The story opens in pre-Taliban Kabul‚ Afghanistan. The protagonist‚ Amir‚ is recalling events from his childhood. He lived a lavish life with his father‚ Baba‚ and their servant‚ Ali and his son Hassan. Hassan and Amir grew up together and were almost like brothers‚ however Ali and Hassan belonged to the religious minority group‚ the Shias‚ and Baba and Amir‚ Sunni Muslims‚ superior. The different religious sects made it difficult for the boys to be real friends‚ despite their many character similarities
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The theme of betrayal is prominent through the lies told by Baba and Amir and through Amir’s disloyalty to Hassan. When Amir is a child his father states‚ "There is only one sin‚ only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft…" (17). Baba’s quote reveals that much of what happens in the novel would be considered sin. While Baba stressed that there was nothing worse than a thief‚ he himself robbed Hassan and Amir of the truth about their relation. Baba lied to them both their
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Throughout the novel The Kite Runner‚ the ideas of betrayal and redemption are brought up various times. These factors help readers understand and study the different relationships these characters have with one another. The father-son relationship that Amir and Baba had was different than the ideal relationship people would see in today’s society. Readers learn how Amir always felt envious towards Baba’s appearance and wanted to find a way to please him. When living in America‚ Baba and Amir create
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Betrayal is Everywhere Betrayal‚ almost everyone has betrayed someone‚ no matter if they were a friend or foe. In the Kite Runner‚ Amir betrays Hassan‚ his betrayal is the one the book focuses on the most. Although‚ he is not the only one who betrays someone. Throughout the whole novel there is betrayal and some inspire a few actions‚ a couple reckless‚ in the characters. Hassan is one of the very few people who never betrayed anyone. Betrayal is everywhere‚ but other stick with loyalty‚ Hassan was
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In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ the author writes about a privileged boy who continuously tries to be seen by his father. His past has contained‚ years of his father‚ Baba‚ trying to make him into a strong‚ athletic boy. However‚ Amir was the exact opposite of his father. “I wasn’t like that.” (Hosseini p.21) This quote was Baba expressing angrily to his friend Rahim Khan about Amir being weak‚ shy‚ unathletic and for taking an interest in writing . Amir is aware of how his father
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Hassan’s innocence only added to the terror that Amir witnessed. A vengeful‚ young Nazi supporter was forcing himself upon a defenseless Hazara boy. Although Amir had spent his entire childhood with Hassan‚ he could not bring himself to intervene. As Amir shamefully ran away‚ he realized the difference between Hassan and himself. Hassan was an unconditional and full-hearted human being. Amir could not say the same for himself after abandoning Hassan when he needed him the most. After all‚ Hassan
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Zoe and I have chosen to read the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This is a historical fiction novel that takes place in Kabul‚ Afghanistan and is told in the perspective of a wealthy Pashtun boy named Amir. So far‚ a prominent element of this book is the complicated relationship between the Amir and his robust father. Amir goes into great depth describing his father‚ Baba‚ who is a highly respected‚ accomplished‚ and admirable man. Amir desires approval from his father and looks up to him
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a book about a boy named Amir who lives in Afghanistan. Amir witnesses his servant‚ Hassan‚ get raped‚ for sticking up for Amir but does nothing‚ and does not tell Baba. A few months later Hassan and his father‚ Ali‚ move away because of what happened to Hassan. Years later war breaks out and Amir and Baba move to America‚ where Amir gets married and becomes an author‚ but Baba dies from cancer. Amir goes back to Afghanistan to visit a friend‚ and finds out Hassan
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Analyse how a section of the written text showed purposeful development of a theme. The section which showed a purposeful development of the theme of loyalty and betrayal in the text The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini‚ was the event of Hassan’s rape. This event of Hassan’s rape from Assef is the most important part of the book when thinking about Amir’s character because it is this event that is the catalyst for the way in which he treated Hassan afterwards through the thoughts that
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High School of Art & Design Elijah louisma PD.2 1/15/13 The Kite Runner In Khaled Hosseini’s “ The Kite Runner’’ one of the characters Rahiem Khan says to Amir “There is a way to be good again. Amir knows he has to go to Pakistan to see Rahiem Khan. During first few
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