to his best companion Amir numerous times through bravery. An example of this is when Hassan promises Amir that he would return the blue kite from the tournament that he won except there is an obstacle in the way. Assef wants the kite that Hassan caught but Hassan would not give it to him saying‚ “Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his kite” (77). Hassan is severely punished by Assef for his bravery and he sacrifices much for Amir. In a similar situation
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This short chapter serves as a transition from the past into the near present — six months prior to the opening chapter of the novel. The mysterious phone call from Rahim Khan compels Amir to return to the Middle East after all these years. Many of the mysteries and suspense of the first chapter are now completely understood‚ yet not everything is clear. Readers who are not paying close attention might equate Chapter 14 with Chapter 1‚ not realizing that Chapter 1 actually takes place six months
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to go through to live a normal everyday life. The main focus of the story is on the two boys named Amir and Hassan who are both Afghan. To the Afghan society‚ Hassan is in a lower class than Amir and therefore Hassan is Amir’s servant. Amir is a Sunni Muslim and Hassan is a Shi’a Muslim. There is a major religious and ethnic difference between the two. Although their relationship is kind of sad‚ Amir and Hassan both become friends. The author‚ Khaled Hosseini‚ is from Afghanistan and is a member
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especially after the Soviet Union took control. In the book it states‚ “ I betrayed him‚ yet he rescued me” (105). This quote refers to when the character Amir had seen Hassan in trouble and didn’t do anything about it. A Hazara servant is very loyal and would do anything to help someone else in need or in trouble. This refers to Hassan. Amir on the other hand did not have any respect for someone of the opposite ethnicity during his early years and couldn’t help him even if it was life or death.“My
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THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP IN THE KITE RUNNER MOVIE DIRECTED BY MARC FOSTER: HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH A) Background of the Study The Kite Runner is a film of friendship that was directed by Marc Foster based on the novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini. This movie was released on December 2007 by Paramount Vontage with the duration 128 minutes. The Kite Runner released in Indonesia on February 2008 and was released on DVD on March 25‚ 2008. The Kite Runner
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very fragmented and disjointed as Amir Flits in and out of consciousness. This is reflected presented by the continued use of short sentences and paragraphs‚ the broken narrative could also show Amir’s detachment from reality. • Within the chapter we are also presented with dreams as a form of narrative. A prominent dream is the dream of the bear and Baba‚ this could represent Amir finally conquering his guilt‚ the bear‚ and however the dream ends without Amir killing the bear which could show he
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disloyal to someone‚ yet it is so much more than that. Betrayal can cause the greatest sadness in life. It can cripple a man’s heart and could be the cause of one’s death. Amir’s betrayal towards Hassan; Baba’s betrayal towards Amir‚ Hassan and Ali; Rahim Khan’s betrayal towards Amir when he told him to get Sohrab and send him to John and Betty Caldwell. All of them terrible betrayals‚ but in the end‚ the reason for each and every person’s weaknesses‚ but more importantly‚ their strengths. These are probably
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choice. And‚ every choice‚ good or bad‚ has a consequence. It is evident from Amir and Baba’s actions that decisions have both‚ positive and negative repercussions. The Kite Runner‚ a novel by Khaled Hosseini‚ portrays that every action has a reaction‚ and one’s actions can impact his destiny‚ and the destinies of others. In the novel‚ the protagonist Amir‚ makes many difficult decisions that have severe consequences. Amir chooses to flee when Assef starts to abuse Hassan. This action has a negative
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One of the primary symbols in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner are kites. What kites symbolize for the protagonist changes throughout the book and has multiple meanings at once. At the start of the novel kites symbolize good things for Amir‚ but it drastically changes after the winter of 1975‚ where the kite becomes a reminder of guilt and shame. In the concluding pages‚ the kite returns to a positive symbol. In Amir’s childhood the kite symbolizes a few things; it symbolizes some of the best times
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Plot – • In Kabul winter is the best time of year for the boys. The entire school close and the boys spend their time flying kites. • Baba takes Amir and Hassan to buy kites from the old blind man who makes the best kites in the city. • The highlight of the winter is the annual kite-fighting tournament‚ when the boys’ battle kites by covering the strings in broken glass. When the last kite is cut down‚ the boys called the kite runners chase the kite until it falls. • Hassan is the best kite
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