Different Aspects of Afghan Culture in the Kite Runner
How does Hosseini portray different aspects of Afghan Culture in chapters 1-6?
Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices, syntax features and different feelings and attitudes to portray different aspects of afghan culture. Different characters seem to have different views towards cultures, such as Assef and the Hazara’s and Baba’s views of Muslim tradition and the Mullah Fatiullah Khan, with Hosseini using literary devices such as Foreshadowing to portray these views. Amir believes in a lot of Afghans culture and the religious traditions he gets taught, however Hosseini also shows he doesn’t believe in some traditions, such as the Buzkashi tournament. The theme of social statuses is very clear throughout the chapters, and includes massive contrasts in Afghan culture between Amir and Hassan. Moreover, different themes he uses to represent Afghan culture include kite flying, loyalty, courage, honour, low statuses of women in society and hierarchy.
There are a lot of references to Afghanistan’s traditional cultures of people and Assefs portrays his views of negativity towards Hazaras, stating his opinions on Hitler in “a great leader. A man with vision.” The simple sentences show he has an idolizing persona for him, and believes the new president should follow his plan on getting rid of the Hazaras, portrayed in “Now I have a vision and I’m going to share it with our new president” The abstract noun “Vision” reveals his strong negativity towards Hazaras, and the repetition of the abstract noun emphasises his seriousness even more, in “That’s my vision”. Assef also portrays his agreeing with the Taliban, shown in the short simple sentence “Too late for hitler, But not for us” This could also foreshadow what happens later in the book, as Assef actually becomes involved with the Taliban.
The different afghan cultures are further portrayed in the social statuses of Amir and Hassan, and the description used to portray their households. Amir’s house is described
Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices, syntax features and different feelings and attitudes to portray different aspects of afghan culture. Different characters seem to have different views towards cultures, such as Assef and the Hazara’s and Baba’s views of Muslim tradition and the Mullah Fatiullah Khan, with Hosseini using literary devices such as Foreshadowing to portray these views. Amir believes in a lot of Afghans culture and the religious traditions he gets taught, however Hosseini also shows he doesn’t believe in some traditions, such as the Buzkashi tournament. The theme of social statuses is very clear throughout the chapters, and includes massive contrasts in Afghan culture between Amir and Hassan. Moreover, different themes he uses to represent Afghan culture include kite flying, loyalty, courage, honour, low statuses of women in society and hierarchy.
There are a lot of references to Afghanistan’s traditional cultures of people and Assefs portrays his views of negativity towards Hazaras, stating his opinions on Hitler in “a great leader. A man with vision.” The simple sentences show he has an idolizing persona for him, and believes the new president should follow his plan on getting rid of the Hazaras, portrayed in “Now I have a vision and I’m going to share it with our new president” The abstract noun “Vision” reveals his strong negativity towards Hazaras, and the repetition of the abstract noun emphasises his seriousness even more, in “That’s my vision”. Assef also portrays his agreeing with the Taliban, shown in the short simple sentence “Too late for hitler, But not for us” This could also foreshadow what happens later in the book, as Assef actually becomes involved with the Taliban.
The different afghan cultures are further portrayed in the social statuses of Amir and Hassan, and the description used to portray their households. Amir’s house is described