Colonialism In The Kite Runner

In Afghanistan, there is a divide between the Pashtuns and the Hazaras; the Pashtuns are upper class citizens who are treated with respect while the Hazaras are lower class, minority citizens who are treated poorly. Because of the contrasting history of the two groups, their responses to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul were complete opposites. The Pashtuns “danced on [the] street,” (Hosseini 200) while the Hazaras cried “God help the Hazaras now” (Hosseini 213). The conflict between the Pashtuns and Hazaras in “The Kite Runner” directly reflects the real life issues in Afghanistan starting in the late 70’s and continuing on past 2001.

Group is a non-governmental organization that helps minority groups and indigenous groups receive the rights they deserve and work in over 60 countries to help achieve their goal. They have been doing this for over 40 years. They share detailed information about about the history, the culture, and current issues about each particular group. Hazaras are a minority group, one that has repeatedly been dehumanized and has constantly struggled for basic human rights. They have not only been targeted throughout history by stronger forces, particularly by the Taliban in 1893 and the 1990's, but have also been oppressed by the other tribes of Afghanistan. Throughout all of this, the population has decreased significantly from 67% to around 9%. Hazaras are typically Shi’a Muslims, which is one of the reasons they are disliked by the Sunni Muslim community. Knowing about the history of the Hazaras emphasizes the cruelty that Hazaras in The Kite Runner face and adds a historical context to the story, one that I found helped me gain a better understanding of the novel.

Two Converging Worlds: Ideals of Christianity and Islam through the Works of Blake and Hosseini Ancient years ago until now, Christianity and Islam has been widely practiced by millions of people all over the world, albeit the issues arising regarding the nature of these religions, especially Christianism which are explored by William Blake in his poem “The Human Abstract” wherein he asserts that traditional Christian virtues are not ideal for the fact that it presupposes an unjust world full of suffering. On the other hand, though Khaled Hosseini’s novel “The Kite Runner” talks about the redemption of the protagonist, he probes the twisted interpretation of Talibans of their Islamic faith and the characters’ actions in regards with their own line of reasoning. Different it may seem but Blake’s argument that human reasoning and abstract thinking lead to harm well explains the nature of humans’ ratiocination which is illustrated by Hosseini in his novel.

The Consequences A lie that covers up the truth hurts more than the truth itself. When my parents had gotten a divorce I had left with my mother. She told me many times that my dad and her were just not compatible anymore. But as time passed I gradually started to understand that my dad had cheated on my mother.

Past experiences shape our future and ultimately can influence who we are and how we perceive any situation we are placed in. In the story The Kite Runner, Amir struggles with embracing his life in America while also having to deal with the memories that haunt him from his past. Our past experiences and the effect they have on you will remain with you forever, it is your choice whether or not you turn that into a positive or negative.

In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that discusses the importance and uses of setting. Afghanistan is a sinful place for a young boy, Amir, who lived in Afghanistan for the majority of his life. This particular novel takes place in the past between 1975-2001 which shows the malicious ways of the Taliban, who are a violent group of Pashtuns. Amir goes though many ongoing events, that still happen today. Amir is must face fear its self and the true meaning of redemption, although the novel has numerous aspects of the book, which the settings were the most significant.

In Afghanistan, the Hazaras have been racially oppressed since the time that they arrived. They were viewed differently because of their Mongolian features and unknown history. The Taliban killed and targeted many of the Hazara people during their reign in Afghanistan. Before the Taliban took over Kabul, Assef tormented Hassan and Amir because Hassan was a Hazara and Amir Associated himself with Hassan. The theme of discrimination against a specific group of people in “The Kite Runner” was expressed through the use of similes.

For example, the talibans in afghanistan are using violence against other people, women who tries to speak up for themselfs are constantly getting hit. Just like in malala, malala tries to speak up for herself and gets shot by a taliban. Children is the most affected because at a young age they get to witness some of their family members getting shot by taliban just like in the novel “The Kite Runner”. Sometimes some children are used to be a soldier at a young age.

