emphasis on a particular event in a book. In the novel The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ irony is used throughout the book to tie together certain events and themes. The story follows a boy named Amir living in Kabul‚ Afghanistan during the Taliban take over. Amir lives with his wealthy father Baba and his two servants‚ Hassan and Ali. Even though Hassan is Amir’s servant and is of a lower class‚ the boys are best friends in the beginning of the book. Much of the story is about Amir
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believe me that there’s no one you’d rather have at your side than a Pashtun” (140). The last irony I found unique is the lip scar Amir gets later on in his life that is the same as Hassan’s lip when he was little.Hosseini utilizes irony as a part of his book to give another push to the story. His ironic moments in the novel helps shape our understanding of the story giving us a perspective on both sides of a problem. . The first example of irony is
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most North Americans‚ the book has found widespread readership. One of the many reasons for the book’s popularity is the development and believability of the father-son relationships that we are introduced to right at the story’s beginning. The characteristics in the relationships we witness are many; they include the sad love-hate tensions between Baba and Amir‚ the relationship between Ali and Hassan‚ which seem to be more friendly than familial (explained late in the book)‚ and the wistful‚ cautious
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his half brother be raped and does nothing to stop it because he yearns for his father’s affection. The betrayal Amir emitted was later fulfilled in the novel with redemption. Amir’s choices as a child make his desire for redemption prominent in the book. Amir’s passage to redemption ends as a result of Sohrab‚ Hassan’s son. Sohrab was the final key to Amir’s past wrongdoings. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini the theme of redemption influences various character to character relationships:
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a humble life in the United States of America‚ Assef joining and being one of the leaders of the Taliban and finally Hassan being able to see the flaws in stories that Amir writes. Irony could be considered one of the main topics of the book. Throughout the book certain stories come true and people from Amir’s childhood come back to affect his life forever. The first example of irony is one that you do not understand until closer to the end of the novel. This is when Baba and Amir flee to America
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a story about a boy named Amir. The book is in Amir’s point of view. The story follows the life of Amir from twelve year old boy to a thirty eight year old man. He used to live in Kabul‚ Afghanistan with Baba‚ his father. They had two servants‚ Ali and Hassan‚ his son. Throughout the story‚ both Amir and Baba made some questionable decisions to make Ali and Hassan quit their job. Baba and Amir have two very different personalities. Throughout the book‚ Amir is whom the readers feel compassion
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Alex Maffeo The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This book was Hosseini’s first novel and it was a wonderful one. The Kite Runner took place in his own country of Afghanistan in the 1970’s and later on in America. This book is about a boy named Amir‚ his father‚ and their servant Hassan‚ who is Amir’s friend. Amir is struggling to deserve his father’s love‚ finally regains his love by winning a kite flying competition. On that day Amir had witnessed a horrible sight when he went to go retrieve
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Middle East‚ Central Asia‚ and South Asia. Years of political sudden change and war has brought starvation‚ poverty‚ and long lasting privation (Countries & their Cultures). The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini carried a strong message throughout the book of what happened in Afghanistan and how the people felt.. A few important events that occurred during this time that the novel was set in were when the tribal groups first weakened by the central government‚ when the Taliban group took over and the
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The central character of Kite Runner is a story of (revolves around) a Sunni Muslim boy‚ Amir‚ who had a traumatic childhood that haunts his live (life) and makes him struggle living peacefully for twenty six years. His father‚ Baba‚ is rich by Afghan standards‚ and as a result‚ Amir grows up accustomed to having what he wants. He is always looking for his Baba’s attention and love and therefore feels jealous towards anyone receiving His (his) father’s attention. His best friend Hassan‚ who lives
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father. Just like anyone else in this world Amir’s shamefulness turns him into a very reserved person and in turn‚ somewhat of a coward. This cowardliness ends up only causing Amir to experience more shame with events that transpire later on into the book. When the raping of Hassan takes
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