Throughout most of the book The Kite Runner, the choices Amir makes reflect his religious beliefs. Shown by how he always tries to think about how a choice he makes will affect his honor as a Muslim. Another thing influenced by religion is the way Hazaras are treated. Since most Hazaras are not Sunnis like the Pashtuns, they are considered an unvalued part of society and most people do not like them or treat them in an unfair manner. The religion of Islam is one of the main themes in The Kite Runner because in the book the way characters are treated, the choices they make and their social and political standing in society are all influenced by religion. Throughout the beginning of the book you witness how Hassan and Ali are treated terribly
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In the religion of Islam you’re not supposed to talk to or even help women with desire or lustful intentions, due to this being seen as a sin. Also when Amir tries to talk to Soraya, Soraya’s father General Taheri intervenes to help keep gossip from spreading since it is distasteful for a man to talk to a woman without having a parent chaperone them. This is to keep Baba and General Taheri’s good name and pride in their community to avoid scandal over their children’s interactions. This shows that women are not allowed to speak to men without being looked down upon because it is believed that men always have thoughts of desire when talking to a woman, and women are believed to be tempting to them just by making simple interactions. Also when Amir goes back to Kabul, Afghanistan, he witnesses many women on the streets with their children but no one is helping. This is due to the fact men are not allowed to talk to them or look at them in fear they will be punished by the Taliban for committing a sin. This is leaving the women to starve, be forced to send their kids out to find food or money so they can eat, or even worse, causing them to have to send their children to already overcrowded orphanages, leaving single women and their children to feel hopeless. But since they consider this part of their religion, and that it is acceptable in their religion they continue to follow these things and live by them, no matter how miserable it leaves them and people around
In the religion of Islam you’re not supposed to talk to or even help women with desire or lustful intentions, due to this being seen as a sin. Also when Amir tries to talk to Soraya, Soraya’s father General Taheri intervenes to help keep gossip from spreading since it is distasteful for a man to talk to a woman without having a parent chaperone them. This is to keep Baba and General Taheri’s good name and pride in their community to avoid scandal over their children’s interactions. This shows that women are not allowed to speak to men without being looked down upon because it is believed that men always have thoughts of desire when talking to a woman, and women are believed to be tempting to them just by making simple interactions. Also when Amir goes back to Kabul, Afghanistan, he witnesses many women on the streets with their children but no one is helping. This is due to the fact men are not allowed to talk to them or look at them in fear they will be punished by the Taliban for committing a sin. This is leaving the women to starve, be forced to send their kids out to find food or money so they can eat, or even worse, causing them to have to send their children to already overcrowded orphanages, leaving single women and their children to feel hopeless. But since they consider this part of their religion, and that it is acceptable in their religion they continue to follow these things and live by them, no matter how miserable it leaves them and people around