with his slingshot. When Hassan got the surgery so he could smile normally he stopped smiling. Amir wants to tell Assef that he really doesn’t consider Hassan a friend. Chapters 6-9 They have gashes on their fingers because they were out flying kites and strings were cutting them. Tar is string. Amir is jealous of Hassan because Baba always talks about Hassan and he receives more attention. When he says “my life as a ghost” he means he is tired of his father thinking of him as just a bookworm.
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narration was passed back to Amir. 2. Plot • Introduction – The childhood memories of when Amir and Hassan were still boys‚ living in Kabul. • Rising action – The raping scene of Hassan by Assef and his lackeys that was witnessed by Amir after the kite flying competition. • Climax – When Rahim Khan calls and requests Amir to visit him in Pakistan which resurfaced Amir’s buried past. • Falling action – Sohrab cutting himself‚ trying to commit suicide when he believes Amir would betray him and go
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FULL TITLE • The Kite Runner AUTHOR • Khaled Hosseini TYPE OF WORK • Novel GENRE • Bildungsroman; Redemption story LANGUAGE • English TIME AND PLACE WRITTEN • Los Angeles‚ CA; 2001 - 2003 DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION • May 2003 PUBLISHER • Riverhead Books NARRATOR • The Kite Runner is narrated by Amir four days after the final events of his decades-long story. POINT OF VIEW • The narrator speaks in the first person‚ primarily describing events that occurred months and years ago. The narrator
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The thematic research of The Kite Runner: The everlasting love and the courageous life Outline 一. The introduction: 二. The thematic research: 1. Class Consciousness‚ Redempetion and Forgiveness: 2. The relationship between Amir and his father: 3. The Relationship between Amir and Hassan: Hassan as a scape goat 三. The symbols: 1. The Kite 2. The Harelip 四. The conclusion: 一. Introduction: Living in a war-trodden area‚ the life will spark just for love . For
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KITE RUNNER Discussion Questions 1. The novel begins with Amir’s memory of peering down an alley‚ looking for Hassan who is kite running for him. As Amir peers into the alley‚ he witnesses a tragedy. The novel ends with Amir kite running for Hassan’s son‚ Sohrab‚ as he begins a new life with Amir in America. Why do you think the author chooses to frame the novel with these scenes? Refer to the following passage: "Afghans like to say: Life goes on‚ unmindful of beginning‚ end...crisis or catharsis
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The Kite Runner Essay on Literary Value Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner relies too heavily on coincidence; consequently‚ surrealism masks the novel. Though the novel portrays the cruelty of the Taliban and poverty in Afghanistan‚ Hosseini’s reliance on coincidence lessens its literary value as the novel descends into ridiculous and unrealistic plot twists. As critic Edward Hower notes‚ such plot twists are “better suited to a folk tale than a modern novel.” Hosseini thickly foreshadows
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Forgiveness is a necessary part of human existence‚ although it is rarely easy to give‚ and sometimes hardest to give to ourselves. The Kite Runner illustrates humanity’s tendency‚ and even willingness‚ to dwell on past mistakes. The opening sentence sets this theme with "I became what I am today at the age of twelve‚" as Amir unapologetically relates how he believes one action at that young age defined his entire life. However‚ as the novel progresses‚ the reader comes to the conclusion that it
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REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST – CHAPTERS 10-25 Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim’s job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir’s father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers‚ putting himself in
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born – stole Ali’s honor. With that in mind‚ Baba’s bit of advice to Amir contains a good deal of self-loathing. Amir said this quote when explaining the rules of the kite tournament and how similar it was to the Afghans. The afghans cherish customs but they regard the rules‚ like the tournament. They don’t have rules‚ just fly your kite‚ and cut your opponents. The significance is to simply draw a line between what is cherished and the rules. At this point Baba and
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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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