good again.I looked up at those twin kites.I thought about Hasaan.Thought about Baba.Ali.Kabul.I thought of the life I had lived until the winter of 1975 came along and changed everything.And made me what I am today. Two When we were children,Hassan and I used to climb the poplar trees in the driveway of my father’s house and annoy our neighbor by reflecting sunlight into their homes with a shard of mirror.We would sit across
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learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realise I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years. 2. Foreshadowing is also used at the beginning of Chapter Seven when Hassan tells Amir about the dream he had that night. “it was warm and sunny, and the late was clear like a mirror. But no one was swimming because they said a monster had come to the lake. It was swimming at the bottom, waiting.”…He poured me a cup and
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around Amir’s life and all that he had to go through, but no matter what Amir had going on he always had either Baba or Rahim Khan or both of them there for him. Both Baba and Rahim cared greatly for Amir and Hassan, no matter what the circumstance. As I read the book I witnessed Amir and Hassan growing up. Going through more struggles then any person, let alone child, should ever have to. But no matter how bad things got both of the boys had Baba and Rahim there looking out for them. Baba is the
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best friend Hassan as a young child. Amir didn’t tell anyone and he didn’t stand up to the boys who attacked his friend. He wants Hassan to speak up, or to be punished for not helping stand up to Assef and his friends. Unfortunately for Amir, his friend will always be loyal to him and will make no mention of what happened that day in the alley way. This tears Amir apart, he can’t stand that his friend won’t speak about what was done to him or tell his father Ali or Baba. To get rid of Hassan and Ali
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The kite has a different significance when Amir allows Hassan to be raped by Assef because Amir wanted to bring the blue kite back to Baba to gain his respect. The kite is a symbol of his betrayal to Hassan as well.
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The Kite Runner is a story of two boys, Amir and Hassan growing up in the tragic environment of 1970s Afghanistan. Amir is the son of Baba, a Kabul businessman. Hassan is the son of their indigent servant Ali, is his friend. The boys are indivisible, playing and working unitedly as a unit, particularly in the yearly kite-fighting competition in Kabul. Yet in an Afghanistan divided by ethnicity, the Hazara to which Hassan belongs to is seen as inferior. Amir most importantly pursues admiration from
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anything” – Baba says this to Rahim Khan as a comment on the behaviour of Amir. Through this he identifies Amir’s greatest flaw: cowardice. It is this trait that leaves him desperately craving Baba’s love, and ultimately leads to be letting Assef rape Hassan. It also foreshadows Amir’s return to Kabul in search of Sohrab; the test of Amir’s character also tests whether Baba’s statement is true. “Huddled together in the dining room and waiting for the sun to rise, none of us had any notion that a way
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and being soft spoken, is adopted and crippled. Being adopted, Hassan and his father are left no inheritance or possessions, and being crippled, the kids in the streets call him names (Hosseini 10). Hassan’s family background places Hassan in an unfortunate position since his mother defies Afghan society’s morals and his father has no inheritance. To conclude, parents’ reputation is remembered even into their children’s lives; Hassan will be associated with being poor and
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Amir never treated his friend Hassan right. Amir watches his friend get rape. He never did anything about it. Amir was only thinking about himself. He tried to make his guilt go always by setting up Hassan and Ali. “I went downstairs, crossed the yard, and entered Ali and Hassan’s living quartes by the loquat tree. I lifted Hassan mattress and planted my new watch and handful of Afghani bills under it.”( Hosseini 102) Amir thought if he could get ready of Hassan his problem would have go away.
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portrays Ali: During the novel Ali is portrayed as a victim, First off, Baba has an affair with Ali's wife and fathers Hassan. Then, Amir forces Ali and Hassan to leave Baba's house. Finally, in the random violence now so common in war, Ali steps on a land mine and dies. However, like Hassan and Sohrab, Ali is a kind and good person. He has a beautiful voice and Amir and Hassan love to hear him sing. He remains faithful to Baba even though Baba dishonored Ali by sleeping with Sanaubar. Ali is also
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