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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

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

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

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

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

“One moment she was talking and the next she was on all fours, wide-eyed and red-faced, trying to draw a breath…. She howled with pain as he slammed the door shut. A key rattled in the lock”(268). Khaled Hosseini develops these images throughout the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns. There are several imperative sections where locks and keys are used as a symbol of power. Through Mariam, Laila, Aziza, and Zalmai, Hosseini reveals the true power Rasheed has over his wives and children. From a young

learned English and eventually became a doctor. He wrote bestsellers The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns in his free time in an attempt to inform the Western population on the events shaping his homeland, Afghanistan. Published by Riverhead Books in 2007, A Thousand Splendid Suns is 415 pages long and follows the journey of Mariam and Laila, two Afghan girls whose lives are immensely affected by war, family, and love. Hosseini’s well written, bestselling novel does an outstanding job