The Kite Runner Cultural Analysis

The illegitimate son of Baba and Amir’s half-brother (which he didn’t knew until after Hassan’s death), Hassan was a truly good and beautiful person even though he's had his fair share of hard times. In my opinion, Hassan has it tougher than Amir from the beginning. Not only did Hassan lose his mother (like Amir), his mother flat-out rejected him But Hassan, unlike Amir, is a selfless and joy-filled creature. They spent most their childhood together playing games, reading books and flying kites until that fateful day where he was deprived of his pride. Hassan had a very good relation with Baba as it would later prove out to be his father as well. After the war stricken years, Rahim Khan asked him to come back to the house in Kabul and agrees after thinking about it. He felt that he was near Amir by living in that house and that he’s loyal. His loyalty and integrity are the essence of his character. He and his wife were slaughtered by the Talibans in the earlier part of 2000, thus ending the life on an inspiring individual.

This made growing up for Amir arduous because he was always trying to fight for his father's attention. Throughout his childhood he had a servant, Hassan who would do anything for Amir. Baba always treated Hassan like a son and gave more attention and love to Hassan then Amir. This made the desire for his father's love even more great. Amir was jealous, and would do anything get to his father to see him, Amir says, “Nothing was free in this world, Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had

In the book the Kite Runner by Hosseini, the main character, Amir, grows up in Afghanistan, and the strong culture affects his moral character while he lives their and after he moves away. He is unable to fit in with the cultural expectations his father puts on him, the religious racism divides him and his half brother Hassan, and the traditional family values cause tension between him and his wife, this all leads back to the theme of Amirs struggle to fulfill his ideals of masculinity.

( Hosseini 25). Amir heard the terrible things he said and wanted to prove himself by winning in the kite running competition. All Baba wanted was his son to be have courage but by not being loving to him he creates a jealous, selfish and cowardly boy. “Maybe Baba would even read one of my stories. I'd write him a hundred if I thought he'd read one.

This displays how racial discrimination is a type of stress and once that stress has put on the shoulders on victims, it causes a great strain on them. It helps readers understand the tremendous effects that victims have to live with and when they are able to hear it from a student physiologist, who studies the brain, they are more reluctant to accept the information. Moreover, these students are able to research brains of victims helping them increase their research and they are working to find a medical treatment (Rodriguez). “The Kite Runner” shows these effects of racial discrimination in Hassan’s life after he is constantly ridiculed by Assef. A prime example of these mental issues affecting Hassan is when Ali states “Lately, it seems all he wants to do is sleep. He does his chores--I see to that--but then he just wants to crawl under his blanket.” (Hosseini 85). This quote is said after Hassan comes home from being raped and verbally tormented by Assef. Assef’s racial abuse towards Hassan causes him to become very secluded. Assef is a very racist person who causes great mental harm to Hassan without any consequences when he

After reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, I feel that I have a better understanding on Afghan culture than I did beforehand because all I used to know about this country was about its struggles throughout the twentieth and twenty first centuries. Amir’s love of kite fighting especially during the Winter festival in Kabul is a major theme throughout the book as well as an important aspect of Afghan culture. Also, another prevalent aspect of culture which appears later in the novel involves several Afghan traditions relating to marriage. Before reading Amir’s story, I thought Afghanistan was just a desert full of conflict and poverty, but it seems to have a very enjoyable culture where the people try to live lives full of joy and productivity. I learned that when Winter comes around in Afghanistan, one of the most significant events is the ancient tradition of the kite fighting tournament in Kabul.

Baba was usually aloof and cold when he was around Amir. Since Baba was interested in sports, he felt like Amir wasn’t his son because he was into writing and was weak. In a conversation with Rahim Khan Baba said that something was missing in Amir. He said that a boy who couldn’t stand up for himself would not stand up for anything. They don’t really have a good father and son relationship because Baba expected too much of Amir. It was that winning kite tournament that somehow bonded them together but after a while, it went back to being the “cold” treatment

John Piper once said, “Redemption is not perfection, the redeemed must realize their mistakes.” One can see an idea similar to this in Kahled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. In the story, the author sends the message that redemption can be a lifelong pursuit, and until achieved, happiness will not be obtained.

Shows that the kite fighting tournament is a major event for any Afghan boy in their culture. “ And that was how Baba ended those humiliating food stamp moments and alleviated one of his greatest fears that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money” said Amir. Quote portrays Baba as an independent and proud person and doesn’t want help from charity. “ Just don’t embarrass me that’s all I ask” said Baba. Shows that Baba is an Afghan with a lot of pride and doesn’t want to be embarrassed in public by someone else's actions.

In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, he depicts the oppression the Hazara people face in Afghanistan through his main characters, Ali and Hassan. His vivid illustration of the demeaning behavior towards the Hazara people (Ali) set the underlying tone of this novel.

Furthermore, Amir forgives Baba for not telling him that Amir and Hassan are half-brothers. Hassan gets treated very well by Baba, considering he is a server at Baba’s house. Hassan gets great birthday presents, and he is always welcome to father-son activities with Amir and Baba. Sometimes Amir is jealous and doesn’t understand why Hassan gets treated the same as himself. Amir wants to be treated better, because he is Baba’s son, and Hassan is Baba’s servant. What Amir doesn’t know is that Hassan is his half-brother. Years later, Rahim Kahn tells him this when Amir visits him in Pakistan. Amir learns that a long time ago, Baba had an affair with a Hazara woman, which was socially unacceptable. Out of this affair, a child was born: Hassan. Hassan is not Ali’s son; Hassan is Baba’s son. Baba never tells Amir, and this makes Amir very angry and disappointed. For Amir, his father is a hero and not a liar. However, when Rahim Kahn explains Baba’s situation and why he acted this way, Amir starts to

Their relationship doesn’t flourish because Baba is still showing Hassan more attention than Amir. Amir realises this when Baba is concerned for Hassan and the way he is acting, clueless of confrontation Hassan had with Assef. Amir believed that being the winner of the Kite Running Tournament will make Baba love him more because he has used his talent, to become well known in the community.

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.

For this presentation, me and Bryan choose the “Importance of culture” as our topic. Our goal was to teach and point out few significant examples that proof the importance of culture in The Kite Runner. Khaled Hosseini used a lot of cultural components when he was writing this novel, and instead of everything in this topic, we picked the two that played the major role in this story, which is race and masculinity. My goal for this presentation was to explain where did race take part and how did it affect throughout the book. In order to meet my goal, I used few quotes to show the situation and the character’s understanding of race. I start off by using some simple examples of how would things be like if the