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Rape In The Kite Runner

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Trigger warnings are defined in the dictionary as, “A stated warning that the content of a text, video, etc., may upset or offend some people, especially those who have previously experienced a related trauma.”. There are many triggers in the book Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, but the biggest them in my eyes is the theme of rape. Throughout the pages there is rape among children, almost rape of a women, and the guilt of witnessing rape. In this paper, I am going to show the example the themes of rape in the book, real examples of rape in Afghanistan, and my opinion of how it was used within the book. The theme of rape in Kite Runner began on chapter seven, when Hassan was raped by Assef. Assef believed the rape of Hassan was a way to teach him a lesson, because earlier in the book, Hassan stood up to Assef. Raping Hassan was his way of showing Hassan he had no voice, and he would pay for talking back to Assef. Assef asked his friends to join him …show more content…

When I began reading Kite Runner, I assumed the book would be about two friends journey within a war stricken country. I quickly realized that there was war in the book, but a large theme of rape. It made me mad to see someone not stand up for their friend as they were getting raped. It made me sick to my stomach that someone as young as Assef would rape a boy for being different. It made me sad Hassan kept it all a secret and had to live in shame. As we move forward in the book, Amir and his Baba are escaping Afghanistan. There is a moment when they are running when a Russian soldier stops their truck. He tells one of the men in Russian, “It’s is price for letting us pass.” He was about to take her from them, but Baba stopped him from taking her, asking him were his honor is. (Hosseini 2003, pg. 115-117). Later in the same chapter, one of the fathers they were traveling with a disclosed that is son was raped earlier that year and now doesn’t talk anymore. (pg.

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