Ethnic divisions are a prominent ideology that persists throughout Afghanistan culture. The vast divide between the two most prominent groups are shown in the book the Kite Runner, through the various interconnected relationships between the people of different tribes. The majority of the Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims and they are the most powerful ethnic group; with that being said it is no surprise that they make up the majority of the Taliban. The Hazaras are mainly Shi’a Muslims and are found at the bottom of the ethnic class system. In the context of the story, many Hazaras migrated to Kabul after living in rural areas. The conflicts between the two groups are rooted in their religion and beliefs, and since Hazaras are the minority, they
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For one thing, Afghanistan is left in poverty after the civil conflicts; places that he had once frequented, turned into places of ruin and hopelessness. When he returns to Afghanistan, he notes that “the signs of poverty were everywhere” and how he feels “like a tourist in [his] own country” (Hosseini 231). Here he shows his surprise for how weakened the quality of Afghanistan has gotten. The warfare that came with Taliban power left the state of the country in shambles. The beautiful Kabul he remembered was now replaced with mud houses and children in tattered clothing. Along with this, the rule of the Taliban did not just visibly debilitate Afghanistan but it impacted the condition internally too. When Amir arrives in Jalalabad to stay overnight he overhears his hosts arguing about their lack of food for the children and only then did he realize that the kids were not staring at his watch during dinner, but his food (Hosseini 240). This family sacrificed their own hunger to feed a stranger because they did not want to appear impoverished. Here Hosseini emphasizes the disparities in the rural communities that were once of great prosperity, inferring that the Taliban has caused this widespread depreciation. Throughout the second half of the story, Hosseini focuses on details relating to destitution to feature the country’s extreme
For one thing, Afghanistan is left in poverty after the civil conflicts; places that he had once frequented, turned into places of ruin and hopelessness. When he returns to Afghanistan, he notes that “the signs of poverty were everywhere” and how he feels “like a tourist in [his] own country” (Hosseini 231). Here he shows his surprise for how weakened the quality of Afghanistan has gotten. The warfare that came with Taliban power left the state of the country in shambles. The beautiful Kabul he remembered was now replaced with mud houses and children in tattered clothing. Along with this, the rule of the Taliban did not just visibly debilitate Afghanistan but it impacted the condition internally too. When Amir arrives in Jalalabad to stay overnight he overhears his hosts arguing about their lack of food for the children and only then did he realize that the kids were not staring at his watch during dinner, but his food (Hosseini 240). This family sacrificed their own hunger to feed a stranger because they did not want to appear impoverished. Here Hosseini emphasizes the disparities in the rural communities that were once of great prosperity, inferring that the Taliban has caused this widespread depreciation. Throughout the second half of the story, Hosseini focuses on details relating to destitution to feature the country’s extreme