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    In everyone’s lives‚ there comes a time when a person must make a choice. And‚ every choice‚ good or bad‚ has a consequence. It is evident from Amir and Baba’s actions that decisions have both‚ positive and negative repercussions. The Kite Runner‚ a novel by Khaled Hosseini‚ portrays that every action has a reaction‚ and one’s actions can impact his destiny‚ and the destinies of others. In the novel‚ the protagonist Amir‚ makes many difficult decisions that have severe consequences. Amir chooses

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    conflicts. Other examples of protagonist include Napoleon‚ in the story Animal Farm; Goodman Brown‚ in the short story “Young Goodman Brown”. These characters are the ones who create the plot in their stories. Example – The protagonist in the book Kite Runner is Amir. Amir is the main character in the story and most of the time the main character in every conflict. “I ran because I was a coward”

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    The Kite Runner Chapter 1 – 5 (PP 1 – 47) 1. The novel begins with a flash black to make the reader aware of what has happened in the narrators past and prepares them for the story that is about to be told. It tells us how he is caught up in his past‚ how the event that took place in 1975 made him who he is and how he see’s kites flying and is reminded of his friend Hassan‚ who he calls a kite runner. 2. Hassan is the son of Ali who is the servant for Baba. Hassan is a childhood associate of

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    Kathleen Period 5 May 22‚ 2013 The Kite Runner: Forgiveness In order to heal from traumatic experiences‚ individuals must forgive others by risking emotional courage‚ because a relationship is often broken in trauma‚ which leads to an individual’s loss of someone close to them. Baba portrays forgiveness when he forgives Hassan for stealing Amir’s money and watch even though Hassan didn’t actually steal it. Baba is unaware that Amir was only framing Hassan for stealing his money and watch

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    seem big‚ but it shows the audience the change that Tsotsi has gone through‚ the purity in his heart‚ and shows that he wants to be a better person. Brotherhood‚ the relationship between brothers or close group of friends. In capitalize  the Kite Runner for fuck sakes‚ underline the titles‚ the major example of brotherhood is the relationship between Hassan and Amir. Throughout the book‚ there are events that show off this brotherhood. When Ali and Hassan decide to leave‚ Baba‚ a man who is seen

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    Windows to the Soul Throughout the novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini gives the reader a clear insight into the character of Hassan. One instance in which Hosseini does this in the description of Hassan’s eyes‚ “eyes that looked‚ depending on the light‚ gold‚ green‚ even sapphire” (3). Each color represents Hassan in a different way‚ gold for wealth (Parker)‚ green for his Islamic faith (Fauzan) and rebirth‚ and blue - sapphire is a shade of deep blue - for trust and loyalty (Parker). The color

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    Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner‚” revolves around a central theme of sin and redemption. The main characters in the novel have sinned and everyone in one way or another is seeking for redemption. The novel starts by Amir foretelling us about ultimate sin in that winter of 1975 when Hassan gets raped and he chooses to do nothing. And he tells us he carried that guilt even in America‚ “... Looking back now‚ I realized I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years .”

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    Guilt In The Kite Runner

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    Guilt is a driving force in the actions of many people. Amir‚ the main character in the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini has quite a few dark memories of his past that he greatly regrets. There are many important forces in his life driving him to fix the wrong choices he made when he was younger. As the novel progresses‚ the reader learns that no matter how many mistakes someone makes‚ there is always a way to redeem themselves‚ and true honor comes from love. Through the selfish choices

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    A bond so cherished and sought after‚ may not always be one of love‚ but one filled with pain and longing. The relationship between a father and a son helps prepare a boy to understand right from wrong. Khaled Hosseini in‚ The Kite Runner‚ uses the complex emotional bond between fathers and sons to demonstrate the necessity of an empathetic fatherly figure. The relationships that clearly demonstrate this need for a fatherly figure are between Baba and Amir‚ Hassan and Sohrab‚ and Amir and Sohrab

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    Eastern country provides a contrast to the contemporary headlines about Afghanistan primarily being home to terrorist cells. The Kite Runner paints a realistic portrait of a country about which most readers probably know very little and enables readers to separate the people of a country from its leaders (the Taliban) and/or groups (terrorists) associated with it. The Kite Runner is a coming-of-age novel about finding one’s place in a world of turmoil and transition. It explores the difficulties of developing

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