Connor Wallis The novel The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hossieni tells the story of Amir, who betrays his half-brother Hassan at the age of twelve. Twenty-six years later his father’s old friend, Rahim Khan, phones him and sends him on a quest for redemption, in which he has to rescue Hassan’s son Sohrab; who was taken to an orphanage after Hassan was killed by the Taliban. I think that the main theme of the book is redemption, and that Hossieni believes that we can become better people in our lifetimes
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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 want to be an outcast in society
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father come to America, they started a new life. Amir’s father died after Amir got married and had a happy family. Amir goes back to Afghanistan when he received a call from his father best friend. In there, he found out the true that Hassan is his brother. Hassan and his wife had been killed by Taliban and they have a son named Sohrab. Amir had saved Sohrab’s life and brings him to America to live with his happy family. (114 word) M. D. Moral Dilemma After Amir’s father died, his best friend
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Assignment 4 Chapters 10-11 1. What is Karim's job? He is a people smuggler. He gets people out of 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
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helping Hamlet with his plan rather than betraying him by reporting him to Claudius. Similarly, in The Kite Runner, Amir and Hassan have been best friends from a very young age. Even though Hassan is a servant to Amir, their relationship breaks the social classism that exists in Afghanistan. Specifically when a merchant at the fruit stand asked Amir, who was looking for Hassan who went to run to
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a wealthy muslim in Kabul. He is very sensitive and is always struggling for his father’s approval of him. After helplessly watching his best friend and half brother, Hassan, get raped, Amir runs off of his guilt while trying to discover a way to redeem himself. The main antagonist in the novel would be Amir’s father Baba, Hassan, Ali, Sorhab, and Assef. All the characters relate to each other in some way, shape, or form. In the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a young sunni Muslim by
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of these cliches as a starting point to consider the way characters in the story behave. Characters to consider: Amir, Hassan, Assef, Baba, Sohrab, Rahim Khan. 3. Make a list of instances in the novel where someone is forgiven. What constitutes true forgiveness? Why is forgiveness so important? You may want to consider moments between Hassan and Amir, Baba and Hassan, Hassan and Sanaubar, Amir and Sohrab, General Taheri and Soraya, and Amir and himself. 4. "The past is always there"- How
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theft is the only sin, steals the identity of his second son, Hassan. Baba never forgives himself for this, but he seeks forgiveness from Hassan by showing him the affection he rarely shows Amir: “He patted Hassan on the back. Even put his arm around his shoulder” (15). The way Baba treats Hassan, taking care of him, including him; it is his attempt at gaining forgiveness for something he has not even admitted to doing. He cannot love Hassan openly as a father the way he longs to, so he takes subtle
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allow the past to dictate his actions. Amir, the protagonist, tries to find Hassan so he can get his kite back and show his father that he won. After awhile he stumbles upon Hassan surrounded by Assef, Kamal, and Wali in a alley. Amir realizes that if he doesn't interfine then he will get his kite back even though Hassan is the price. His selfishness and eagerness to please his father causes him to allow Assef to rape Hassan his best and only friend. This event has stuck with him ever since and has
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own eyes, [he would] not believe he was [his] son” (Hosseini 23). Hassan portrays a hyperbole of Baba never believing Amir was his son in order to emphasize what little emotional attachment he has with his son which prevents him from being a true father figure. The lack of similarities between Baba and Amir leads to Baba not taking the time to create a bond with his son. Amir is also jealous of his Hazara friend and servant, Hassan, because he assumes Baba is more loving towards him. Baba’s inadequate
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