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    The Kite Runner The novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini follows the life of the afghan man‚ Amir‚ and his struggles with his past life in Kabul. In the beginning of the book‚ Amir‚ although smart and kind at heart‚ is mentally taken over by his want of acceptance by his father‚ and in turn‚ takes it out on his best friend and more than loyal servant Hassan. On multiple occasions Amir is found making life for Hassan hard‚ whether it be through deception or through selfishness. Overall‚ when

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    Danil Kukovitskiy The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini can be seen as a great book but at the same time one that is too simple and easy. In discussions of The Kite Runner‚ one controversial issue has been the inner levels of the novel. On one hand‚ many people believe that the novel is filled with numerous themes that are deep and make one think about the human experience and will leave you thinking long after you finish reading it. On the other hand‚ there are also many literary critics

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    The Kite Runner‚ a story of an unexpected friendship between a wealthy boy and his servant‚ is written by Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini was born on March 4‚ 1965‚ in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. At the age of 11‚ his family was relocated to Paris by the Foreign Ministry. By 1980‚ Hosseini’s family was granted permission to move back to Afghanistan‚ however because of the invasion of the Soviet army and a communist coup‚ they never returned to their hometown. Instead they immigrated to San Diego‚ USA‚ where Hosseini

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    they introduce themes and symbols which makes the novel more significant‚ as small things such as the kite in “The Kite Runner”‚ by Khaled Hosseini‚ have a greater meaning in the novel and represent themes. In “The Kite Runner”‚ I noticed three symbols: The cleft lip‚ the kite‚ and the lamb. Hassan’s cleft lip is one of his most representative features as a child‚ and is one of the features Amir refers to most describing him; “A Chinese doll... and the cleft lip‚ just left of mid-line”‚ this shows

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    countries all over the world‚ including Canada. People still get discriminated in our society today for the way they look‚ talk and their religious views. Discrimination is shown in The Kite Runner ‚written by Khaled Hosseini and The Chrysalids ‚written by John Wyndham. Hassan‚ one of the main characters of The Kite Runner is treated like an animal for the way he looks and his religious views. In The Chrysalids‚ the main character David Storm is considered a “mutant” for being able to communicate with

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    The story opens in pre-Taliban Kabul‚ Afghanistan. The protagonist‚ Amir‚ is recalling events from his childhood. He lived a lavish life with his father‚ Baba‚ and their servant‚ Ali and his son Hassan. Hassan and Amir grew up together and were almost like brothers‚ however Ali and Hassan belonged to the religious minority group‚ the Shias‚ and Baba and Amir‚ Sunni Muslims‚ superior. The different religious sects made it difficult for the boys to be real friends‚ despite their many character similarities

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    his friends start making fun Hassan‚ Amir 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

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    The social and cultural contextual issues presented in Kite Runner include the significance of clothing‚ women‚ and facial features. As seen in Kite Runner‚ women were allowed to dress more freely until the Taliban gained rule of Afghanistan. Initially‚ women were allowed to interact with males and dress in colorful clothing of their choice. Their clothing accurately represented the traditional clothing of Afghanistan known for its vibrant colors. With the Taliban’s regime‚ women were required to

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    The Kite Runner is a number one New York Times best seller. It is an emotional story that shows‚ you should never give up on friendship. The Kite Runner takes you on a poignant journey within the novel and film. There are few similarities but many differences between the novel and film. The similarity that stands out most between the novel and film is‚ the film follows the novel so well. The beginning and ending of the novel and film are very similar. That being said‚ the audience and readers are

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    understand a main theme or issue. In the "Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini the ’fragile relationships between fathers and sons’ is a significant idea. Throughout the text the author relies on a few key incidents to reveal the theme to the reader. An important incident at the start of the novel reveals Amirs selfishness as he expresses his want to have his father all to himself. "…I lied and said Hassan was sick. I wanted Baba (father) all to myself". Amir does not want his socially inferior servant

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