In the beginning of The Kite Runner‚ Amir is living in Afghanistan‚ I would define him as a selfish boy who only cares about his reputation and his own life. He has difficulties with finding himself and doing what is known to be right because of him and his family’s past. Amir comes of very selfish and only cares about things which involve him. He tends to make wrong decisions because of his father‚ Baba’s influence. Baba seems to be disappointed by Amir’s lack of athletic ability‚ which causes a
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Betrayal is one of the very prominent themes in the novel The Kite Runner‚ by Khaled Hosseini. Both Baba and Amir chose to betray the people close to them‚ which resulted in major ramifications for themselves and the people around them. Hassan‚ on the other hand‚ chose to remain loyal‚ no matter the situation or what someone was threatening upon him‚ which resulted in major consequences for him‚ but allowed the reader to understand that he was kind‚ caring‚ and loyal to those he cared about. All
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Kite Runner Chapter 5 & 6 1. Describe what happened to Amir and Hassan on their way to go and play by the tree. Assef and his two friends‚ Wali and Kamal first threw a rock and hit Hassan in the back of the head. Amir was instantly scared since Assef and his two friends are the neighborhood bullies. Assef calls the boys fags and starts calling Hassan racial slurs and flat-nose. Amir is excluded from most of the abuse because Baba is his father. Hassan moves slightly behind Amir as if
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In the Kite Runner and Persepolis parent/child relationships were a great running theme. The environment that their parents raised them in was prevalent in shaping Amir and Marji. Throughout The Kite Runner‚ Amir and Baba’s relationship grows and changes and Amir realizes they are not too different after all. In Persepolis‚ Marji’s relationship with her parents is tense but also filled with love at a time when their country is going through so much. Throughout Persepolis‚ Marji often feels the need
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Fighting kites demonstrate the internal and external struggles of Amir. Personal disappointment cuts deep into Amir’s conscious after the initial celebration of the retrieval of the blue kite. He is unable to view the kite without the accompanying feeling of guilt. Rather than being the origin of fatherly respect Amir desires‚ the kite becomes a concrete symbol of his cowardly decision. As a result‚ Amir’s memories are now tainted with remorse. As mentioned earlier‚ Hassan’s face is that “of Afghanistan”
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When Amir says "it"‚ he is referring to the act of watching Hassan get raped. "It" is a curse for Amir‚ because even though Amir was somewhat powerless when he witnessed Hassan’s rape‚ he didn’t try to stop this horrific event from happening. Amir‚ though he was not the perpetrator of the crime‚ feels that because he did not even try to prevent the grievous harm that would come of Hassan‚ because he did not take any chances which could have kept this event from happening‚ he is partly responsible
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In this passage‚ Baba gives Hassan a birthday gift‚ which is a hired-surgeon to fix Hassan’s cleft lip. We can see in this passage that Amir is obviously jealous that Hassan gets more affection to Baba. This is ironic because Amir is Hassan’s friend and he should be happy for him. Amir thinks that Hassan steals Baba’s attention. Jealousy is an underlying cause of the problems Amir has with his friendship with Hassan. Amir is also jealous of the unwavering loyalty and strong personality that Hassan
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more pain on himself‚ was strong enough for him to commit one last sin and remove Hassan from his life‚ by slipping his new watch under Hassan’s mattress and‚ by claiming that Hassan stolen it‚ he got Ali and Hassan both removed from his house. This shows Amir’s greed. When Rahim Khan calls Amir to Pakistan and eventually Afghanistan‚ even though Amir knows that it would be dangerous to go there‚ he realizes he has to make right the wrongs of the past‚ he agrees to risk his life to go on a path
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The Power of All In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ one’s socioeconomic status in Afghanistan determines the amount of power each person possesses‚ which affects the way that they are treated or viewed by others in a higher status. This can inflict serious discriminatory on the people of a lower class. Kabul is a prosperous city filled with many people of different backgrounds and ethnic groups‚ which can make a huge impact on the relationship between everyone. Amir and Hassan’s
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such as money‚ however‚ in reality the guilt remains with the wrongdoings they have committed and people cannot let go of their guilt. A person’s past cannot be erased‚ and the mistakes cannot be undone however through constant charitable acts there can be a different way to reach redemption. In the book‚ The Kite Runner‚ the protagonist‚ Amir‚ struggles with his guilt throughout the novel as he tries to get rid of his sins but has trouble forgetting past actions. Several good deeds can redeem for
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