atone for the past by helping Hassan now. Meeting Rahim Khan‚ Amir learns that the Taliban has killed Hassan and his wife yet Hassan’s son‚ Sohrab has survived. Amir further learns that he and Hassan share the same father making Sohrab his nephew. The way for Amir to make amends for his past actions is to go back to Kabul despite the danger and rescue Sohrab from an orphanage: “Hassan had loved me once‚ loved me in a way that no one ever had or ever would again. He was gone now‚ but a little part
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Socratic Seminar Questions 2. The pomegranate tree is a symbol of the different stages of Hassan and Amir’s friendship. "One summer day‚ I used one of Ali’s kitchen knives to carve our names on it: "Amir and Hassan‚ the sultans of Kabul.’ Those words made it formal: the tree was ours" (26). This quote represents Amir and Hassan’s relationship between them during their early childhood. They are extremely close and carving their names on the tree shows that they will be a part of each other’s
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Human beings are morally ambiguous people. We are neither purely evil nor purely good‚ but often a mix. And maybe that’s why many of us are attracted to literature works with morally ambiguous characters such as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner was set in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ proceeds to United States during the Soviet Union invasion‚ and then the setting goes back to Kabul when the Taliban rises in power. In this novel‚ Amir‚ to whom the whole story of the book is centered around
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‘The Kite Runner’‚ if there was no Hassan‚ there would be no story to tell‚ just a lonely rich boy named Amir who went off to America with his father when the Russians invaded Afghanistan. Also when it comes to Sohrab‚ we see that Amir’s attitude towards him changes when he finds out Sohrab is not his servant friend’s son‚ but his own nephew‚ his blood
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“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength‚ but by the strength of his heart‚” is a quote from Disney’s animated musical fantasy comedy-drama film Hercules. A hero is defined as an individual who is admired and idolized for their courage‚ achievements and noble acts. In the novel “ The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and Shakespeare’s play “ King Lear”‚ the main protagonists King Lear and Amir have varying qualities that make them the heroes they are described to be. Throughout both
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Obstacles within a Journey The characters development is established with physical and psychological aspects throughout the journey. The novel The Kite Runner‚ Amir achieves redemption by seeking Sohrab and transforming his life. Furthermore‚ throughout the novel Life of Pi‚ the relationship between Pi and Richard Parker is established by overcoming multiple barriers. In the same way‚ the novel The Curious Incident of the Dog and the Night-Time illustrates Christopher difficult moments during his
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Afghanistan has been struck with great devastation throughout the past couple decades. It is clear to anyone who watches the news‚ and pays attention to world issues that the troubles these people have had to face‚ through extremist groups controlling their country‚ have been life altering. A situation that Canadians have been honoured to have never understood. Author Khaled Hosseini‚ displays a new perspective in this novel‚ which describes the upmost issues which Afghans’ were forced to deal with
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When Amir wins the kite race in the beginning of the book and right before Hassan gets raped. Hassan says to Amir “"For you‚ a thousand times over‚" (Hosseini‚ 67)‚ before running after the blue kite. Here Hassan is pledging his loyalty Amir saying that no matter what the cost‚ he will bring Amir happiness. This blue kite shaped the way that the book would proceed because of the fact that when Hassan said this Amir did not reciprocate it back. This was just a brief glance at what Amir actually thought
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Racism plays important roles in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. Author uses the racism to describe the characters and the culture represented in the stories. In The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini uses prejudice as a tool to tell this story of betrayal and redemption. This novel is set in Afghanistan and the ethnicity of the characters plays an essential role in the relationships and situations that arise. While the author uses individual characters to tell the story‚ he portrays the general attitudes
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The Kite Runner According to Maya Angelou‚ “History‚ despite its wrenching pain‚ cannot be unlived‚ but if faced with courage‚ need not be lived again.” This quote implies that history is permanent and it is simply impossible for one to change the past. As humans we make bad choices that we have to live with that can potentially haunt us later in life. The only way to change this reality is to foster a brave outlook on life. With a little courage and a clear conscience‚ one can make a better
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