir knows that Hassan is better than what he deserves; he knows

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    The Kite Runner In “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini‚ Hosseini tells a story about Amir‚ a young boy from Kabul whose closest friend is a young Hazara boy named Hassan‚ who is also his servant. Amir witnesses a horrendous act committed against Hassan and he spends the next 26 years trying to forget what he saw that winter of 1975. Throughout the novel Amir narrates his own transformation‚ which is caused by all his guilt leaving his closest friend‚ Hassan vulnerable and the search for redemption

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    The central betrayal comes when Amir watches and does nothing as Hassan‚ who has always stood up for Amir in the past‚ gets raped by Assef. Amir then worsens the betrayal by driving Ali and Hassan from the household. Later in the book‚ Amir learns that Baba also betrayed his own best friend and servant – Ali‚ Hassan’s father – by fathering a child (Hassan) with Ali’s wife Sanaubar. This knowledge comes as another kind of betrayal for Amir‚ who had always hero-worshipped Baba and

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