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How To Write An Essay On The Kite Runner

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I would like to establish a city-wide reading program for Laurel called “Laurel Reads.” Most children and teens today spend so much time on computer and phones, that we’ve lost sense about reading books. One book in particular that Laurel as a city should read is “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. This book is a good choice because of our relationship with Afghanistan; As Americans we know little about them, and stereotype them as “terrorists.” First, the story does an immaculate job of teaching friendship and loyalty. Hassan, who is Amir’s servant, will do anything for Amir. Hassan would eat dirt, protect him, and even lie for Amir. Even though Hassan was loyal and a great friend to Amir, Amir wasn’t a friend back. Amir watched Hassan get raped and didn’t help, didn’t see him as a friend, and betrayed Hassan altogether. The author states that "The curious thing was, I never thought of Hassan and me as friends either”. But towards the end of the book, Amir searches for Hassan’s son and cares for him. The guilt that haunted Amir for all those years was gone once he found Sohrab. Amir gained his sense of loyalty and friendship by looking after Hassan’s son once he passed. …show more content…

Americans know little about this war, because it’s not taught about in standard history classes. During this war, the republics of Iran and Iraq were at “armed conflict.” In “The Kite Runner,” Baba and Amir leave their hometown, Kabul, because the war moved in. Later in the story once Amir comes back to search for Sohrab, the Taliban have taken over as opposed to the Soviets that used to. Since we know little about the Afghanistan’s, this book does a great job of showing us their actions and

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