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    Essay Plan: The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini How does Hosseini present Hassan and his attitudes? As: INNOCENT‚ strong‚ willing‚ brotherly‚ friendly‚ correct‚ WELL BEHAVED‚ intelligent‚ understanding‚ MORAL‚ a father’s dream‚ better than Amir‚ tarnished‚ imperfect‚ literal‚ gentle‚ LOYAL‚ the opposite of Amir How: figurative language "like a chinese doll" page 3 motif of Kites "his life of unrequited loyalty drifting from him like the winblown kites he used to chase" kite chasing days are

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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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    Are there people in your life that have similar characteristics with the characters in the book‚ The Kite Runner? Sometimes when you read a book‚ you like it because either you find yourself in one of the characters or you find similar people in your life from that book. The Kite Runner has rich and multipronged characters in it. Especially‚ the relationship between specific characters has taught me a lot of things. In the book‚ the readers see that there are many characters with many different

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    Afghanistan‚ thoughts of war‚ danger‚ and suffering might arise. Through reading The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ one can look at another side of Afghanistan. The real Afghan culture shows pride in tradition‚ heritage‚ and custom. Afghan culture is unique to each individual‚ since religion plays a large role in the culture‚ but people have different understandings of the same religion. The Kite Runner shows Afghan culture is full of pride in tradition‚ and although Islam plays a large

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    The United States should be involved in the affairs of other countries because what we do for other countries‚ we get back in return. In The Kite Runner‚ the Taliban take over Afghanistan and ruled most of it including its capital‚ Kabul. Since no one could stop the Taliban‚ many devastating things occurred. “I saw a dead body near the restaurant. There had been a hanging. A young man dangled from the end of the rope tied to a beam‚ his face puffy and blue‚ the clothes he’d worn on the last day of

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    had to find a way to deal with the guilt? This same universal theme of sin and redemption is one of many themes touched upon in the novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. This novel was both relatable and enlightening. Its use of literary elements‚ complex character development‚ and interesting plot made it a very quick and enjoyable read. The Kite Runner possesses all of the criteria needed to be considered a classic. It will no doubt have “lasting power”‚ and will be found on the shelves of

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    James Cyr AP Lit Kite Runner Rough Draft In Khaled Hosseini’s best-selling novel The Kite Runner‚ two boys‚ Hassan and Amir‚ have a friendship that is not as typical as most children’s. Although they do carve into a tree that they are the "sultans of Kabul"‚ their friendship is weak and one sided. These boys grew up in Kabul‚ and although their childhood friendship may have seemed like something out of a book‚ complete with pomegranate trees and story telling‚ it was dark and emotionally wearing

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    In Khaled Hosseini’s book‚ The Kite Runner‚ the author brings the reader on a journey where we are introduced to two young boys‚ Amir and Hassan. It is a story about their friendship and the choices they make while growing up in Kabul. Although‚ Amir and Hassan are raised in the same household‚ and are fed from same breast‚ they grow up in different realities: Amir is a Pashtun and the son of a rich and noble man‚ Hassan is a Hazara and Amir’s servant‚ whose father also served for Amir’s father.

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    Set during the rough times of the Taliban’s reign of terror in Afghanistan and Afghanistan’s war with Russia‚ Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner takes us through the agonizing journey t main character Amir makes as he struggles to gain redemption from his past sins‚ as well as gain the acceptance of his father‚ Baba. Hosseini shows us the death of a child’s innocence when Amir horrifically witnesses his best friend‚ Hassan‚ getting raped and does nothing to stop it because society’s social rankings

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    Unlike how The Kite Runner begins‚ “I became what I am today at the age of twelve” (Hosseini‚ pg.1). Amir became what he is today through Baba’s upbringing and his surroundings. Baba influenced Amir in positive and negative ways. Rich surroundings made Amir feel superior. But in America‚ he was poor and forced to work hard for a better life. Lastly‚ Amir’s character was greatly influenced by his move to America. Baba’s upbringing influences Amir both negatively and positively. For example‚ Amir

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