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    “A Chance to be Good Again.” Khaled Hosseini introduces his haunted narrator‚ Amir‚ by immediately revealing the root of all of his problems. Amir opens the novel by stating‚ “I became what I am today at the age of twelve‚ on a frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975. I remember the precise moment‚ crouching behind a crumbling wall‚ peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. That was a long time ago‚ but it’s wrong what they say about the past… about how you can bury it. Because the past claws

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    to head to pakistan‚ trying to act as a father figure for sohrab and then paying tribute to a fallen brother. Moreover yes on the other hand Amir did digress at some points such as when he wanted no part in communicating with Hassan or even thinking about him. Starting of with when Amirs past began to collide with his current life

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    In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ showed the struggle with guilt that ruined Amir along with his childhood‚ but also showed he still could have the potential to make the right choice and turn his life around. Amir from a little boy was always suffering of guilt‚ of what he had not done to save Hassan. Amir had never been able to forgive himself until he started taking steps towards redemption. Amir faced the struggles to accept what he had done and the guilt that tortures him inside

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    not inhabited this mentality is the Afghan culture. This is very evident in the novel The Kite Runner by Kahled Hosseini and the film Osama directed by Siddiq Barmak. This novel and film have many things in common that one can see is prominent‚ for example‚ the way the Taliban rules and treats the Afghanistan citizens‚ the inequality between men and women‚ and the way the character Amir form The kite Runner and Osama from the film Osama‚ live their lives and what they carry with them emotionally

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    In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ the main protagonists‚ Amir foils the qualities‚ behavior‚ and ideas of Hassan. Hassan’s contrasting characteristics to Amir highlight the main characters strengths and weaknesses. By contrasting and comparing the behavior‚ ideas and acts of Amir and Hassan the meaning of the novel are enhanced. To begin‚ Amir and Hassan have different social status’s that contribute to the contrasting characteristics of them. While Amir is sheltered‚ protected and spoiled

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    passage‚ Baba gives Hassan a birthday gift‚ which is a hired-surgeon to fix Hassan’s cleft lip. We can see in this passage that Amir is obviously jealous that Hassan gets more affection to Baba. This is ironic because Amir is Hassan’s friend and he should be happy for him. Amir thinks that Hassan steals Baba’s attention. Jealousy is an underlying cause of the problems Amir has with his friendship with Hassan. Amir is also jealous of the unwavering loyalty and strong personality that Hassan has. Years later

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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossenini deals primarily with the theme of guilt and redemption and subtly approaches the correlations between religion and violence through these main themes. The novel centers on the relationship between the narrator Amir and his friend/servant Hassan and Amir’s guilt when he witnesses an act of violence done to Hassan that he fails to intervene in. This personal conflict ties into the narrator’s experiences with religion as he attempts to redeem himself. Through this

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    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 a stronger

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    redemption is seen in the movie‚ The Kite Runner‚ which takes place in the late 70s in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. Director Marc Forster tells the story of a friendship between Amir and Hassan‚ two young boys growing up in Kabul. Although‚ they are raised in the same household and shared the same wet nurse‚ Amir and Hassan grew up in different worlds: Amir is the son of a prominent and wealthy man‚ while Hassan is the son of Amir’s father’s Hazara servant. As a protagonist‚ Amir has many complexes and struggles

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    Amir and Soraya found out they couldn’t have children. Without a child they feel disconnected towards each other. I think Amir should tell Soraya because he can finally get it off his chest. Chapters 15-20 Amir and Rahim Khan are in Pakistan. Amir says that the reason cliches exist is because they are true. He uses the cliche about the “an elephant in the room” because doesn’t want to talk about what happened to Hassan. Hassan was living in a small village. Ali father is dead. Hassan is married

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