------------------------------------------------- The Kite Runner ------------------------------------------------- Context Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ on March 4‚ 1965‚ and was the oldest of five children. Just as he describes in The Kite Runner‚ Kabul was a cosmopolitan city at the time. Western culture‚ including movies and literature‚ mixed with Afghan traditions‚ such as kite fighting in the winter. Lavish parties were normal at the Hosseini family’s home in the upper-middle
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August 5‚ 2012 Themes of Oedipus the King "A theme is a main idea or subject explored in a literary work." One theme in Oedipus the King is the limits of freewill. This theme goes well with this book because when Oedipus tells Jocasta about the prophecy he heard of as a young boy‚ Jocasta tells him of a similar prophecy. Oedipus was told he would have to kill his father and sleep with his mother. Jocasta tells him that Lauis’ son will grow up to kill his father. As these prophecies are told
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Amir experiences scenes of kite fighting with both Hassan and Sohrab. The phrase "there is a way to be good again" is said four times throughout the novel‚ emphasizing the importance of the theme of redemption in the book. Hassan’s almost ’catch-phrase’ is repeated at the end of the book‚ to show the reversal of roles
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Dear Kahled Hosseni‚ Hello Mr.Hosseni. In my English class‚ we just got finished with your novel The Kite Runner.Your book‚ has been the best school book I have ever read in English class. I was very surprised of all the information that I learned about the political struggle in Afghanistan‚ and especially surprised that this was a story of your childhood in Kabul from then on.From your childhood‚ Kabul seemed to be a very wonderful place. I was fascinated by the fact that instead of supermarkets
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to fix his harelip; in the movie Baba buys Hassan a kite. Again‚ this was important to the book as Hassan’s physical transformation symbolized his inner transformation. Another essential scene omitted by the movie was Amir’s trouble with adopting Sohrab‚ leading to Sohrab’s attempted suicide. This scene was important as it displayed a major theme in the novel‚ the children of Afghanistan losing their childhood to violence. “There are a lot of children in Afghanistan‚ but little childhood.” (page
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Work: novelGenres: bildungsroman (coming of age novel); historical novelFirst Published: June 2003 by Riverhead Books (hardcover edition)Setting: Opens in San Francisco‚ and then flashes back to Afghanistan and PakistanMain Characters: Amir; Baba; Hassan; Ali; Sohrab; Rahim KhanMajor Thematic Topics: alienation; betrayal; class issues (both cultural and socioeconomic); the emotional intensity of childhood affections; fear serving as a motivator; forgiveness; friendship; the inherent nature of human evil; jealousy;
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After Amirs betrayal he had the courage to search for atonement‚ saving Sohrab relieved him of his sins from the “winter of 1975” and the beating he receives from the “sociopath” Assef helps him to feel “healed at last” this is significant because it shows that Amir has been suffering for his sin and the suffering that Amir
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In the text “The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” the plot plays a major role. The story is about an Eight year-old called Bruno who is the son of a Nazi officer‚ when his father gets promoted by the Fuhrer which takes Bruno’s family from a nice house in Berlin to an isolated area where Bruno has nothing to do and no-one to play with. He ignores his mother’s repeated instructions and starts exploring by walking along the fence. He then eventually meets Shmuel a boy who coincidentally has the same birthdate
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Sohrab was born into a life of war. His parents were murdered and he was put into an orphanage. There‚ he was sold and abused until Amir came to save him. And still‚ he thought he was in the wrong when he saved Amir from getting beaten to death. This situation
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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL June 03‚ 2008 Mr Shahid Hameed Teacher‚ Analysis of Pakistani Industry IoBM Karachi. Sir: We herewith present our “Term Report” authorized by you as a requirement for this course. In this report‚ we have tried to provide updated information and SWOT analysis of Automobile Industry. We hope we have covered all that was required for the report. If there be any clarification demanded‚ we would appreciate a call from you to
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