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    was Assaf. Assaf was mixed has an Afghan father and German mother. Assaf would bully the whole neighborhood he would walk like a “Khan”. Like he would not care about anything. Whatever he said it was like a law. For the teenager in the neighborhood. Amir and Hassan were walking together‚ and they say Assaf. They were trying to go the other way by ignoring him. But Assaf approaches with his friends to bully Hassan. Assaf hated Hazera people‚ and he insulted him and said bad stuff to him in public. Meanwhile

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    January 5‚ 2015    From Remorse to Restitution          Amir has been struggling with his betrayal of Hassan since he was twelve years old. In the  winter of 1975‚ Amir turned and ran whilst Hassan was raped in an alleyway. Amir knew what  he should have done‚ but instead chose to act on his fear. Amir does not attempt to redeem  himself for many years‚ however he does eventually atone for his actions that winter. In the  subsequent 26 years‚ Amir displays guilt‚ repentance‚ and finally‚ atonement. He does this by 

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    In the story The Kite Runner‚ based on his personality traits and actions towards Amir baba is the victim. He is very pressuring‚ unsympathetic and hypocritical towards his son Amir‚ and his actions cause Amir to make horrible decisions. Throughout the story Amir is pressured to be like Baba when he was a kid. The problem arises that he is not athletic like Baba was and would rather read and write. Baba doesn’t understand how Amir could be this way and doesn’t approve of his interests. In this scene

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    The Kite Runner Essay

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    a child‚ protagonist Amir fails to save Hassan‚ what we come to know as Amir’s half brother‚ in an act of cowardice and afterwards suffers from an all-consuming guilt. Even after leaving the country‚ moving to America‚ marrying‚ and becoming a successful writer‚ he is unable to forget the incident so permeated in his mind. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini uses the guilt and regret of the main character to show one of the prevalent themes‚ redemption‚ as Amir goes through horrendous

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    February 26‚ 2013 9C Language A Word count: 843 Essay title: In Amir‚ has Hosseini created a character that we can look to for moral guidance? In the book‚ The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini was able to put us‚ the readers in Amir’s shoes as he takes us through his journey of self-discovery and his seemingly endless fight for redemption. In a way‚ it seems that Hosseini is portraying Amir as a character that we should look up to for moral guidance. The development and changes

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    The structure of this novel is centered around one character‚ Amir. He is guilt-stricken regarding his decision to be idle while his best friend was violated protecting him. Hosseini depicts the evolution of a child who easily succumbed to base emotions to protect himself only into an adult who is willing to risk his life to pay back a debt. When faced with the prospect of his friend Hassan being raped‚ Amir simply stood quietly out of fear for his own safety. In doing so‚ he automatically

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    main character‚ Amir‚ starts off in America as Amir‚ who is as that moment an adult‚ as he recollects his life after receiving a letter from his friend‚ Rahim Khan‚ pleading for Amir to return to Pakistan. Amir tells the tale of growing up alongside his best friend/servant named Hassan who he later found out to be his half brother. Hassan is a Hazara whereas Amir is a Pashtun. At first‚ this is a difference unseen by AMir‚ but as the novel progresses and so does their lives‚ Amir become to realize

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     The Kite Runner Drama Assignment Improve of Chapter 15  Characters Amir – Michelle Marsha Rahim – Teresa Hassan – Renee (The Driver) Soraya – Sandra

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    Amir and Baba’s father and son relationship is difficult and painful because Baba’s high standards leave Amir deprived of acceptance and affection. Baba expects his son to grow to be a masculine‚ courageous‚ and independent young man‚ just as he himself had been. However‚ as Amir strays from Baba’s perception of a bold young man and starts to take great interest in reading books‚ poems‚ and writing just like his mother‚ he rejects Amir. In consequence‚ Amir desires and longs for Baba’s acceptance

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    To what extent is the novel‚ ‘The Kite Runner’ a story of redemption? In the novel‚ ‘The Kite Runner’‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ is a story of a twelve year old Afghan boy‚ Amir seeking acceptance and approval from his father by entering a kite-fighting tournament along with his servant and friend‚ Hassan‚ the tragedy on that fateful day that tears the two boys apart forever. The Russian invasion forces amir and his father to flee to America where amir realizes that one day he will have to return

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