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    a child‚ protagonist Amir fails to save Hassan‚ what we come to know as Amir’s half brother‚ in an act of cowardice and afterwards suffers from an all-consuming guilt. Even after leaving the country‚ moving to America‚ marrying‚ and becoming a successful writer‚ he is unable to forget the incident so permeated in his mind. In the novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini uses the guilt and regret of the main character to show one of the prevalent themes‚ redemption‚ as Amir goes through horrendous

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    friends start making fun HassanAmir tells them to stop and they then start picking on Amir until Haasan threatens them 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

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    on genre will have raised a number of issues as to just what type of film ’The Kite Runner’ is. One of the genres that we mentioned was the political film. One aspect of the film has to do with terrorism and the consequences of terrorist acts. There is obviously a very timely link here between what we see happening in the film and the current ’war against terrorism’. At one point during the film we see Amir reading Hassan’s letter and hoping that: ’…one day his son will return to the

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    In Khaled Hasseini’s The Kite RunnerAmir runs from the rape of Hasen with the belief that this sacrifice of Hasen‚ will grant him Baba’s affection and respect. Amir in the alley way wants to take action‚ he wants to speak‚ but he “didn’t‚ I just watched‚ paralyzed”(78). He finds himself conflicted between “looking at the blue kite resting against the wall‚ close to the cast-iron stove; and the other‚ Hasen’s brown corduroy pants thrown on the heap of eroded bricks”(81). He see’s the vulnerability

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    How does Hosseini present the character of Amir in Chapters 1-9? The first nine chapters of the novel show us Amir as a boy growing up in Kabul with his very wealthy father and a friend who clearly adores him. However Amir also displays character traits which show him to be a very flawed character. He is very selfish and displays cowardice on regular occasions. He also appears to be incredibly insecure and he constantly seeks his father’s approval despite what it means for other aspects of his

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    understand it first. This is especially prevalent in The Kite Runner‚ a book about the struggles of a young Afghan boy as he grows in his changing homeland. An understanding of the caste system and the value of loyalty is essential in comprehending and enjoying The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. The caste system is one of the most important aspects of Afghan culture‚ causing knowledge of it to be crucial in appreciating The Kite Runner. The caste system is a social hierarchy where when someone

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    sign of Amir being as affectionate‚ sympathetic‚ loyal‚ and as attentive as Hassan is to him. The definition of a friend is described as “a person whom one knows and whom one has a bond of mutual affection”‚ Do Amir and Hassan fit the description of a friendship if they don’t share the same amount of affection towards each other? The answer is no‚ Amir and Hassan never shared the same amount of mutual affection. Amir and Hassan are not friends. Amir was constantly jealous of the aspects Hassan had

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    character‚ Amir. He is guilt-stricken regarding his decision to be idle while his best friend was violated protecting him. Hosseini depicts the evolution of a child who easily succumbed to base emotions to protect himself only into an adult who is willing to risk his life to pay back a debt. When faced with the prospect of his friend Hassan being raped‚ Amir simply stood quietly out of fear for his own safety. In doing so‚ he automatically values his life more than Hassan’s. His reactions to Hassan being

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    organization‚ firstly I’ll explain my topic about Amir and Hassan’s behavior towards their relationship. I’ll be explaining about their friendship and the separation of their last meet before the invasion in Afghanistan which plot everything that Hassan did to make Amir’s life better and simple. However‚ Amir didn’t get the chance to give Hassan back his favor from been guilty and of not helping Hassan from the raping part against their enemy Assef. Amir betrayed Hassan for many things that he suffered for years

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    College Prep English “The Kite Runner” Ashley Wheeler |Pg # |Notes from text: |Explanation: | | | | | |1-21 |“That was a long time ago‚ but it’s wrong what they say about |Foreshadowing and hinting at what might be explained later in | |

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