Setting: There are numerous settings in "The Kite Runner." In the beginning of the book the very first scene opens in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, in generally the present. Conversely, the book flashes back to Kabul, Afghanistan, where the storyteller (Amir) grew up. Most of the first part is set there in and around the lavish place of his adolescence. In the future, when the family should escape the nation, the story is established along the way, and later in Pakistan. Then they moved to California, in the United States, and a big part of the story is set there. Late in the story, they go back home.

In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini creates a portrait of the beauties and horrors of his hometown Kabul, Afghanistan based on real-life events. Hosseini depicts racial, religious and class issues in Kabul. The setting and social milieu drastically changed from the early 1970’s when the country was a secular regime (people were living their lives as they chose to) to the late 1970’s when the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan and violence and instability began. The result of violence increased the inequalities between social class and religion. Hosseini shows how the novel’s setting and social milieu in Kabul directly influences and shapes the relationship between two young boys, Amir, an upper class Pashtun, and Hassan, Amir’s servant who is a lower class Hazara.

Violence in the kite runner is one of the biggest factors that shapes Amir’s life. The discrimination of Hassan causes violence as he gets raped solely because he was a Hazara. Amir’s decision to do nothing has major consequences that he must deal with. Even in America, Amir tries to bury his past, but he is always reminded of it. The social hierarchy that declares the Hazara people below Amir, shows how the long history of discrimination is hard to overcome. Later in the book, Hassan and his wife are staying at Baba’s old house. The Taliban find out and don’t believe they are living there because they are Hazara. The Taliban, just because they believe they are a higher class then Hazara, kill Hassan like it was routine. The violence that stems from discrimination is seen throughout the book. The caste system played a major part in the violence Amir experienced in this story. In Kabul, the people have accepted the social classes and are not afraid to be violent with the Hazaras to get what they want. As a result of this discrimination, the violence experienced in Kabul, shape the rest of Amir’s

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini is a story about an individual by the name of Amir who has experienced many changes within his home state of Afghanistan. The experiences forever changing him, and the story reflects on that. One of the underlying issues the author demonstrates within this novel is the treatment and view of the ethnic minority within Afghanistan and Pakistan. The second issue that sets the background of the novel is the ever-changing system Afghanistan is challenged with, transitioning from various systems and facing de-stabilization as of result, starting from the coup and then to the Soviet incursion. Due to the large amount of information, stemming from the transitions Afghanistan has gone through.

For centuries, society has been plagued with the sickness that is discrimination. People have taken it upon themselves to have the right to discriminate against others, basing their prejudice on parts of others that they themselves cannot control such as age, race or gender. From past to present, many have faced segregation and the damaging ripple effect it has on their lives. This is especially true for minorities in the world who are singled out and treated as inferiors based on physical traits. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, explores in depth the discrimination that has infected the Afghan culture and the catastrophic effects they have of citizens. The novel scrutinizes the Afghani culture in Afghanistan and delves into the

In his novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini depicts his homeland Afghanistan as a host to many different cultures and classes, such as Pashtun and Hazara, Sunni and Shiite, with this dichotomy of beliefs and attributes being powerful enough to shape diverse, sometimes negative relationships amongst the characters of the novel and their behavior to each other, as well as establish that individual’s identity. Each person interprets the impact of the role of belief and social status differently, while all living in the same setting, adding to their complexity and depth as a character in the novel with many different figures tied together by the same geographical and cultural conditions.

incomprehensible extent. In Afghanistan, Hazaras–the ethnic minority–have experienced ethnic discrimination by Pashtuns–the ethnic majority–because of a revolt dating back to the 18th century.Another form of discrimination in Afghanistan arises from the distinct religious groups–Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims. Shi’ite Muslims correspond with the Hazara ethnic group, but the Sunni Muslims correspond with the Pashtun ethnic group. This discrimination affects every age group in Afghanistan, and affects each of those individuals, “mental and physical health” (Pascoe). In his 2003 novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini exposes and discusses the ethnic and religious discrimination found in past and present day Afghanistan. By creating tense situations that originate, whether consciously or subconsciously within the characters, the author uses these conflicts to illustrate the impacts that stem from the masculine stereotypes associated with Afghan culture, the dire need for a father’s approval, and the on­going effects of a child’s jealousy. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses these intense conflicts to develop characters’ relationships and forces the reader to consider how the main character’s loss of innocence stems from a need of approval and ethnic and religious discrimination.