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    3 REDEMPTION Environment makes people who they are. It is the result of how they grow up, and it suits their needs even whether influences people, or they influence it. Through the “The Kite Runner”, by the Afghan American author, “Khalid Hosseini”, I am going to demonstrate how characters in the novel are products of their environments. Hosseini, in his novel, tries to show us the relationship between father and son with themes of guilt and

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    The Kite Runner is a powerful book contrasting selfishness and selflessness. The book follows the life of Amir, a character who experiences guilt and tragedy throughout his life. While growing up in Kabul, Amir witnesses the imperfect and prejudice society in his country. Within an imperfect society, there are many who are self-invested, and among those, there are those who are selfless. Characters Amir and Hassan possess selfish and selfless traits. The traits that these characters possess are

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    What Khaled Hosseini says to us about the significance of memories from our past in his novel The Kite Runner, is that only when we acknowledge and accept all the events that have shaped us into who we are, can we be at peace and no longer afraid of those memories. When the novel first begins Amir is telling the reader about his past, he is reluctant and afraid to look back. What happened in the winter of 1975 when he was 12 years old has made him into who he is now. Amir then begins to tell

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    There are many themes that circumnavigate the Kite Runner, but the most distinct core value, that closely correlates to Amir’s own personal journey, is redemption. In the novel, the author Khaled Hosseini accurately portrays human nature in his representation of his characters, and despite their sins or tendencies to fall from grace, the real girth of his story lies in their ability to redeem themselves through their own acts of personal sacrifice. In the beginning of the novel, Amir seeks to redeem

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    Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner is filled with symbols that represent the power of family, the challenges of friendship between social classes, and the quest for redemption. Throughout the book, one sees the connection Amir’s family has with Hassan’s even when it is not yet revealed that they are related. In the beginning of the story, the pomegranate tree in the cemetery is where Amir and Hassan have their closest moments of friendship. This is also the place where Hassan shows the brotherly

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    In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, we see that scars can both physical and emotional. When Amir gets sent on a journey back to Afghanistan to pick up Hassan's son, he is forced to face and overcome the emotions he has pushed away for so long. Rahim Khan has a conversation with Amir where he reveals to him that Baba was also Hassan’s father. Amir responds to this by saying, “What can you possibly say to me? I’m thirty-eight years old and i’ve just found out my whole life is one big

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    Friendship in the Kite Runner Essay

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    The job of a friend is so much more than a companion, to pass the time with. They help us shape our life, and they're responsible to be that little voice in our ear, to help us analyze our actions and views. Through Amir's relationships, The Kite Runner shows the true role of a friend to point and guide us even when we don't agree; total devotion can ruin not only a friendship, but a life. In Hossini's novel, there are plenty of examples of a true friendship, which isn't afraid to criticize and

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    In every form of literature, one or more characters experience a certain plotline in that piece. Some forms of literature feature a mistaken belief (cause), a consequence (effect) and a form of growth, to realize an essential truth. In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the main character, Amir, experiences this sequence of events. Amir makes one wrong decision by leaving his best friend, Hassan, in the darkest time in his life and this showing of arrogance puts him on a road to redemption. He

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    in need and expect loyalty from him. In return you should give back the same. But what happens when a friend betrays your trust? It’s rightly said by William Blake, “It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend” (Chandler). A friend is expected to take your stand when you are in trouble and protect you from any dangers you face. But, is being silent, when your friend needs you the most, the fairest thing to do? Is that a sign of a true friend? The novel Kite Runner revolves around many

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    Everyone has their own definition of what a real hero is. It is a person who makes a positive change by any kind of action. The novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini takes place in Afghanistan, the past home of Amir, and America, his current home. Amir is a wimpy child who struggles with his relationships with people, especially with his father and his loyal servant Hassan who dares to be a good friend despite the bad treatment he receives from people including Amir. The novel shows the radical

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