Human beings are morally ambiguous people. We are neither purely evil nor purely good‚ but often a mix. And maybe that’s why many of us are attracted to literature works with morally ambiguous characters such as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner was set in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ proceeds to United States during the Soviet Union invasion‚ and then the setting goes back to Kabul when the Taliban rises in power. In this novel‚ Amir‚ to whom the whole story of the book is centered around
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a novel with a personal experience from the author of what people in Afghanistan had 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
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Symbolism Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner describes the effects of social levels when a boy betrays his friend in time of need. Amir is a Pashtun and Hassan is a Hazara. The social differences between the boys impact Amir’s actions when he encounters Hassan in a situation of sexual abuse‚ yet he chooses to run away instead of helping; a regret he carries over the years. The symbolism in this story provides a deeper insight on how Amir and Hassan’s friendship progressed over the years through kites
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Another group‚ known as Hazaras‚ are subservient to the Sunnis because they are Shi’a Muslims. Due to their opposing views‚ and distinct physical characteristics‚ Amir can’t openly acknowledge Hassan as his friend to the general public. Amir is caught playing with Hassan by his childhood bully‚ Assef. In their confrontation‚ Amir struggles to comprehend the stigma of the Hazaras. “He (Assef) sounded baffled... “How can you call him your friend?” “But
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Karim Zeidan The Kite Runner Theme Essay Khaled Hosseini’s kite runner has many themes that are significant. This book also has themes that are hidden to the reader‚ to find these themes the reader needs to think about the events that occur in the book. In this book redemption‚ discrimination‚ and violence play a big role in the events in this book. Redemption is one of the most important themes in the kite runner. Throughout the story‚ Amir is trying to redeem himself because of many events
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and his father are wealthy whereas Hassan and his father live in a hut in Amir’s backyard showing how Hassan’s people were usually poorer than those who were “pure” according to the Taliban. Lastly‚ because Amir’s father has money he is able to get a good education‚ but Hassan has no formal education due to his father’s financial status.It can be inferred throughout the book that Hazaras’
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Hosseini Khaled’s The kite Runner: Theme‚ Symbols‚ motifs‚ and Taliban Angela Ge Mr. Moore American Literature‚ 7th hour May 2nd‚ 2014 Angela Ge Mr. Moore American Literature‚ 7th hour May 2nd Hosseini Khaled’s The kite Runner: Theme‚ Symbols‚ motifs‚ and Taliban Khanled Hossini is an Afghan-born American novelist who is famous for his first novel‚ The Kite Runner. This novel was the No. 5 best seller in the New York Times‚ and was made to a movie in 2007. The Kite Runner expresses the
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a son‚ who looked Hazara. This act of adultery and even more with a Hazara would ruin Baba’s reputation. Baba also lives with the guilt of his actions and kept this information concealed to save his reputation. Baba’s guilt of having such an affair made him seek redemption for his ways. His guilt was his motivation for redemption and took this task by building an orphanage. He is even willing to risk his life for what he believes in. Yet his shame at having a child with a Hazara woman leads him to
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Betrayal lingers like a curse‚ haunting its way into consciousness‚ injecting its poison of despair and loneliness. The action of Betraying is mostly associated with hate. However‚ there are some exceptions. Betrayal is not always done by evil people neither it is necessarily a closed end to a strong relationship between individuals. In khaled Hosseini’s novel The kite Runner‚ it is illustrated through character and setting the situations where betrayers were put under hard situations which causes
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You could read many books throughout your life and never notice how some books may compare to each other. The Lord of the Flies and The Kite Runner are both books that have an interesting plot and you can’t help but feel emotionally attached to both of these stories. The Lord of the Flies and The Kite Runner both experience emotional battles caused by bullying and physical wars that affect their homes but the content of their own battles are different. Both of these books have main characters that
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