The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was 
Austin McLaughlin
Hour 1
English 12
Mr. Johnson
10 January 2015
The Kite Runner Essay
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was a very inspirational book. It showed people how the country used to be good until the Russians and the Taliban came in. Americans always thought Afghanistan was a bad country because of “Terrorists”, but before they came in the country was very peaceful. Hosseini wants the reader to know just how great Afghanistan used to be, how proud they are of customs and traditions, and the political turmoil after the Russians invaded Afghanistan and the Taliban took over for good.
As they say, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights (Article 1 UDHR). They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. In the Kite Runner there isn’t any form of “brotherhood”. As Amir once said “One day, in July 1973, I played another little trick on Hassan. I was reading to him, and suddenly I strayed from the written story (30). Hassan could not read, Amir mocked his intelligence and made him believe the stories he told him were real. They say all humans are born free and equal, is that really true? The soldier yelled out “You! The Hazara! Look at me when I’m talking to you!” (7). Hassan was a Hazara, and Hazara’s were frowned upon. They were nothing, as Assef once said “Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been, always will be. As Assef once asked Hassan “But before you sacrifice yourself for him, think about this would he do the same for you?” (Hosseini 79). Hassan couldn’t really answer that question, deep down he knew Amir wouldn’t have done something like that for him that was not true brotherhood. “We are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not this Flat-Nose here. His people pollute our homeland, out watan”. The Hazara’s were not subjected to have education; they were looked down upon and thought of as worthless human beings. They could not read, or write and it didn’t
Hour 1
English 12
Mr. Johnson
10 January 2015
The Kite Runner Essay
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini was a very inspirational book. It showed people how the country used to be good until the Russians and the Taliban came in. Americans always thought Afghanistan was a bad country because of “Terrorists”, but before they came in the country was very peaceful. Hosseini wants the reader to know just how great Afghanistan used to be, how proud they are of customs and traditions, and the political turmoil after the Russians invaded Afghanistan and the Taliban took over for good.
As they say, all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights (Article 1 UDHR). They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. In the Kite Runner there isn’t any form of “brotherhood”. As Amir once said “One day, in July 1973, I played another little trick on Hassan. I was reading to him, and suddenly I strayed from the written story (30). Hassan could not read, Amir mocked his intelligence and made him believe the stories he told him were real. They say all humans are born free and equal, is that really true? The soldier yelled out “You! The Hazara! Look at me when I’m talking to you!” (7). Hassan was a Hazara, and Hazara’s were frowned upon. They were nothing, as Assef once said “Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been, always will be. As Assef once asked Hassan “But before you sacrifice yourself for him, think about this would he do the same for you?” (Hosseini 79). Hassan couldn’t really answer that question, deep down he knew Amir wouldn’t have done something like that for him that was not true brotherhood. “We are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not this Flat-Nose here. His people pollute our homeland, out watan”. The Hazara’s were not subjected to have education; they were looked down upon and thought of as worthless human beings. They could not read, or write and it didn’t