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    a movie can be a very elusive task for many reasons. This is due to the fact that a book has many key points in it and compressing them all into a certain time frame can be very arduous. Mark Forster’s adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner is a rather weak portrayal of what the author had originally wrote because of its bad casting choices, very significant and harmful cuts to the novel and scenes added throughout the film. Although the director’s intention to recreate a very touching

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    values such as language, customs and religions. In this novel, the Afghans which lived in Kabul used to speak Dari (Afghan Farsi) language which is their native language to communicate others. Khaled Hosseini also used Dari language in his novel The Kite Runner as “Soraya’s family would have thrown the engagement party, the Shirini- khori- or Eating of the Sweets” (Hosseini 156). Since the language is the kind of culture so they shared their culture through language. The awareness of cultural identity

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    ‘’For you a thousand times over’’ (Hosseini 371) In Khaled Hosseini's book the kite runner the Amir returns to Pakistan to visit an old friend Rahim Khan who brings home some good news. When Amir received the news he almost immediately set on his way to Afghanistan. In Afghanistan he was picking up his nephew Sohrab from an orphanage. When arrived at the orphanage he found out a man in a black suit has taken him and was given information on where to find him. They were told to go to Ghazi Stadium

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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a historical fiction novel set mostly in Kabul, Afghanistan and Fremont, California. The novel spans the time periods before, during, and after the reign of the Russians (1979-1989) and the Taliban’s takeover (1996) of Afghanistan. It is told through the first person perspective of Amir alongside his father, Baba, his half-brother, Hassan, and Baba’s companions Ali and Rahim Khan. Growing up, Amir and Hassan are practically inseparable, as they are always playing

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    oppression but not all are connected to a religion various lifestyles have different explanations of cause, focus and direction. The importance role of religion and faith in one 's life, as depicted in the fictional novel of Khaled Hosseini, The Kite Runner is portrayed through characters and events. Firstly the strength of a relationship is dependent upon the religious practices and understanding the importance of religion in a pair. Secondly, the superego represents that standards of one 's moral

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    justice requires sacrifice.” Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner displays glimpses of this very sacrifice in the character of Hassan whom’s name means “to be good”. What he sacrifices is truly breathtaking as he never thinks of himself first. Hassan is introduced as the protagonist’s best friend who sticks with him through thick and thin even though he is a servant. Here is where he makes his first sacrifice. When attending a kite fighting tournament the two friends encounter a group of boys

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    . For example, In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses foreshadowing to illustrate the message of redemption. For instance, “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in winter in 1975.” (Hosseini 1). Furthermore, Foreshadowing is being used in the very beginning of the novel to hint the major tragic. Therefore, he is acting cold hearted because of what happened to him in the past and that makes him believe he has the right to be what he is seeming to be and the right

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    Future of Hassan- Mittih Rehman Social status allows the powerful to gain more power, while pushing the struggling individuals deeper into a hole. Hazaras ultimately are seen as the plebeian population of Afghanistan with minimal rights. In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the protagonist Amir, a high level Afghan citizen befriends Hassan, a low class Hazara. Throughout the book, Amir’s treatment towards Hassan gradually begins to change and he develops a much more negative stance towards Hassan

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    In “The Kite Runner,” Amir and Baba both betray the servants most loyal to them. Hassan and Ali both do everything in their power to please their masters and remain loyal to them. Hassan and Ali differ from their masters in numerous ways but both pairs have similar differences. The master servant relationship between Baba, Ali and Amir, Hassan both differ in the characters’ attitudes, relationships, loyalty and courage. Although Baba and Ali grew up together, they grow to be very distinct people

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    In the book, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir is a wealthy boy who lives in Afghanistan. He develops a relationship with the servant’s son, Hassan. One day, they both experience a traumatic event which changes their lives. At the beginning of the story, Amir’s envy for Hassan got in the way of Amir understanding the meaning of brotherhood. As he entered adulthood, Amir gained an understanding of family and relationships because of his newfound relationship with Sohrab. As young boys, Hassan

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