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    Amir And Baba

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    The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan. He lived with his father Baba, their servant Ali, and his son Hassan. Baba was a strong, loyal and well-respected man in Afghanistan. Amir believed his father thought he was weak. Hassan and Amir were best friends until Hassan was assaulted and Amir did nothing to help him during or after the assault. Hassan and Ali were eventually forced to leave their home after Ali finds out Amir betrayed them. Despite Baba’s loyalty to

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    What Is The Kite Runner

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    In ten years of reading, among all the books that I have read, The Kite Runner is one one my favorite. The Kite Runner has received very high opinions from its readers and has continuously ranked the first place in New York Times Best Sellers. The book showed readers about the friendship, family relationship, loyalty, and the harsh reality of what life can be like is Afghanistan. It has also touched on racial discrimination and the class differentiation which are topics that we have emphasized learning

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    The idea of war utilized by both Khaled Hosseini in The Kite Runner and in “War” by Luigi Pirandello, shows the separation that war can cause. War separates lifelong companions; families are torn apart as well as lifelong friendships. The hardships of war caused personal growth in both Amir in The Kite Runner and each family who had a child in the war in “War.” War proved that destruction soon followed; Afghanistan, particularly Kabul, was torn apart just as the families who sent young men to war

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    “There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love” (Bryant H. McGrill). This message is greatly conveyed throughout Khalid Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. The main character, Amir, experiences certain situations which require him to stand up for those he loves or which require him to forgive either others or most importantly: himself. The whole novel leads us through a roller coaster of Amir’s life, which in the end, finally finds peace and forgiveness within himself. Hassan

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    November 2015 Friendship and Betrayal in “The Kite Runner” Friendship is a sentimental bond between two people. Humans are social animals. It is difficult for them to stay away from their fellow beings. To survive they seek the warmth and comfort of each other. The positive emotional bonds (other than by blood) formed between them are known as bonds of friendship. The foundation of friendship is strengthened by the walls of loyalty and friendship. Loyalty at its essence is about sticking with one another

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    The Kite Runner Summary The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a great story of Afghan culture, and lifelong loyalty between the two main characters, Hassan and Amir. However it also examines the negative side of Afghanistan, including the Taliban and the Russian Republic. Baba, Amirs father and lifelong inspiration, can be described as witty and courageous. When Baba is confronted with the injustice of a Russian soildier wanting to rape one a passenger he does not back down, even when his own

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    Throughout “The Kite Runner” and “Oedipus Rex” there were themes that made these writing pieces their own works of art. It was quite hard to find a theme that both “The Kite Runner” and “Oedipus Rex” share in common. Shown throughout ”The Kite Runner” the strongest theme shown for the duration of the book were loyalty and devotion shown mostly in Hassan, in that he would do anything for Amir. “ For you, a thousand times over.” (Page 67) Hassan said to Amir right before he ran for the winning kite in the

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    quote that demonstrates the utmost loyalty and devotion. Many people may never know the feeling of complete love and appreciation toward another, however The Kite Runner provides an excellent example of the strength of two boys’ friendship. Hassan and Amir are two Afghan boys whose relationship endures the challenges of rape, lies, and death, but prevails in the end. The power of true friendship between Amir and Hassan is demonstrated in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. An example of the sheer love

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    “Kite” appears at the end of the story in America. In Kabul, Hassan is good at running kites. “Over the years, I had seen a lot of guys run kites. But Hassan was by far the greatest kite runner I’d ever seen. It was downright eerie the way he always got to the spot the kite would land before the kite did, as if he had some sort of inner compass.” (Hosseini,2003). Hassan devotes his sincerity and loyalty to Amir. In general, to sacrifice for master is a responsibility of a servant, but in reality

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    Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner readers are interested to learn about the society in Afghanistan. The author wrote the book in a way that anyone of any age that reads it can relate to it. As an Afghan- American novelist, Hosseini’s language used in the book was understandable to both American and Afghan readers. The success of the book made it to the New York Times #1 top sellers best list in 2005 gaining more recognition for the book. The book has been making a tremendous amount of success

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