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    young boys, Amir and Hassan, grow up together surrounded by ethnic tension and those who advocated it. When a kite competition is held in Kabul and Hassan chases the kite for Amir he soon finds himself in an alley surrounded by Assef, Wali and Kamal. Assef attempts to take the kite from Hassan but Hassan refuses to because his loyalty lies with Amir. When Hassan refuses to hand over the kite Assef sexually assaults Hassan and Wali and Kamal question Assef but do not proceed to take further action.

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    through religious aspects, there are several incidences through which religion may reveal cause, focus, and direction. The important role of religion and faith is portrayed through characters and events in Khaled Hosseini 's fictional novel, The Kite Runner. Firstly, the strength of a relationship is dependent upon the religious practices and understanding the importance of religion. Secondly, the superego represents the double standard of one 's moral principles and their personality. Thirdly, there

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    mistakes which he ends up regretting for little less than half a lifetime. However, with his newfound mindset in America, he sets complications right, and ultimately aids his family in escaping such obstacles one should never face. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, through Amir’s experiences as a child and as an adult, events that have impacted the region can be perceived through the character’s own point of view. From discrimination at childhood, to the Taliban regime as an adult, Amir

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    “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, is a novel written from a narrative viewpoint from the author. As the novel starts the narrator is an adult, this then transitions to him “flashing back: to his childhood. He is able to implement a number of literary devices in the language used in order to portray the importance and development of the protagonist. The novel starts by introducing the main character, Amir. Then, readers are lead through Amir’s childhood in form of a 26 year-later flashback. Amir’s

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    pomegranate tree is a representation of beauty and it is said that those who eat from it will encounter a prosperous future. To contrast, Christians believe that the pomegranate tree embodies traits that are parallel to the end of the world. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini exemplifies the beauty as well as the inelegance of Amir and Hassan’s friendship through the symbol of the pomegranate tree. At the prosperous times of their friendship, the tree being lush and blooming paralleled their lives

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    Study Guide Questions The Kite Runner By: Ashveen Sharma Assignment 1 1. Amir recalls an event that occurred in 1975, when he was twelve years old and growing up in Afghanistan. He does not say what happened, but says the event made him who he is. “”Remembering the precise moment crouching behind a crumbling mud wall peeking into the alley near the frozen creek. I’ve learned how you can bury the past because the past claws its way out.” Realizing I have been looking into that alley for the last

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    TMuhammad A. Khan English (A). Period (5). The Kite Runner Character Analysis. 1) Amir: Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Amir was the son of a wealthy social worker. He was brought up with the son of his servant, and perhaps his only best friend, Hassan. Amir had a rocky relation with his father. At times, it seemed as his father loved him but those moments didn’t lasted forever. He thinks Baba (his father) wishes Amir were more like him, and that Baba holds him responsible for killing his mother

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    In the End In The Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir is a non-athletic intellectual boy who enjoys stories and flying kites. In the beginning of the novel, Amir thinks back on how he became such a troubled adult. Reflecting on his childhood, he contemplates how he had been scared to stand up for others. He was the child of a wealthy man and taken everything he had for granted. He had a Hazara boy who served as his best friend, figuratively and literally, yet he

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    Prompt 2: What Makes a True Friend? In the Kite Runner, Hosseini’s view on true friendship is that friendship shouldn't come from judgment or bias, it should come from love. To express love, it should also reflect how you feel about yourself. First, Hosseini shows judgment from Amir when he was younger in the relationship between Amir and Hassan. Because Amir was so hard on himself, Amir manifested his feelings towards Hassan. Hosseini is correct in stating and showing this, because he uses two

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    In the book The Kite Runner, original social status is proven to create barriers in life regarding the aspects of friendship, mindset, and adaptation to change as we observe Baba’s and Amir’s life journeys in order to discover how it affects these aspects. Amir’s friendship with his hazara servant’s son Hassan takes a sudden toll as he ultimately comes to believe that traditional and historical beliefs outweighed true friendship as he was a young child. The mindset of Baba does not adjust when

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