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    Standard English 12 Hitler was an undoubtedly deranged man with the desire to concur a nation‚ who used inhumane methods to achieve his goal of a ‘perfect’ society. The proud words of Assef about him were‚ “Now‚ there was a leader. A great leader. A man with a vision.” (39-40) In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Assef is characterized as a cruel sociopath; his character is created through Hosseini’s use of figurative language and connotative diction. Throughout the passage with

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    Thesis: Amir displays his character throughout the novel‚ and it defines his life. With such traits as selfishness and sensitivity‚ Amir’s complex personality is shown to make up his entire life. When unpredictable events unfold in the novel‚ his personality and view on things drastically develop to make up a better person. Towards the end of the novel‚ some of his original traits/actions reappear‚ but are refined by others. Amir’s sensitivity eventually leads to his apparent need for redemption

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    Friendship in the Kite Runner “For you a thousand times over”. Friendship is very strong and can influence people’s decisions. True friends will do absolutely everything they can to help each other when they need it the most. In the story the “kite runner” written by Khaled Hosseini‚ is about Amir and Hassan‚ two young boys who have a strange friendship. These boys grew up together in Kabul‚ which explains why there friendship was so strange. In Kabul‚ the Afghan society classifies Hazaras

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    Q. How do secrets affect the life of character in the novel “The kite Runner”? Ans: The secret affects the life of characters in many ways in the novel “The kite Runner”. Firstly the secret of Baba affect the life of Hassan and Amir. In the beginning of the novel‚ we know that the life of Hassan and Amir were enjoyable under different world with different style even though they were unknown brother. The secret of brotherhood hidden by Baba makes the life of Hassan difficult as well as Amir’s

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    The Kite Runner: Notes

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    1. Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay‚ the lamb I had to slay to win baba. Despite his efforts‚ Amir never really succeeds in winning his father’s love. Do you agree? In ‘The Kite Runner’‚ Khaled Hosseini depicts Amir as someone who tries very hard to get something that he desires‚ however does not receive it. In this case‚ Amir did not really ‘win’ Baba’s love. Through his early childhood‚ Amir and Baba’s contrast in each other caused much of the problem‚ and after the kite flying tournament

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    What did you like about this script? The writer offers a great amount of attention to the era and the time specific details of life in the late eighth-teen century. The dialogue and syntax particular to that time are executed perfectly. There were a few character related questions I had while reading the pilot‚ in terms of what each of the characters were meant to bring to the narrative that I enjoyed. For example‚ William Marshall’s character‚ at first glance fits the mold of the average plantation

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    “The guilty one is not he who commits the sin‚ but the one who causes the darkness.” – Victor Hugo. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Khaled effectively portrays guilt as being destructive to oneself and affecting others around it. The violence that the main character‚ Amir‚ experiences leads to him feeling guilty for rest of his life‚ which breaks up the relationships that he once had in his previous years. Amir’s guilt turns brother against brother and friend against friend. In

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    “…better to get hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie”. The Kite Runner shows how destructive secrets can be‚ especially to family relationships. Discuss.   Introduction: Bitter truths‚ soothing lies and carefully kept secrets are found throughout Khaled Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ as many of the characters face one or the other at some point. Through their actions‚ Hosseini attempts to show the reader that despite the initial comfort a lie can bring‚ the harsh truth is often less

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    Kite Runner Shame

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    The novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is about a grown man who looks back to 26 years before in his life when he was a boy in Afghanistan and looks at the events which helped shape him to become who he is now in America. There are various types of shame displayed in the text which all have a destructive force damaging them forever‚ this includes Amir’s shame felt from watching Hassan get raped and doing nothing about it except running away‚ Baba felling shameful for sleeping with

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    Amir’s Sacrifices for Baba’s Love Submitted by: Submitted to: Ms. Murtha Course: ENG3U1 Submitted on: May 2‚ 2013 Amir’s Sacrifices for Baba’s Love Children often feel the need to get constant approval from their parents. No matter how indifferent they may seem‚ they still take deep satisfaction in making their parents proud. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ the main character Amir is no different than any other child. He has a constant

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