Question: Write about a sad event and its effect on the characters in the novel that you have read. Give evidence to support your answer. Answer The novel that I have studied is Catch Us If You Can by Catherine MacPhail. This novel is about a young boy named Rory who lived alone with his grandfather. When Rory and Granda were separated due to a fire‚ Rory made a decision to run away with Granda so that they could be together. One of the sad event in this novel is when a fire broke out at the
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‘The kite runner shows that it is better to confront our mistakes than attempt to leave them behind.’ Do you agree with this interpretation of the text? In Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner‚ Amir the protagonist and narrator of the novel spends his life guilt ridden over his central mistake of abandoning his childhood friend Hassan when he is beaten and raped by the evil Assef. Amir is a 38yr old living in America with his wife Soroya‚ he is immediately revealed to be a deeply scared prisoner
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The past is never over. Discuss the ways in which this idea is explored by Khaled Hosseini in his novel The Kite Runner. In the world-renowned novel The Kite Runner‚ Khaled Hosseini uses many techniques that are extremely effective in powerfully reminding the reader that the past is never over for the main character‚ Amir. Perhaps the most effective technique that Hosseini uses is first person narrative perspective‚ as it allows the reader to feel as if they have experientially understood his
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Khaled Hosseini the writer of The Kite Runner‚ was born and raised in Afghanistan‚ and always had a passion for writing. His fond memories before the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and his friendship with a Hazara‚ who lived with his family as a child‚ inspired the writing of the Kite Runner. This book is about forgiveness and redemption. Hosseini was also able to write this book with so much detail because he was raised there and knows first hand what growing up in Afghanistan was like. To begin
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Universal Theme The Fragility of Father-Son Relationships “Children aren’t coloring books. You don’t get to fill them with your favorite colors” (Hosseini 21). Rahim Khan said to Baba when he talks about Amir lacking manly qualities; he explains to Baba that he shouldn’t force a child to be like them. All fathers’ parenting style is different from a mothers’ parenting style when it comes to a male child. What a male child need the most is his fathers’ guidance most especially if the child’s
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Reading Questions for The Kite Runner Chapters 1-5 1. The novel begins with a flashback. What do you think is its purpose? What do you learn about the narrator? 2. Fill in the table below analyzing each character. Defend your analysis with text references. Describe the character physically. How do others feel about this character? Describe the character’s actions toward others. Important quotes by/about this character Amir Hassan
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Through sickness and through health‚ ‘till death do us part” In light of modern day‚ what is marriage? What does it mean? The Collins English Dictionary states under the heading of marriage: ‘The contract made by a man and a woman to live as husband and wife’. So‚ according to the dictionary marriage is supposed to be a relationship that joins a man and a woman together via a contract. A little farfetched‚ do you not think? By getting married you are just not signing a contract to get a spouse‚ but rather
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ENG4U Role of Fathers in The Novel A bond so cherished and sought after‚ may not always be one of love‚ but one filled with pain and longing. The relationship between a father and a son helps prepare a boy to understand right from wrong. Khaled Hosseini in‚ The Kite Runner‚ uses the complex emotional bond between fathers and sons to demonstrate the necessity of an empathetic fatherly figure. The relationships that clearly demonstrate this need for a fatherly figure are between Baba and Amir‚ Hassan
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anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot. Hassan’s father‚ Ali‚ used to catch us and get mad‚ or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. He would wag his finger and wave us down from the tree. He would take the mirror and tell us what his mother had told him‚ that the devil shone mirrors too‚ shone them to distract Muslims during prayer. "And he laughs while he does it‚" he always added‚ scowling at his son. "Yes‚ Father‚" Hassan would mumble‚ looking down at his feet. But he
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The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner‚” revolves around a crucial theme of sin and redemption. In Hosseini’s novel‚ redemption is significant because sin is so persistent. Amir opens the story by telling us not about how exactly he sinned‚ but about sin’s strength. Throughout the novel‚ the theme of Sin and Redemption is evident throughout the actions of the main characters‚ Baba and Amir as they sin and plead for redemption. Throughout the novel‚ the protagonist‚ Amir weighs each
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