REVIEW FOR UNIT TEST – CHAPTERS 10-25 Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim’s job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir’s father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers‚ putting himself in
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The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is a bildungsroman following the relationship of two characters‚ Amir and Hassan. In addition to the development of Amir and Hassan’s relationship‚ the book also touches on the racial tensions between the Pashtun and the Hazara as well as the political evolution that Afghanistan undergoes. It is a story that highlights the regrets that Amir lives through as he leaves his home‚ country and closest friend. The most controversial aspect of the book is that
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Through the use of parallel events along with themes‚ such as the journey towards adulthood and the search for redemption‚ Khaled Hosseini portrays a guilty Amir in search of redeeming himself and paints a story of "friendship‚ fathers‚ sons‚ betrayal‚ tribute and redemption" ("Novels which explore the struggle for modern identity"). Throughout the novel there are many parallel events that show Amir’s quest to redeem himself‚ from his desire for acceptance in Baba’s eyes to his guilt about Hassan’s
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In a novel‚ I believe what matters most are the ideas‚ because 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
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born – stole Ali’s honor. With that in mind‚ Baba’s bit of advice to Amir contains a good deal of self-loathing. Amir said this quote when explaining the rules of the kite tournament and how similar it was to the Afghans. The afghans cherish customs but they regard the rules‚ like the tournament. They don’t have rules‚ just fly your kite‚ and cut your opponents. The significance is to simply draw a line between what is cherished and the rules. At this point Baba and
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The problem that we are solving is “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” We chose this to investigate “How does the temperature outside affect the speed and heart rate of the runner?” because we both play sports that require lots of running (Track and Field and Soccer.) Therefore‚ when running track outdoors the weather at the beginning of the meet may be colder‚ than the end when it’s most likely hotter. As well as a soccer tournament‚ you may play a tournament
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Lauryn Renford World Literature (H) Redemption in The Kite Runner Based in Kabul‚ The Kite Runner leads us through the extensive journey of the main character Amir working towards fulfillment and redemption for his past sins. The journey starts during Amir’s childhood: Amir’s father‚ Baba was never accepting of Amir. The journey continues when Amir witnesses Hassan‚ his half brother be raped and does nothing to stop it because he yearns for his father’s affection. The betrayal Amir emitted was later
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Eastern country provides a contrast to the contemporary headlines about Afghanistan primarily being home to terrorist cells. The Kite Runner paints a realistic portrait of a country about which most readers probably know very little and enables readers to separate the people of a country from its leaders (the Taliban) and/or groups (terrorists) associated with it. The Kite Runner is a coming-of-age novel about finding one’s place in a world of turmoil and transition. It explores the difficulties of developing
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In the novel The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ the characters Hassan‚ Amir and Sohrab fill important roles throughout the story. Hassan fills the role of tragedy within the novel because of the multiple unfortunate events which occur toward him in the novel. As a child Hassan is bullied for being a Hazara and is then raped for the same reason. Hassan is betrayed by his best friend when Amir watches him get raped but does nothing to stop it‚ and lastly Hassan is killed as a young adult
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knowledge.” 1 Probably the most globally known group in the world today is the Taliban‚ a group consisting of Students of Islamic Knowledge Movement‚ which governed Afghanistan from 1996 until it was overthrown in late 2001.2 In the novel‚ The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ the Taliban’s role and impact on Afghanistan and its citizens has been portrayed very well. The Taliban have depicted their impact on Afghanistan
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