The Kite Runner

According to Andrew Lang, in a town named, Persia there are two brothers, Ali and Cassim. Cassim is married to a wealthy wife, whereas his brother, Ali Baba has to work hard in order to support his family. One day Ali Baba was working in the forest when the bandits suddenly came down the road. Ali Baba quickly went into hiding and discovered the thieves opening a boulder. While Ali Baba was watching them, he was curious to determine what’s inside the boulder. After the robbers had left, Ali Baba went into the boulder and discovered gold. Upon his discovery, he ran home to tell his wife the news. Soon Cassim learned about Ali Baba’s finding and Ali shared his discovery with him. Upon visiting the boulder, Cassim forgot the magic word to open …show more content…
This is evident through Ali Baba's actions trying to hide his thievery and how the bandits were trying to kill him. From this readers can conclude that through the characters’ cunning personality, everyone is portrayed as villains. The main character, Ali Baba, is nothing more than a thief himself who also steals from the bandits. The fairy tale’s portrayal of a villain is accompanied by trickery. As a result, the illustration of a villain and deception parallels in the corruption of our society. Despite if one is a good person or not, deceitfulness can ruin a person. This explicates how trickery is portrayed as a bad characteristics. In addition, most fairy tales conveys the idea of good vs. evil; however “Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves” depicts an organized criminal organization and how easily they can be replace by others through ruthlessness (Mansour). The fact that this is brought up suggests how crime can be portrayed as greed since people are driven by these sinful acts of gaining power and wealth. Consequently, because of their avarice and desires, one may be consumed in the temptation of