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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION The Kite Runner is a daily piece book depicting the common issues of the lives of parents and children. The Kite Runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. Published by Riverhead Books, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose closest friend is Hassan, his father's young Hazara servant. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet

Moral Ambiguity is when someone’s morals are unclear. The author of the Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner is about two kids from Kabul who were kite runners. They were separated due to the Taliban. Hosseini´s purpose for having morally ambiguous characters is to keep the readers entertained and to encourage the reader to want to keep reading the story. In the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Baba is morally ambiguous because he never claimed Ali as his friend, but he also owned an

been struggling to triumph over the forces of violence-forces that continue to threaten them even today” (Hower). Khaled Hosseini’s novels have brought many of his readers a different perspective of Afghanistan. Many people after reading Hosseini’s books start to notice this place more and have sympathy feelings rather negative views about it. Usually people believe the media’s information that conveys about Afghanistan as a poverty place but does not specify why they live in this conditions and how

Pallavi Rathore Ms Grindley ENG-3U0 November 18th , 2014 The power of ‘Power’ The ability to witness your wishes seized as demands, when you observe your wishes moulding into realities. When, you hold the darkest secrets, and yet be known with respect and honour. The capacity for a being to stand tall and proud inspite of him having committed sins. The time when you could do all that you desire, and let your actions be shunned for others to be unaware. When, you could call yourself the superior one

The Novel, The Kite Runner, by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini was published in May 29, 2003 by Riverhead Books. Khaled Hosseini consider The Kite Runner is about father and son story, it tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wariz Akban Khan district of Kabul. My main idea of the story is that Amir and his father Baba decide to go to America and create a new life there because of what is happening in their country in Afghanistan and because of the war and all about the things that

All authors use literary devices as intrical parts of their story. Literary devices can include symbolism, motif, theme, mood and more. They all are used to do the same thing; to enhance the reader's experience and the development of the story. For instance, in the stories Fallen Angels, Girl in The Green Sweater, and A Thousand Splendid Suns their authors all use theme as literary devices to furtherly write the story. The themes are loss of innocence, fear, and the suppression of women. In the

what he lacks himself. On other several different accounts he was taking advantage of his selflessness from being raped for the sake of keeping Amir’s winning kite in tack, which he knew meant a great deal to him. Yardley reviews Hosseini’s second book where it is about “the story of these two women, which reaches its climax in an act of extraordinary generosity and self-sacrifice (3)” Hosseini adopted the theme of sacrifice in both of his novels, where a character voluntarily sacrifices something

between characters. Hosseini's characters often face internal conflict, which is important for characterization since internal struggles make characters more personable and lifelike. The author stated, “The following week, after class, I showed the book to my teacher and pointed to the chapter on the Hazaras. He skimmed through a couple of pages, snickered, handed

Hosseini, Khaled. The Kite Runner. New York: Riverhead, 2003. Print Characters 1. Amir is a son of a businessman in Kabul. He is also intelligent but sensitive. He is a gifted storyteller and became a novelist. He is the one telling a story. Hassan is a beautiful and a good person. Hassan is tougher than Amir when they were younger. 2. Hassan is selfless and joy-filled person. Hassan is a bit more saintly. Amir had a relatively charmed life in Kabul and he changed a lot when he went to America

This theme is something that Amir deals with constantly throughout the novel. He is seen trying to rid himself of guilt in many points throughout the book. First, he asks Hassan to hurt hi back by telling Hassan to throw pomegranates at him even throwing some at Hassan in order to stir up anger inside of him (Hosseini 95). This is an outward expression of Amir’s inner turmoil as he is struggling to deal