Quote: “Standing in the kitchen with the receiver‚ I knew it wasn’t just Rahim Kahn on the line. It was my past of unatoned sins.” (Hassan‚ 1) Response: This quote foreshadows to the reader what the book is going to be about. The reader can assume that the book will be about the narrators past life. Once I read farther into the book and saw what the narrator (Amir) was referring to I realized that there was going to be a theme of redemption throughout the novel. Rahim Khan calling him was the beginning
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and seemingly he was very happy and successful child. In fact‚ he was constantly chasing something he could never get‚ and later on he became a victim of his own memories‚ which haunted him in his adulthood. “Kite Runner” begins “I became what I am today at the age of twelve”. This quote is very significant for understanding the whole novel and Amir’s behavior. As we learn from the book‚ Amir and his servant Hassan were living together. Hassan is loyal and loves his master Amir‚ but on the other
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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 1. Amir is a Pashtun and Hassan is a Hazara. Pashtun ’s are some of the richest people in Afghanistan. The Pastuns have always been the upper class and the Hazaras belonged to the much lower class. They often worked for richer Afghanis‚ trying to get by on a meager living. The two remain on different levels primarily due to religion. The Pashtun ’s are Sunni Muslims‚ while the Hazara ’s are Shi ’a Muslims. The Sunni Muslims are
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them… shot her too…” Page # 231 2) Rahim Khan sends Amir to Kabul * “I want you to go to Kabul. I want you to bring Sohrab here.” page # 232 3) Amir meets old begger. * “Thankyou‚ thankyou so much! And I meant it. Now I knew my mother had liked almond cake with oney and hot tea that she’d once used the word ‘profoundly’ that she’d fretted about her happiness. I had just learned more about my mother from this old man on the street than I ever did from Baba.” Page # 263 Characters
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(Hosseini 92) this quote is important because Amir knowing the way he feel inside it hurts him to see Hassan face to face Amir wanting Hassan to hit him so that it relieve stress off of him Amir thinks he deserves punishment‚ and they can go back to how they use to be . Amir did not redeem himself because the guilt he had‚ wanting Hassan to hit it wasn’t going to make a difference because at the end of the day Amir watched Hassan get rapped. 2nd Body Paragraph After Amir won the kite runner tournament
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The Kite Runner Essay = 100 points DUE in class: Tuesday‚ April 26th [pic][pic][pic] Assignment: Write a five paragraph formal literary essay on a topic of your choosing to appropriately address The Kite Runner. *Remember: • an essay centers around a strong thesis statement (an opinion regarding a specific topic and at least three main developmental points to support your claim) – if you do not make an argument and you relay unoriginal information that I am
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FRIENDSHIP QUOTE Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph) Quote #1 Sometimes‚ up in those trees‚ I talked Hassan into firing walnuts with his slingshot at the neighbor’s one-eyed German shepherd. Hassan never wanted to‚ but if I asked‚ really asked‚ he wouldn’t deny me. Hassan never denied me anything. And he was deadly with his slingshot. Hassan’s father‚ Ali‚ used to catch us and get mad‚ or as mad as someone as gentle as Ali could ever get. He would wag his finger and wave us down
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The Kite Runner The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossenini is his first novel that debuted in 2003. This novel has been on the New York Times best seller list for two years as well as being published in over 40 different languages in over 48 countries so more can enjoy. It was also turned into a film which was nominated for best motion picture as well as best foreign language film at the Golden Globe Awards. The Kite Runner tells the story of a young man; Amir who shares his experience‚
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the decisions that we make. When our mistakes cause others to suffer‚ we tend to feel guilty and resent ourselves. Our conscious constantly aggravates us until we act to redeem ourselves and set right. This is proven in Khaled Hosseini’s book The Kite Runner‚ Roger Allers’ movie Lion King and Chester Bennington’s song What I’ve Done. Disappointment leads people into quitting themselves and others‚ but later the recognition of their faults guides them to take hold of their responsibilities and see them
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“There is a way to be good again”. This quote is one of the remarkable quotes of this book. It is used in the beginning of the novel to make it more interesting. The choice of using this quote was very smart‚ since it explains a lot of the plots just in one sentence. This was said by Rahim Khan who is very close to Amir. He is a person Amir respects very much and he is the one who tells Amir about his dad and Hassan being his step brother. This quote brings out the feeling of guilt Amir was feeling
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