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    Motif In The Kite Runner‚ the lamb’s purpose is to show the sacrifice of an innocent being. The author used the motif of the lamb in the novel because lambs are often used for sacrifice and the novel brings up sacrifice in many different ways. At different points of the story‚ Amir compares Hassan and Sohrab to lambs ready to be slaughtered. During Assef’s attack on Hassan‚ Amir says ““Assef knelt behind hassan‚ put his hands on Hassan’s hips and lifted his bare buttocks. He kept one hand on Hassan’s

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    friendship is pure love‚ and it has no condition of any kind. In the first part of the novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini writes ­about how two young boys‚ Amir and Hassan grow up in the Afghanistan. Amir‚ who is the son of a Pashtun affluent (Vocab) businessman Baba‚ is always seeking Baba’s attention. Hassan is the son of Baba’s Hazara servant‚ Ali. In addition‚ Hassan is also the servant of Amir. They grow up‚ play‚ and get into trouble with each other. However‚ something terrible happens to

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    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 with his best friend and servant‚ Hassan. As a child‚ Amir makes bad decisions that end up hurting Hassan. The decisions he makes when he is more mature reflect Amir nearing completion

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    In the novel The Kite RunnerAmir who is the protagonist‚ in order to protect himself from consequences‚ he refuses to acknowledge the truth‚ such as the jealousy‚ father’s prejudice and the guilty. Firstly‚ throughout the whole novel‚ the story is always linked with the relationship between Amir and Hassan who is the servant of Amir. Hassan is a person who has brave and positive character‚ but Amir’s character stand on the opposite side of Hassan‚ which is cowardice. Amir shows the feeling

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    Amir is a person with darkness looming inside of him. Since he was a boy‚ he faced his darkness‚ his guilt‚ differently from when he was a boy compared to his adulthood. In Khaled Hosseini’s book‚ The Kite RunnerAmir at first glance does not seem to grow in character. He lived a privileged childhood‚ but did not take advantage of it because he was overcome by the anguish of his inner guilt of taking his mother’s life by being born. His guilt of taking his mother’s life was an excuse to abandon

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    The problem that we are solving is “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” We chose this to investigate “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” because we both play sports that require lots of running (Track and Field and Soccer.) Therefore‚ when running track outdoors the weather at the beginning of the meet may be colder‚ than the end when it’s most likely hotter. As well as a soccer tournament‚ you may play a tournament

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    Kite Runner Questions 1-3 1.The book doesn’t really give a detailed description of Amir but he is referred to as a Pashtun and pashtuns have dark hair and eyes and olive colored skin .In my opinion Amir is a coward and this is evident by the way he renounces Hassan as a friend and referrers to him as a mere servant because he fears what Assef would do to him if he was truly friends with Hassan ‚does nothing to help Hassan when he is raped and after that instance Amir is too afraid to face Hassan

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    In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ the attack of Hassan is a significant event as it is the beginning of Amir‚ the narrator’s search for redemption. The opening chapter of the novel starts with Amir who lives in Pakistan with his father‚ Baba‚ and his servant‚ Hassan. Amir starts by retelling his childhood memories‚ particularly‚ his regrets for not rescuing Hassan who is his friend and secretly his half brother during the attack from Assef. Through Hosseini’s clever use of circular

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    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 lives as long as they live. This is true because even though their friendship ends up deteriorating eventually and Amir moves to America‚ they still carry their memories

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    A brief Summary: In this last section‚ I explore the memories and the past themes through different personal works. I create an original poem‚ and talk about how I made it‚ choose a situation in "The Kite Runner" and gave my response to it‚ talk about some present day current events and the past about art The haunting memories– written by Tony Minh Walking down memory lane. To see a haunting memory that you cannot change. The haunting memories are taunting and wanting you to plunge into a deep

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