Omitted Parenthood
Aching. Terrified by his ardent past. Then finally, he puts a pen to paper and expresses everything, everything that has caused him to shut down everlastingly. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, ignites the author’s own haunted past. Amir has various similarities with Hosseini and comparable relationships with blood relatives. Like Amir, Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, where both of their mothers taught history and Farsi. Both of their fathers were famous in the city they shared. The parents of Amir and Hosseini play an irreplaceable role in the lives of their children; this is accurate for every child. Parental relationships critically impact a child 's physical, mental, and emotional well-being. A bond …show more content…
Betrayed. A hellish feeling is non existent. Especially when it’s the feeling brought onto a child from a parent. General Taheri puts down Soraya for the ruthless rumors that go around. The General strives for those around him to refer to his family as perfection. Soraya represents their name in a terrible manner in Virginia. She runs away with a man when she is young, dishonoring her family by not keeping her virginity until marriage. “When we [the Taheris] lived in Virginia, I ran away with an Afghan man. I was eighteen at the time… rebellious… stupid, and... he was into drugs… We lived together for almost a month. [...]. Pader eventually found us. He showed up at the door and… made me come home. I was hysterical. Screaming. Saying I hated him...” (164). Soraya confesses to her sins. She regrets the decisions she has made knowing she can’t escape them. The General forces his family to leave Virginia after the betrayal from his daugher. He is so ashamed that he will longer live in Virginia. Soraya’s punishment isn 't pleasant. “So my father [takes] me up to my bedroom and [sits] me in front of the dresser mirror. He [hands] me a pair of scissors and calmly [tells] me to cut off all of my hair. He [watches] while I [do] it ” (179). He physically punishes Soraya, torturing her, with his barbarous actions. General Taheri overcomes the shame his daughter causes, but, he will never forget it. Soon after, Soraya’s wrongdoing in the Afghan culture, is never voiced …show more content…
Hassan and his wife, Farzana, are outstanding parents to their son, Sohrab. They have admirable times together. Hassan’s family is not the wealthiest, but they make the best out of everything. Every moment is cherishable. Hassan and Sohrab accomplish memories alike to those once made by Hassan and Amir. When the time comes around to make memories with his family most momentous to him, Sohrab’s world crashes. He has lost all that he has every had. “[The Talibs] [tell] Hassan that they would be moving in… Hassan [protests]. So they [take] him to the street and order him to kneel and [shoot] him in the back of the head. Farzana [comes] screaming and [attacks] them [so they] [shoot] her too” (219). Leaving Sohrab emotionally damaged, the audience never experiences the livelihood of the healthy Hazara again. Orphanage to orphanage. Sohrab is pushed around like a toy, his manhood is taken from him. It’s as if his presence is meaningless. He sobbed, “I’m so dirty. [...] they did things to me” (319-320). The boy is scarred eternally; yet, he stands strong and declines to shut down. Sohrab, a living resemblance of a
Aching. Terrified by his ardent past. Then finally, he puts a pen to paper and expresses everything, everything that has caused him to shut down everlastingly. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, ignites the author’s own haunted past. Amir has various similarities with Hosseini and comparable relationships with blood relatives. Like Amir, Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, where both of their mothers taught history and Farsi. Both of their fathers were famous in the city they shared. The parents of Amir and Hosseini play an irreplaceable role in the lives of their children; this is accurate for every child. Parental relationships critically impact a child 's physical, mental, and emotional well-being. A bond …show more content…
Betrayed. A hellish feeling is non existent. Especially when it’s the feeling brought onto a child from a parent. General Taheri puts down Soraya for the ruthless rumors that go around. The General strives for those around him to refer to his family as perfection. Soraya represents their name in a terrible manner in Virginia. She runs away with a man when she is young, dishonoring her family by not keeping her virginity until marriage. “When we [the Taheris] lived in Virginia, I ran away with an Afghan man. I was eighteen at the time… rebellious… stupid, and... he was into drugs… We lived together for almost a month. [...]. Pader eventually found us. He showed up at the door and… made me come home. I was hysterical. Screaming. Saying I hated him...” (164). Soraya confesses to her sins. She regrets the decisions she has made knowing she can’t escape them. The General forces his family to leave Virginia after the betrayal from his daugher. He is so ashamed that he will longer live in Virginia. Soraya’s punishment isn 't pleasant. “So my father [takes] me up to my bedroom and [sits] me in front of the dresser mirror. He [hands] me a pair of scissors and calmly [tells] me to cut off all of my hair. He [watches] while I [do] it ” (179). He physically punishes Soraya, torturing her, with his barbarous actions. General Taheri overcomes the shame his daughter causes, but, he will never forget it. Soon after, Soraya’s wrongdoing in the Afghan culture, is never voiced …show more content…
Hassan and his wife, Farzana, are outstanding parents to their son, Sohrab. They have admirable times together. Hassan’s family is not the wealthiest, but they make the best out of everything. Every moment is cherishable. Hassan and Sohrab accomplish memories alike to those once made by Hassan and Amir. When the time comes around to make memories with his family most momentous to him, Sohrab’s world crashes. He has lost all that he has every had. “[The Talibs] [tell] Hassan that they would be moving in… Hassan [protests]. So they [take] him to the street and order him to kneel and [shoot] him in the back of the head. Farzana [comes] screaming and [attacks] them [so they] [shoot] her too” (219). Leaving Sohrab emotionally damaged, the audience never experiences the livelihood of the healthy Hazara again. Orphanage to orphanage. Sohrab is pushed around like a toy, his manhood is taken from him. It’s as if his presence is meaningless. He sobbed, “I’m so dirty. [...] they did things to me” (319-320). The boy is scarred eternally; yet, he stands strong and declines to shut down. Sohrab, a living resemblance of a