For example, according to Rebecca Stuhr in her chapter entitled, “Forms of the Novel That Can Be Used To Describe The Kite Runner And A Thousand Splendid Suns” outlines that a bildungsroman story “...follows the life of the young man or woman as they become aware of limitations imposed upon them by family and the inadequacy of their education opportunities” (Stuhr 12). The novel,The Kite Runner, meets the criteria of a bildungsroman novel when Amir, the main character, witnesses Hassan's rape and winning the kite competition.
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