Social Concerns in the Novel "The Kite Runner"
In the novel The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini, there are plenty of examples that prove this to be correct, walking
through the life as an upper or lower class citizen, dealing with tough situations.
As upper class citizens, it is much easier to receive a proper education due to the
fact that it isn’t necessary for one to get an occupation to help support their family
because no additional support is needed. Since upper class citizens can have the luxury of
being able to read and write, they are more likely to become successful, for example,
Amir, a young boy who is born into the wealth of his father, Baba, talks about how he is
using his education to excel in language arts, “In school, we used to play a game called
Sherjangi, or “Battle of the Poems.” The Farsi teacher moderated it and it went something
like this: You recited a verse from a poem and your opponent had sixty seconds to reply
with a verse that began with the same letter that ended with yours. Everyone in my class
wanted me on their team, because by the time I was eleven, I could recite dozens of
verses…One time, I took on the whole class and won” (17). This example shows how
Amir has the advantage over most kids, who aren’t as fortunate to receive an education
and is able to excel by becoming one of the most prominent students in poetry of his
class. It also shows that Amir has a good chance of being a success by using this
education to advance him for when he’s older. Rahim Khan, Baba’s best friend, also
notices that Amir is becoming more knowledgeable in language arts when he reads
Amir’s first story, “I enjoyed your story very much. Mashallah, God as granted you a
special talent. It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his
God-given talents is a donkey. You have written your story with sound grammar and
interesting style. But the most impressive thing about your story is that it
by Khaled Hosseini, there are plenty of examples that prove this to be correct, walking
through the life as an upper or lower class citizen, dealing with tough situations.
As upper class citizens, it is much easier to receive a proper education due to the
fact that it isn’t necessary for one to get an occupation to help support their family
because no additional support is needed. Since upper class citizens can have the luxury of
being able to read and write, they are more likely to become successful, for example,
Amir, a young boy who is born into the wealth of his father, Baba, talks about how he is
using his education to excel in language arts, “In school, we used to play a game called
Sherjangi, or “Battle of the Poems.” The Farsi teacher moderated it and it went something
like this: You recited a verse from a poem and your opponent had sixty seconds to reply
with a verse that began with the same letter that ended with yours. Everyone in my class
wanted me on their team, because by the time I was eleven, I could recite dozens of
verses…One time, I took on the whole class and won” (17). This example shows how
Amir has the advantage over most kids, who aren’t as fortunate to receive an education
and is able to excel by becoming one of the most prominent students in poetry of his
class. It also shows that Amir has a good chance of being a success by using this
education to advance him for when he’s older. Rahim Khan, Baba’s best friend, also
notices that Amir is becoming more knowledgeable in language arts when he reads
Amir’s first story, “I enjoyed your story very much. Mashallah, God as granted you a
special talent. It is now your duty to hone that talent, because a person who wastes his
God-given talents is a donkey. You have written your story with sound grammar and
interesting style. But the most impressive thing about your story is that it