The Kite Runner Social Class Essay

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    like a pyramid consisting of three main floor. The lower class stay on the bottom floor, the middle class on the second floor and the higher class at the top. Now you may think the floors are equally as tall as the rest however, that’s not the case. The top floor is more so that only few with power and authority can fit. The middle and bottom floor is where the rest stay respective to their economic situations. The upper class and lower class in American society have the largest gap in terms of wealth

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    come from a high class family while others may come from the lower classes. Through these social classes one shall see love and friendship. In many cases love can withstand these different social classes while friendship cannot. In the cases of “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini and “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Bronte it is no different. In Kite Runner it is the ever up and down relationship of two best friends in the form of Amir and Hassan. In which Amir is part of the higher class while Hassan is

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    The Effects of Social Class on Relationships in The Kite Runner Social classes can be seen as a barrier between individuals of different social statuses. This social barrier is seen in Afghanistan through the discrimination of certain ethnic groups and even those who belong to a different sect of Islamic belief. Khaled Hosseini’s award winning novel, The Kite Runner, follows the relationship of two boys who come from two completely different social backgrounds. The main character, Amir, is the son

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    is the protagonist's main source of conflict in the book, the Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini. Amir and Hassan appeared to have a brotherly friendship. Even though they grew up together, it was intriguing how Hassan develops a brotherly bond with Amir while Amir does not reciprocate the love. By concentrating on what is missing in Hassan, it causes Amir to become separated from the relationship because Amir values social class over his friendship with Hassan, and stems from his jealousy that

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    In Les Misérables, social class was the main way you either rich or poor and whether or not you had power, the other way you were rich or poor was how you treated others, if you were good or bad. In The Kite Runner, you were either rich or poor and had power or not, by social class, but the main way was the qualities you had towards people. In Les Misérables and The Kite Runner, both books show the many ways you could be rich and poor. I will show you how being rich or poor and having power affects

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    In Les Misérables, social class was the main way a person was either rich or poor and whether or not you had power, the other way one was rich or poor was how they treated others, if they were generous or sinful. In The Kite Runner, one was either rich or poor and had power or not, by social class, but the main way was the qualities shown towards people. In Les Misérables and The Kite Runner, both books show the many ways one could be rich and poor. This will show the effects of being rich or poor

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    The Kite Runner is a well crafted story about the many struggles of the main character and narrator Amir’s life concerning social class, relationships with family, and intense regret when your morals and identity are threatened. The book begins in San Francisco and is narrated by an adult Amir. Throughout the story, Amir has flashbacks to his life as a kid in Afghanistan as he contemplates the obstacles he went through and the choices he is still haunted by. One of Amir’s biggest regrets is when

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    The Kite Runner should not be banned. I have chosen to propose the lift on the ban of The Kite Runner. The book The Kite Runner should not be banned because first of all, the book can tell readers that it is not good to have a discriminative mindset. Also, the book can educate the readers on the societal impacts discrimination has. Lastly, the book can help make a difference by inspiring people to combat inequality. Firstly, the book can tell the readers with a great emotional and ethical approach

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    the novel The Kite Runner , this novel is about a young Pashtun boy named Amir and Hassan, a Hazara who is Ali's servants son, they fight kites in the city of Kabul. Hassan is a successful "kite runner" for Amir; he knows where the kite will land without watching it. Amir and Hassan have grown up together yet in two different social class. Marxist criticism is focusing on social class and how their government functions. Marxism plays an important role in the novel The Kite Runner because the book

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    Hazaras; the Pashtuns are upper class citizens who are treated with respect while the Hazaras are lower class, minority citizens who are treated poorly. Because of the contrasting history of the two groups, their responses to the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul were complete opposites. The Pashtuns “danced on [the] street,” (Hosseini 200) while the Hazaras cried “God help the Hazaras now” (Hosseini 213). The conflict between the Pashtuns and Hazaras in “The Kite Runner” directly reflects the real life

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