district of Kabul‚ whose closest friend is Hassan‚ his father’s young Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events‚ from the fall of Afghanistan’s monarchy through the Soviet invasion‚ the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States‚ and the rise of the Taliban regime. Plot summary Part I Amir‚ a well-to-do Pashtun boy‚ and Hassan‚ a Hazara who is the son of Ali‚ Amir’s father’s servant‚ spend their days in the hitherto peaceful city of Kabul‚ kite fighting
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The Kite Runner Chapter 1 – 5 (PP 1 – 47) 1. The novel begins with a flash black to make the reader aware of what has happened in the narrators past and prepares them for the story that is about to be told. It tells us how he is caught up in his past‚ how the event that took place in 1975 made him who he is and how he see’s kites flying and is reminded of his friend Hassan‚ who he calls a kite runner. 2. Hassan is the son of Ali who is the servant for Baba. Hassan is a childhood associate of
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and the return of the human nature. The theme of this novel is about Amir’s sin and redemption (Fu 7) (Fu 8) (Lee 38) (Huang 82) (Huang 83). Amir’s sin is that‚ he sets Hassan up and indirectly causes Hassan’s death. Amir’s redemption is to go to Kabul to find Sohrab and adopt him. Another theme of this novel is the exposure of the human nature (Lee 149) (Fu 15) (Huang 83). Amir exposes the timidity and selfishness of the human nature‚ but because of the feeling of guilt‚ he chooses redemption and
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globalization London: Zed Books Ltd Chinn‚ M Daechsel‚ M (2005) ‘Misplaced Ekistics: Islamabad and the politics of urban development in Pakistan.’ South Asian History and Culture 4 (1)‚ 87-106. Djallalzada‚ Q (2004) Planning the Future Development of Kabul (http://www.kunstgeschichte.uni-muenchen.de/forschung/publikationen/pdf_publ/schadl_dev_of_kabul.pdf#page=19) [06.02.13] Echanove‚ M Inkles‚ A (2009) ‘Becoming Modern: Individual change in six developing countries‚ Ethos 3 (2) pp. 323-342 Kumar‚ A
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The short story “Under the Rice Moon” written by Rhiannon Puck‚ tells the story of a captive swallow and his journey. This tale is driven by moral values that every person can relate to. The key message seem’s to be honesty‚ empathy‚ and love. The beginning of this little birds adventure begins with broken promises. Honesty is where you give some one your word. The people promised the little bird that they would take care of the bird. Instead of doing that‚ they lied to the bird. The bird
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with heavy gold stones and jewels in his loving memory. one day a swallow(a little bird)came over the town n sat down the prince’s statue.the swallow was tired so he thought of taking a nap but suddenly a drop of tear from the eyes of prince woke him up n he became upset to see that and asked the prince "why are you crying?"‚"what has happened?".the prince said"i wanted to help the poor but i couldn’t because now i am dead" .the swallow was then asked to stay there for a longer period of time and as
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think it covers the cost of what he has done. Hassan’s unwavering qualities of loyalty‚ courage and friendship towards Amir define himself as a true hero and friend. From their childhood activities in Kabul‚ their friendship is symbolized by the tree carving “Amir and Hassan‚ The Sultans of Kabul” and their kite fighting abilities. Even though Assef describes him as a ‘pet’ and tells him that‚ “Would he Amir do the same for you?” and in response Hassan asserts a positive response that Amir is his
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the two boys enjoyed very much‚ whereas when the Taliban took over Afghanistan‚ kite flying was banned. This could represent the more unpleasant times when the relationship between Amir and Hassan was destroyed and when there was little freedom in Kabul. Kites also symbolise the brotherhood and friendship between the two of them‚ particularly when they are building their kites together- ‘We saved our weekly allowance in the fall’. It makes it easy for the reader to see and understand the innocence
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fighting and kite running‚ have multiple layers of symbolism and importance in the novel. In the novel‚ kites are the one thing that the main character‚ Amir‚ keeps going back to. For Amir‚ kites stopped being a child’s toy during his childhood in Kabul. To Amir‚ kites represent so much more for him. They represent the relationship that he has‚ or tries to have‚ with his father Baba. They represent the chance to finally have his father’s love and attention‚ but more importantly his father’s acceptance
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Khanh Tran ESL 101 Mrs. Gibson 05/11/13 Challenges of life In life‚ everyone has a individual dream. If people want to achieve their goals‚ they have to surpass some particular obstacle on the way to their dream. The important point is not the end goal‚ but all the experiential lessons that are overcome on the way. We call that life. In the Breadwinner‚ written by Deborah Ellis‚ this story tells the reader about one little girl and her family’s struggles fighting against the Taliban
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