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    The Kite Runner Summery

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    Contents INTRODUCTION 2 KHALED HOSSEINI- BIOGRAPHY 2 MOTIVATION 3 TITLE 3 CHARACTERS 4 SUMMARY 5 FAVOURITE CHARACTER 7 REASON 7 LEAST FAVOURITE CHARACTER 7 REASON 7 INSPIRATION 8 THINGS YOU WANT TO CHANGE 9 ENDING ANALYSIS 9 INTRODUCTION: The Kite Runner is a novel by Khaled Hosseini. Published in 2003 by Riverhead Books‚ it is Hosseini’s first novel‚ and was adapted into a film of the same name in 2007. The Kite Runner tells the story of Amir‚ a young boy from

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    Furthermore‚ Jordan clearly grows in his dying moments. At the beginning‚ his only fear is “of not doing my duty as I should” (FWTBT‚ 91). Hemingway demonstrates Jordan’s knowledge of his fate when Pilar reads his palm (FWTBT‚ 33) and her discussion about the smell of death (FWTBT‚ 254-256). Surrounded by his fate‚ Jordan faces his futile duty without hope. He is alone and an island‚ yet at death he tells Maria‚ “But I go with thee. As long as there is one of us there is both of us” (FWTBT‚ 463)

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    determining an individual’s identity and that of transcending certain pre-conceived notions in order to arrive at a just society. Khaled Hosseini is a truly talented story teller and has two touching novels to his credit‚ The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns. Both the novels talk about the plight of the Afghani people during the late twentieth century with various forces taking over the country‚ incessant bloodshed of innocent people and religious fanaticism. Of both his novels‚ The Kite Runner

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    The Kite Runner Essay 2

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    Khaled Hosseini author of The Kite Runner shows a story of pure love‚ trust and betrayal towards two completely different people. A friendship that takes place where class matters and your depended on your race. The story is about a boy name Amir who is the son of a wealthy man in the northern area of Kabul‚ who develops a friendship with his servant name Hassan. Amir never considered calling Hassan a friend because of his low class Hazara heritage and Amir can’t get past the society they lived in

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    Amir Vs Baba

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    caught the guard’s eye. The soldier flicked his unfinished cigarette and unholstered his handgun. So this is where Baba dies‚ I thought. This is how it’s going to happen. In my head‚ I said a prayer I had learned in school. "Tell him I’ll take a thousand of his bullets before I let this indecency take place‚" Baba said.” At that moment it showed how fearless Baba was. He was willing to die for a lady they were traveling

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    Alex Maffeo

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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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    Marcus Garvey once said“A people without the knowledge of their past history‚ origin and culture is like a tree without roots”. With out the knowledge of where we come from we tend to feel like we don’t belong. It’s absolutely absurd that we feel this way‚ when the earths diameters is approximately 7‚926 miles. This shows us just how much we depend on are culture to help shape us for who we might be in the future. Whether we want to admit it or not the worst feeling is not being able to share with

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    A Thousand Times Over The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is inundated with the phrase “for you a thousand times over” (2) and it plays a major role in the life of the main character‚ Amir. The quote is present in his youth‚ as he grows and during a moment that greatly influences the man he becomes. Over time the saying “for you a thousand times over” (2) fills Amir with first internal anguish‚ then guilt‚ and finally what he needs‚ healing. Amir is riddled with mental anguish as a young boy when

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    Hassan in a way‚ making Amir realized how Hassan felt when they were children. The worst part of this movie for me I think would have to be the ending‚ where was is my favourite part of the book‚ when Amir turns back and says to Sohrab‚ “For you‚ a thousand times over again.” Amir just looks over his shoulder and shouts the

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    Runner by Khaled Hosseini is inundated with the phrase “for you a thousand times over” (__). It plays a major role in the life of the main character‚ Amir. The quote first arises when Amir is young. Later‚ it resurfaces in the forms of dreams and an acquaintance that gradually change Amir for the better. In the final section of the book‚ Amir himself uses the quote and invokes a defining moment for his life. The saying “for you a thousand times over” fills Amir with first pain‚ then guilt and finally

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