The Kite Runner storyline is told as a series of flashbacks from the perspective of the main character Amir reflecting on his life up until he receives a life altering phone call. Amir is a Sunni Muslim who is born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan. Baba, his father, is a businessman. They live with two Hazara Shia Muslim servants, Ali and his son Hassan. Amir and Hassan grow up as best friends. A traumatic childhood event that impacts Amir occurs when he witnesses Hassan being raped by the neighborhood bully Assef. He sits idle and does not intervene to help him. Not long after the violence in Afghanistan due to Russian invading forces force Amir and Baba to flee from Kabul to America. As immigrants in America, Amir and Baba struggle with adapting
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Ali and Hassan are prime examples of the otherness and alterity the face because of being disvalued voices. The symbolism of this is seen in how both of them have face deformities that alter their speech. As servants for Amir and Baba, Ali and Hassan typically are unable to speak up for themselves. They are both illiterate and rely on Amir or Baba to inform them about the world. Having such a reliance on a literate person reduces their independence. Eventually Hassan breaks this reliance on storytelling and illiteracy by learning to read and write for …show more content…
It can appear in various forms, such as adultery, or robbery. Baba commits this sin because he sleeps with Ali’s wife and father’s Hassan. He then covers it up by having everyone believe Hassan is Ali’s son. Furthermore, Amir is nuances in the form of good and evil because of his treatment of Hassan throughout their childhood. Because he is often jealous of Hassan, Amir takes advantage of his illiteracy and makes fun of him. Also, after Hassan’s attack, Amir feels so much bystander guilt that he plots to get Ali and Hassan fired as servants. He plants his birthday money and gifts in Hassan’s room and says it was stolen. The actions of both Amir and Baba prevent them from being entirely
Ali and Hassan are prime examples of the otherness and alterity the face because of being disvalued voices. The symbolism of this is seen in how both of them have face deformities that alter their speech. As servants for Amir and Baba, Ali and Hassan typically are unable to speak up for themselves. They are both illiterate and rely on Amir or Baba to inform them about the world. Having such a reliance on a literate person reduces their independence. Eventually Hassan breaks this reliance on storytelling and illiteracy by learning to read and write for …show more content…
It can appear in various forms, such as adultery, or robbery. Baba commits this sin because he sleeps with Ali’s wife and father’s Hassan. He then covers it up by having everyone believe Hassan is Ali’s son. Furthermore, Amir is nuances in the form of good and evil because of his treatment of Hassan throughout their childhood. Because he is often jealous of Hassan, Amir takes advantage of his illiteracy and makes fun of him. Also, after Hassan’s attack, Amir feels so much bystander guilt that he plots to get Ali and Hassan fired as servants. He plants his birthday money and gifts in Hassan’s room and says it was stolen. The actions of both Amir and Baba prevent them from being entirely