The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is a novel that follows the maturation of Amir, a male from Afghanistan who needs to find his way in the world as he realises that his own belief system is not that of his dominant culture. It is the story of both fathers and sons; and friends and brothers. Through this journey of Amir’s, Khaled Hosseini’s depicts right and wrong and the nature of evil. The relationship between Amir and his ‘best friend’ Hassan was saddening. Not only is Hassan Amir’s best friend
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the class and gender problems not only in Afghanistan but also in America, but mostly class problems. Amir and Hassan always played with each other even though Hassan was a Hazara and Amir is a Pashtun. It didn’t matter to Amir until they grew up a bit and he had people point it out. As especially when Assef told him, “How can you talk to him, play with him, let him touch you?” (Hosseini, 44). Amir starts to question his relationship with Hassan. He is scared to stand up to Assef because he doesn’t
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redemption. Redemption is the act of saying or being saved from sin, error or evil, which the main character Amir seems to need the most. Amir lives with the guilt he has built up over the years because of one incident from his childhood. Amir's fathers words still echo through his head "A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up to anything." –pg. 24 Although Amir destroyed the lives of many people, and he has had more than one opportunity to redeem himself of his guilt
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social standing and material worth. Finally, Amir consistently battles with an internal conflict and guilt after betraying Hassan despite living a privileged and financially-comfortable life. The religious segregation of the Afghan people creates a classist social setting which shapes the lifestyle and expectations of those within it. One of the most evident cases of division based on social class in the novel is the difference in roles between Amir and his childhood friend Hassan. Due to the
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friend to Amir. Hassan’s loyalty to Amir is made known early in the novel in one of Amir’s flashbacks. The two sit up in a tree, causing mischief, when Ali comes to reprimand them. Amir recalls “[Hassan] never told on me. Never told that the mirror, like shooting walnuts at the neighbor’s dog, was always my idea” (4). This flashback tells us a lot about the boys’ relationship. First and foremost, we see that Hassan’s loyalty goes to the extent of protecting and refusing to tell on Amir, a foreshadow
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Afghanistan. 2. To what country do Amir and his father first seek for safety from Afghanistan? They head to Pakistan for safety. 3. What country has a presence in Afghanistan as Amir and his father leave? Russian soldiers are in Afghanistan during this time. 4. At the first checkpoint Amir's father stands up and confronts the Russian soldiers, putting himself in danger. Why? One of the Russian soldiers wants to rape an Afghan woman on the bus. 5. Where do Amir and his father wait with the others
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following chapters deal with its aftershock. Many of the tensions have been building till now, the way Amir abuses Hassan’s loyalty, his desperation to please his father and the question of whether he can stand up for what right; all come together in the events of this chapter. Finally, in this chapter, the readers are faced with the much anticipated events of the “winter of 1975” that scar Amir for the rest of his life. Hosseini’s use of structure therefore, is particularly effective in teasing
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Runner, several characters demonstrate profound bravery. In their course to redemption, the characters find that to obtain their redemption, they will need to overcome challenges. In these situations, the characters profess instantly actions of bravery. Amir, the protagonist,travels on a long, painful journey to find atonement for his childhood sins which lead to his acts of bravery. Baba, Amir’s father, works on redeeming his preceding sins by giving a helping hand to people in his life. These actions
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333 Soraya, unlike Amir, came forward and confessed about her sinful past to Amir and says to Amir, ‘I’d rather you hear it from me’(Hosseini 164). Soraya is well aware that at some point Amir will ask about her rumored past in their marriage, but yet she managed to muster up enough courage to tell him. Unlike Amir, her “secret was out”(Hosseini 165) and it took her a shorter amount of time to confess compared to Amir. Moreover, Soraya was more optimistic and resilient than Amir when they had difficulty
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wealthy, automatically enlisting them higher up in the social class hierarchy. Individuals who are in the upper class have more privileges and power. Hamlet from William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, and Amir, from The Kite Runner, both were privileged to be born in the highest class. Hamlet and Amir, both developed relationships that diminish the social barriers among different classes. They also betray individuals that have lower in class than they are, but deeply regret their actions. Lastly, despite
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