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    The Kite Runner - The Final Essay- Friendship Vs Betrayal Friendship is a two way street and if the definition of friendship is not the same between the two people then it results in betrayal “But before you sacrifice yourself for him, think about this: Would he do the same for you?” (77). In The Kite Runner, a story written by Khaled Hosseini, which follows the two “friends” Amir and Hassan , who grew up together in Kabul, Afghanistan. Both had differed from each other, maybe even opposites, Amir

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    Being betrayed is a tough concept to grasp, but it is even harder to deal with when it is your best friend. At first glance, Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, may appear to be a story about an innocent kite fighting tournament, but it is actually a heart wrenching tale of two best friends and their doomed friendship. Hosseini’s depiction of Amir’s betrayal of Hassan and their journey through their struggles, has readers intrigued until the end. In order to understand how tragic Amir’s act of betrayal

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    Poetry In The Kite Runner

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    people wondering and thinking. “Poetry is emotion put into measure” (Thomas Hardy). “Poetry is the spontaneous outflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origins from emotion recollected in tranquility” (William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads, 1802). The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a novel about the life of

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    Motifs In The Kite Runner

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    didn’t work out. When I opened my eyes I had an arm the shape of a rainbow, with blood dripping down my arm, I sat there in pain, staining the upholstery of the minivan seat on the way to the hospital. The book The Kite Runner, By Khaled Hosseini, has many motifs in it. Motifs such as green, blue, lamb, but I am focusing on red. Red is used in the book

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    Kite Runner Key Passages

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    but the damn blue kite was. That was all I could see. That kite, you see, was the key to my father’s heart. But to think of it now, Baba only wanted me to be a strong young man. Maybe if I had brought back Hassan instead of the kite, he would’ve given me a lifetime of approval… not just one that would be temporary of my tournament victory.

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    stadium full of people. If this person gathers up their courage and goes out there they could either feel prideful for conquering their fear or humiliated that they messed up on a couple of words. This is similar to Amir from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini shows how Amir’s behavior and thoughts on his culture change drastically as he grows older. In Afghanistan Pashtunwali, a code that many Afghans follow, is something that is ingrained in the the people of

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    Throughout the novel The Kite Runner, Amir experiences self-destructive guilt through sinning against his father and servant, Hassan. Though Amir is continuously disturbed by his conscience, he realizes the only way to be at peace is by repenting for his sins, forcing Amir to be selfish as a child and, selfless as an adult. As a child, Amir struggled to find similar interests between him and his father, seemingly inheriting no traits from his paternal figure. Amir always felt responsible for the

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    In the kite runner loyalty is displayed all throughout the book. Amir and Hassan are the main characters and have the most important relationship. In the book Kite Runner, In the relationship of Hassan and Amir, Hassan is really loyal to Amir. Amir says," Hassan would mumble, looking down at his feet. But he never told on me. Never told that the mirror, like shooting walnuts at the neighbor's dog, was always my idea (Hosseini 49). Hassan always looks out for Amir and never lets him gets in trouble

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    Summary Of ' The ' Baba '

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    "Chapter 1 Many characters are introduced, as Amir, Baba, Rahim Khan (who calls by phone to invite Amir to Pakistan) and Ali. After the phone call, Amir went for a walk by the park to think about his life. Memories from 1975: Something changed in those days. Chapter 2 Amir explains his childhood with Hassan. Amir was Pashtun, while Hassan was Hazara. They both lost their mothers and their fathers were Baba and Ali. Ali married with Sanaubar to restore his uncle 's honor. Hassan lived in a small

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    The Kite Runner

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    Synopsis of The Kite Runner The film The Kite Runner, directed by Marc Forster and produced by Paramount Pictures in 2007, was a film based on the novel with the exact same name written by Khaled Hosseini. The title represents the merry days of Afghanistan before the Soviet Invasion, as kite running was a major hobby of the children of Kabul. This is because the main character has such a childhood at the beginning of the film and that the plot deeply revolves around this. Kite running continues

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