Misfortunate Events The Kite Runner

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Impacts of misfortunate events; An analytical study of The Kite Runner Every country in the whole world has problems. Although not all problems are equal and effect the citizens in different ways. Afghanistan is one country that has had some major problems and this has caused many people to flee this country. The novel The Kite Runner shows how Baba and Amir have to flee from the disaster and come to america. The migrating affected Baba in many different ways. Which lead to changing his personality and causing his character to make different decisions. In the book The Kite Runner, the main character Baba goes through many changes when he migrates from Afghanistan to the United States. While he is in afghanistan he is a man of great wealth

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