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    and Amir left from Kabul to Jalalabad and into a foreign country‚ America‚ in hope of a better future. In Afghanistan they were the aristocratic class and in America they became the working class. The following ethnic groups represented in Kite Runner are Afghans‚ Pakistan’s‚ Arabs‚ Palestinian‚ Iranians‚ Russians‚ and Germans. The major ethnic groups represented are the Afghans’ divided into two major groups‚ the Hazara’s and the Pashtuns‚ and the Pakistanis. The Hazara’s are outsiders according

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    In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the central character‚ Amir‚ narrates his personal journey from childhood to present-day adulthood. As a child‚ Amir is a member of a privileged Kabul upper class‚ until the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in 1978. Throughout the text‚ Amir experiences events that both cause his powerful and conflicting emotions and reveal his flaws and sins. It is his honest and heartfelt response to his wrongdoing that draws a positive connection from the reader. Although his sins

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    The experiences of young children often shape their personalities and preferences later in life. In The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir’s childhood affinity for American movies exposed him to a different culture than the one that surrounded him in Kabul and to a new kind of hero. As a child‚ the action-packed movies were mere entertainment‚ but they ingrained new ideas in his mind. The portrayal of the deeply flawed‚ yet ultimately good‚ protagonists in classic Western movies laid the foundation

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    for Redemption Amir feels responsible for the death of his mother‚ who died during child birth‚ at the beginning of the novel we see Amir desperately trying to redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier in this novel Baba said a boy

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    Throughout the novel The Kite Runner‚ the ideas of betrayal and redemption are brought up various times. These factors help readers understand and study the different relationships these characters have with one another. The father-son relationship that Amir and Baba had was different than the ideal relationship people would see in today’s society. Readers learn how Amir always felt envious towards Baba’s appearance and wanted to find a way to please him. When living in America‚ Baba and Amir create

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    Today a group very similar to the Taliban‚ ISIS is the group that is feared. They occupy mainly Iraq and Syria‚ and their doctrine is an interpretation of sharia law. Like the Taliban in the kite runner‚ ISIS is also a military group that controls people through fear and death‚ believing this to be the word of God. The Afghans that fled to America remind me of the Syria refugees of today‚ just like in the novel they are trying to escape a war stricken

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    In the beginning of the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ the main character experiences the struggles with the impact of guilt and regret. He faces the consequences of a decision he made as a twelve-year-old for the greater part of his life. Therefore‚ he must search for his path to redemption for the rest of the novel. In the beginning of the book‚ he was definitely a coward. He was not able to stand up for his best friend because he was scared of getting hurt. Even though Amir’s made a horrible decision

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    TMuhammad A. Khan English (A). Period (5). The Kite Runner Character Analysis. 1) Amir: Born in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ Amir was the son of a wealthy social worker. He was brought up with the son of his servant‚ and perhaps his only best friend‚ Hassan. Amir had a rocky relation with his father. At times‚ it seemed as his father loved him but those moments didn’t lasted forever. He thinks Baba (his father) wishes Amir were more like him‚ and that Baba holds him responsible for killing his mother

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    “Forgive me if you wish. But‚ most important‚ forgive yourself‚” Rahim Khan wrote to Amir. (Hosseini‚ 2003‚ p 302). Throughout The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Amir‚ the main character‚ made some bad and selfish decisions that some might think are unforgivable. However‚ as Amir grew older‚ he demonstrated not only bravery and courage‚ but alsoredemption of forgiveness for his past. Amir is worthy of forgiveness because of the letters from both Rahim Khan and Hassan‚ constantly fighting for Sohrab

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    The food we eat must be satisfying however the food Hassan makes must be over the top. The Kadam family has their own story with food but then a hefty twist comes and it all changes. Hassan is a young man living with his whole family in France. Hassan alongside his family traveled over to France from India. He had countless obstacles in India like his family restaurant scorching with fire in India‚ then his mother dying in the restaurant that was on fire. It seems like he didn’t give up. Hassan

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