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    relationship between Amir and Baba : This relationship was kind of weak relationship between the father and son and the main reason is that Baba’s wife died when she gave birth to Amir‚ and Baba blames Amir for this death. The relationship on the branch between Baba and Amir is represented by yellow leaves and some of green leaves; it shows how these yellow leaves are withered and how Amir is sad because of this relationship. 2) The relationship between Baba and Hassan : The fact

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    are Baba living 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

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    This quote demonstrates the hard time African-Americans had when they were trying to be equal to the white people at the time because when they were both on the train on their way to go get new jobs‚‚ the white people on the train got upset about that and got the black people on the train to get kicked off. The second way that a bad situation turns to a worse one is when Rosa is explaining the situation in which two young teens from New Jersey were put in jail for a short period of time for sitting

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    author relies on a few key incidents to reveal the theme to the reader. An important incident at the start of the novel reveals Amirs selfishness as he expresses his want to have his father all to himself. "…I lied and said Hassan was sick. I wanted Baba (father) all to myself". Amir does not want his socially inferior servant (Hassan) to interfere as he desperately wants his father to love and accept him. Even from the outset we see that Amir yearns to be accepted by his father. Furthermore‚ this

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    Amir’s father‚ a wealthy merchant‚ whom Amir affectionately refers to as Baba‚ loves both boys‚ but is often more harshly critical of Amir‚ considering him weak and lacking in courage. Amir finds a kinder fatherly figure in Rahim Khan‚ Baba’s closest friend. Khan understands Amir and supports his interest in writing. Amir explains that his first word was ’Baba’ and Hassan’s ’Amir’‚ suggesting that Amir looks up most to Baba‚ while Hassan looks up to Amir. Assef‚ a notorious sociopath and violent

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    sins. Khaled Hosseini’s also walks us throughout the destruction of Amir’s childhood as he watches his best friend getting raped but does nothing to stop it. The theme of redemption is Prominent throughout the Kite Runner in the characters of Amir‚ Baba and Rahim khan as they try to teach the reader that no sin is beyond atonement. In the Kite Runner‚ Amir struggles to redeem himself from his past sins. “I did something I had done 26 years earlier: I planted a fist full of crumpled money under

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    with Baba‚ his father. They have two servants‚ Ali and his son‚ Hassan‚ who are Hazaras. One day‚ Amir and Hassan are playing when they run into three boys‚ the group of Assef. Assef threatens to beat up Amir for hanging around with a Hazara‚ but Hassan uses his slingshot to stop Assef. Hassan’s birthday came and the two went to the cemetery. Amir read a book to Hassan since it is his birthday. After a while‚ the both of them were fetched by Baba. They then went to a kite shop and Baba let Hassan

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    situation‚ Hassan is bold to defend his loyalty to Amir in admitting to his master that he is a thief. This situation is explained by Amir as he says‚ “This [is] Hassan’s final sacrifice for me. If he’d [says] no‚ Baba would have believed him because we all knew Hassan never lied. And if Baba [believes] him‚ then I’d be the accused; I would have to explain and I would be revealed for what I really [am]” (111). Hassan did not steal anything but he is framed by Amir. Still Hassan is brave as he sacrifices

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    Often times‚ people are tested in these difficult situations and fail to show the loyalty which they should. In The Kite Runner‚ both scenarios are true towards narrator Amir‚ and the people important in his journey. Baba mentions to Amir as they get to America that “it may be unfair‚ but what happens in a few days‚ sometimes even a single day‚ can change the course of a whole lifetime” (150). Author Khaled Hosseini often proves this through these relationships‚ that

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    and the situations involved the betrayal were illustrated through character. Even though Baba betrayed his friend Ali when he slept with his wife‚ the relationship between Baba and Ali stayed the same due to Baba’s morality and love for his childhood friend. This is indicated when Baba said “He is staying here with us‚ where he belongs. This is his home and we are his family.”(Page 95). Throughout the novel‚ Baba is portrayed as generous‚ kind and loyal person. However‚ his betrayal to Ali created an

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