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    and lacked proper educations‚ but their devotion to saving the country from the madness it was trapped in was enough to get the masses to follow them. In the three years that followed emergence‚ their numbers went from less than a hundred‚ to thousands. By 1996 they had the

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    Baba was willing to die for a total strangers for he was a very courageous man and was not backing down. A quote by baba in chapter 10” tell him that I’ll take a thousand of his bullets before I let this indecency take place”. However‚ in the movie Amir was still a child when all of the scenes happened‚ whereas integer book he was 18‚and in the movie the Russian soldier was it high and drunk as he was in the book

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    “Mistakes are part of life‚ everyone makes them‚ everyone regrets them. But‚ some learn from them and some end up making them again. It’s up to you to decide if you’ll use your mistakes to your advantage” -Meredith Sapp The Positive and Negative Effects of guilt Guilt is known as an evil feeling‚ one may try to cover up the past‚ but in the end this feeling is what drives humans to compensate for evil deeds and give back to the world. In this book “the Kite Runner” by Khaled

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    The Kite Runner How does Hosseini suggest that individuals can atone for evil things they have done in their past? Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is an emotionally charged novel that focuses‚ exposes and interweaves the themes of dreams‚ individual desire‚ betrayal‚ guilt‚ personal growth and atonement. Set in Afghanistan and America‚ Hosseini follows the centre protagonist‚ Amir‚ through a journey to seek redemption and atonement for a misdemeanour committed in the past. Hosseini explores

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    Khaled Hosseini’s "The Kite Runner" is a touching tale about one’s struggles through hard times. Although the author does not specifically relate to the reasons of Hassan’s loyalty‚ the text explores how the incident of the alleyway has brought out the best as well as the worst in human nature. The unconscionable horrors that follow might dehumanize the victim‚ erode their faith to mankind irrevocably‚ however‚ Hassan never sinks to such levels but rather transcends from this and shows the full degree

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    heat of the moment‚ Amir cowardly does nothing‚ and runs away from the scene. Amir immediately recognizes what he has done‚ and that he should have chanced everything to help his dear friend knowing he would have done the same for him. "For you‚ a thousand times over.” This quote from the novel displays Hassan’s true loyalty and admiration for Amir. Hassan would have sacrificed his life in a second to help his beloved friend. He loved Amir with all his heart. Sadly‚ Amir’s feelings of guilt grow drastically

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    During one’s life‚ they will be faced with situations that can influence the people surrounding them. The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini a novel based on the life of Amir‚ the son of a well-off Pashtun. Amir spends the majority of his life trying to please‚ and receive affection from his father‚ Baba. Amir and Baba had two Hazara servants; Hassan‚ and Ali‚ Hassan’s father. Hassan and Amir have been friends since birth despite their different social classes. Hassan has always gained the affection

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    The Kite Runner Analysis The expression "riddled with guilt" is a good way to describe the main character’s life‚ Amir‚ in the book The Kite Runner‚ written by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner is a story about an Afghan boy‚ Amir‚ who has many hardships throughout his life as he grows from a boy living in war-torn Afghanistan‚ to a successful writer living in America. Amir experiences many events that caused him to carry a great amount of guilt throughout his life. So much guilt that it even

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    Themes in The Kite Runner “For you a thousand times over.” In Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” Afghanistan is portrayed in a flashback of this family’s life. Baba and his son Amir lives in Kabul with their servants Hassan and Ali. Being that Hassan and Amir grew up together they have a very strong bond that is unbreakable under any circumstance or obstacles. In “The Kite Runner” there are three themes in the book‚ love‚ loyalty and guilt. First theme being love in “The Kite Runner”‚Baba had

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    symbolizes the disappearance of Amir’s cowardice‚ because he can finally fight like Hassan‚ his harelipped brother. Many years after Amir rescues Sohrab from Afghanistan‚ he runs a kite for Sohrab‚ wanting to gain his trust by saying “for you‚ a thousand times over”(391)‚ a sentence Hassan always says to him. At this moment‚ the loyalty and friendship shown by the sentence has transferred from Hassan to Amir‚ symbolizes Amir finally wins back Hassan’s friendship‚ and passes it onto Sohrab. Therefore

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