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    The Kite Runner should not be banned in schools because high schoolers are old enough and mature enough to comprehend the content of the book‚ and it is not too obscene for the age group. The Kite Runner shows how it was living in Afghanistan and how nice it was‚ surprisingly how everyone wanted to live there. Then how life changed after the Taliban started taking over. This book showed people in America life from the perspective of someone‚ that is also a child‚ living in Afghanistan and that

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    ‘The kite runner’ is an extraordinary novel written by Khaled Hosseini that follows the perspective of Amir‚ the protagonist of the story. The director uses symbols such as the kite‚ Sohrab and the pomegranate tree to help us understand the relationship between Amir and Hassan. Near the beginning of the novel‚ Hosseini uses the slingshot as a symbol to explore the start of Amir and Hassan’s friendship. Amir and Hassan are best friends even though they hold two very different statuses; Amir is

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    Throughout the story of The Kite Runner by: Khaled Hosseini many traits are shown by select characters. The Kite Runner is about the story takes place in Pakistan in 1980-2001 in America where the war is happening. One is Hassan who is also the main character and one of the most important throughout the story. Hassan is the character however that shows loyalty and modesty to everyone‚ several times throughout the Kite Runner he takes the blame for Amir. Hassan shows the loyalty between two best friends

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    You could read many books throughout your life and never notice how some books may compare to each other. The Lord of the Flies and The Kite Runner are both books that have an interesting plot and you can’t help but feel emotionally attached to both of these stories. The Lord of the Flies and The Kite Runner both experience emotional battles caused by bullying and physical wars that affect their homes but the content of their own battles are different. Both of these books have main characters that

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    Discuss the ways the actions of the major characters in the novel correlate to the punishments they receive and whether or not they are deserving of their fate. The presentation of good and evil in both ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khalid Hosseini and ‘Heart of Darkness’ by Joseph Conrad does not fulfill the traditional perceptions of morality. It can be argued that the actions of the characters are a mixture of both and not one character purely deserves their punishment. Whilst the innocent characters in

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    Relationships between people are often easily affected by background and religion no matter how lengthy and strong they are. The ways different people view connection are influenced by their culture‚ which leads into the damaging and destruction of the already exist relationships. Khaled Hosseini‚ in his book The Kite Runner‚ illustrates the struggles of relationships caused by cultural and religious reason through the stories of two young boys‚ Amir and Hassan. Ever since they were born‚ Hassan

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    Plot: - Amir‚ the protagonist‚ is an adult living in the United States and recalling on his childhood in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. He used to live in a fairly luxurious residence with his father‚ whom he called Baba‚ and their servants‚ Ali and Hassan. - Ali and Hassan were Hazaras‚ an ethnic minority‚ which means they do not have the same status as Amir and Baba. - Both Hassan and Amir have lost their mothers. They have only their fathers and each other. Amir’s mother died giving birth to him‚ and

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    Mahatma Gandhi once said‚ “Gentleness‚ self-sacrifice‚ and generosity are the exclusive possession of no race or religion.” This quote genuinely describes how anyone has the capability of sacrificing for others‚ no matter if an individual looks different from someone else. Sacrifice does not discriminate. When friends or family sacrifice for each other it shows that the priorities for loved ones come before one’s own selfish needs. It creates opportunities to help people when it is needed the most

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    Once Amir gets some answers concerning Baba’s transgression‚ he feels as if his whole life has been a cycle of disloyalty‚ even before he sold out Hassan. Be that as it may‚ having an essence of treachery himself does little towards recovering Amir. At the point when Assef very nearly murders Amir‚ he feels "mended‚" as if now that Assef has hurt him‚ he is recovered. He even tells Farid that in the room with Assef‚ he "got what he merited." In the end‚ Amir figures out that discipline is not what

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    `Of Mice and Men‚ and To Kill a Mockingbird; what do these novels have in common? Both show childlike innocence‚ and how it is annihilated in society by adults. However‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ author of The Kite Runner‚ thinks the exact opposite. His novel encompasses the topic of growing up‚ and how it is fueled by making and fixing mistakes that prompt mature decisions in the future. Throughout the novel‚ Khaled Hosseini depicts coming of age through the main character‚ Amir‚ a boy living in Afghanistan

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