xxx xxx English 12 Honors 29th of November‚ 2013 Betrayal and redemption In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner‚ several major themes arise. One of the most dominant themes is betrayal. The protagonist‚ an Afghani-American named Amir‚ retells the story of his childhood; from growing up in Afghanistan and ending up in America. During his life Amir have been forced to make many difficult choices‚ several of which he is not proud of. In his early years he watched his best friend Hassan get raped
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Bettina De Mesa Mrs. Mo AP English 23 Sept. 2010 The Kite Runner “I stopped watching‚ turned away from the alley.... was running down my wrist. I blinked‚ saw I was still biting down on my fist‚ hard enough to draw blood from the knuckles. I realized something else. I was weeping. From just around the corner‚ I could hear Assef’s quick‚ rhythmic grunts. I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley‚ stand
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Symbolism in The Kite Runner Every single day of your life‚ you observe different things and objects that can spark different memories or emotions. Sometimes these memories can be happy ones; for example‚ your grandparent’s house may remind you of your carefree childhood. However‚ sometimes certain things may cause bad memories or emotions to arouse‚ such as being in a war. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner‚ the main character‚ Amir‚ is constantly reminded of the wrongs he has committed by noticing
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Hassan’s son to America after Hassan’s death. Collecting Sohrab and bringing him home to America has challenges which Amir must face in order to redeem himself. Amir’s selfishness costs him his friendship with Hassan. From the beginning of "The Kite Runner" it is evident that Amir and Hassan’s relationship was a very close one. However‚ Amir betrays Hassan and their friendship when Amir watches Hassan being raped by Assef. Amir makes no attempt to stop or prevent the rape. This can be contrasted to
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Pashtuns and Hazaras are two different ethnic groups that play significant roles by how individuals behave or think throughout the text. "’Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been‚ always will be. We are the true Afghans‚ the pure Afghans‚ not this Flat-Nose here’"(69). This quote is an example of how Assef‚ a Pashtun‚ thinks that he his more superior than another person just because of their ethnicity. Additionally‚ this quote is foreshadowing how Assef is going to behave later on
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is Baba’s illegitimate child‚ though he is not aware of this fact‚ and he grows up with Ali acting as his father. His rape is an early catalyst in the story‚ and even though he is not present in a significant portion of the novel‚ he plays a major role throughout. Baba - Father of Amir and Hassan and a wealthy‚ well-respected businessman. Baba believes first and foremost in doing what is right and thinking for oneself‚ and he tries to impart these qualities to Amir. He also never lets anyone’s
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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 Assef as a child Hosseini describes Assef with repetition
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other hand Hassan is a Hazara meaning he is of lower class. This sets the pace for their relationship showing that Hassan considered Amir a best friend while Amir did not see him the same way because of their class difference. In the novel The Kite Runner Amir witnessed his alleged friend Hassan get raped by the neighborhood bully Assef. This would begin their conflict and eventual demise of their relationship. His small decision to not tell anyone or help Hassan sets the mood for the whole book
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The Power of All In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ one’s socioeconomic status in Afghanistan determines the amount of power each person possesses‚ which affects the way that they are treated or viewed by others in a higher status. This can inflict serious discriminatory on the people of a lower class. Kabul is a prosperous city filled with many people of different backgrounds and ethnic groups‚ which can make a huge impact on the relationship between everyone. Amir and Hassan’s
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Analyse how the resolution of a main conflict is important to the text as a whole: Hosseni’s ‘The Kite Runner’ is a haunting novel that follows one man’s search for redemption‚ as he attempts to atone for sins committed in the selfishness of youth. Due to focusing predominantly on his own needs‚ as a child in Afghanistan‚ our protagonist‚ Amir‚ allows his childhood playmate to get raped without intervening. This decision then plagues him for decades after the event. He experiences internal conflict
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