Rhythm Hasija
Ms. Kanika Dang
ENGLISH, Midterm Literary Analysis Paper
3rd October'2015
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE KITE RUNNER Khaled Hosseini explores the theme of racial and religious discrimination in ‘The Kite Runner'.
"Racism is the result of human ignorance, social injustice, class differences, love and tensions and lack of self-education." These famous words of Mark Twain perfectly encapsulate the situation in Afghanistan as depicted in Khaled Hosseini’s widely acclaimed first novel, ‘The Kite Runner’. Society in Afghanistan was and continues to be divided on the basis of religion into Sunni Muslims and Shi'a Muslims. The weaker sect of the society was the Hazaras i.e. the Shi'a Muslims whereas the dominant strata were the Pashtuns, the Sunni Muslims. The present literary analysis is the result of comprehending the Kite Runner in the light of racial snobbery and prejudice. This paper seeks to establish the many …show more content…
He comments on the status of the Pashtuns and the Hazaras. "Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been, always will be. We are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not these Hazaras. These people pollute our homeland, our watan. They dirty our blood,"(Khaled Hosseini, 38). He not just insulted Hassan all the time but he had crossed all the lines of humanity the moment he raped Hassan. To win the kite tournament, Aseef with his friends followed Hassan to take away from him the winning kite. Aseef ridiculed Hassan immensely so he would give up the kite but Hassan refused and so he was physically despoiled by Aseef. The limitless tortures of the Pashtuns become very clear and prominent with the rape of Hassan and later of Sohrab by Aseef. Hassan learns his lesson the hard way that he is not and can never be equal to Amir or to any
Ms. Kanika Dang
ENGLISH, Midterm Literary Analysis Paper
3rd October'2015
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN THE KITE RUNNER Khaled Hosseini explores the theme of racial and religious discrimination in ‘The Kite Runner'.
"Racism is the result of human ignorance, social injustice, class differences, love and tensions and lack of self-education." These famous words of Mark Twain perfectly encapsulate the situation in Afghanistan as depicted in Khaled Hosseini’s widely acclaimed first novel, ‘The Kite Runner’. Society in Afghanistan was and continues to be divided on the basis of religion into Sunni Muslims and Shi'a Muslims. The weaker sect of the society was the Hazaras i.e. the Shi'a Muslims whereas the dominant strata were the Pashtuns, the Sunni Muslims. The present literary analysis is the result of comprehending the Kite Runner in the light of racial snobbery and prejudice. This paper seeks to establish the many …show more content…
He comments on the status of the Pashtuns and the Hazaras. "Afghanistan is the land of Pashtuns. It always has been, always will be. We are the true Afghans, the pure Afghans, not these Hazaras. These people pollute our homeland, our watan. They dirty our blood,"(Khaled Hosseini, 38). He not just insulted Hassan all the time but he had crossed all the lines of humanity the moment he raped Hassan. To win the kite tournament, Aseef with his friends followed Hassan to take away from him the winning kite. Aseef ridiculed Hassan immensely so he would give up the kite but Hassan refused and so he was physically despoiled by Aseef. The limitless tortures of the Pashtuns become very clear and prominent with the rape of Hassan and later of Sohrab by Aseef. Hassan learns his lesson the hard way that he is not and can never be equal to Amir or to any