ENGLISH LITERATURE COMMENTARY THE KITE RUNNER The paragraph shows the moment of epiphany as it is the moment where Amir realizes that Hassan know that Amir had hide behind the alley when the incident happened. Amir discovers Hassan’s love for him is endless and accepts his flaws despite after everything that has happened shows in the phrase “led to another understanding: Hassan knew”. Hassan proves that his love for Amir is so great that he forgives Amir and willing to cover up for Amir once
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Hassan is a Hazaras in a lower population. Throughout the novel‚ Amir found his mother’s old history book and found chapters about the Harazas are the blames and enemies to the Pashtuns. “The book said that my people had killed the Hazaras‚ driven them from their lands‚ burned their homes‚ and sold their homes‚ and sold their women. The book said part of the reason Pashtuns had oppressed the Hazaras was that Pashtuns were Sunni Muslims‚ while Hazaras were Shi’a. The book said a lot of things I didn’t
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involving religion‚ for instance‚ occurs when Amir‚ who is still a child‚ tells Baba that the mullah at school called drinking alcohol a sin as Baba pours a glass of whiskey. Immediately‚ the scene establishes a contrast between Baba and the mullah. Baba calls the mullah and men like him bearded idiots and explains to Amir that theft‚ in its many variations‚ is the only true sin. Baba obviously does not respect the beliefs of the mullah‚ yet he still has his own moral code. Amir consequently grows up with
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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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Being the focus of the story‚ Amir is incontrovertibly the protagonist of this film. Not only was this illustrated by the details of his emotional activities‚ his appearance in almost every scene in the movie also justified his role as the protagonist. Amir was a boy born from a wealthy and highly regarded family in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. His mother passed away giving birth to him‚ and Amir inferred to this and his cowardice as to why Baba‚ his father‚ developed displeasure at his presence. Soon‚ the
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hiding. Where before you could fins street vendors and restaurants‚ now there are only dusty roads‚ abandoned buildings‚ and beggars. The number of beggars and orphaned children increased after the wars. The change in this geographical sense changed the way of life of the Afghanis because now they were homeless because their houses were taken over by “guest” as the referred to the Taliban. They were left without jobs‚ ways of growing crops and providing for their families. The war left women and children
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and refused to fulfill my obligations to the injured party or parties by taking them to the nearest hospital … I swear by almighty god that I make this statement under no duress and under instruction from no one” (Adiga
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"I lifted Hassan’s mattress an planted my new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under it. I waited another thirty minutes‚ Then I knocked on Baba’s door and told what I hoped to be the last in a long line of shameful lies." (116) "I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide who I was going to be. I could step into that alley‚ stand up for Hassan‚ and accept whatever would happen to me. Or I could run. I ran." (77) "It was suprising how well we got alongin these
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Amir’s friendship. "One summer day‚ I used one of Ali’s 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
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In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ the main protagonists‚ Amir foils the qualities‚ behavior‚ and ideas of Hassan. Hassan’s contrasting characteristics to Amir highlight the main characters strengths and weaknesses. By contrasting and comparing the behavior‚ ideas and acts of Amir and Hassan the meaning of the novel are enhanced. To begin‚ Amir and Hassan have different social status’s that contribute to the contrasting characteristics of them. While Amir is sheltered‚ protected and spoiled
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