2003

After reading and analyzing The Century Quilt by Marilynn Nelson, the reader can interpret that the author is telling a story about her cultural background and the significance of a family heirloom that has been passed down for generations. The narrator was sharing her feelings on how she felt about not getting a family heirloom over her older sister and she related that to her grandmother. Nelson used theme, symbolism, and point of view to showcase her feelings about being an outcast in her own…

Throughout The Epic of Sundiata, a griot narrates the story of a young man who conquered the kingdom of Mali after learning to walk at age seven and defeating a terrible enemy, Soumaoro. The griot narrator, Djeli Mamoudou Kouyate, claims everything he tells is “pure and free of all untruth” (1) and is a history rather than a story. However, as he writes about magical and extravagant myths, current readers consider this book as a story. Despite being considered a story rather than a history,…

Khaled Hosseini’s historical fiction novel, “The Kite Runner,” takes place in Afghanistan. Amir, a 12-year-old boy, wants to win a local kite tournament. In the end, he won the kite competition, but he witnesses the rape of his servant and friend Hassan. Amir then becomes guilt-stricken and wants Hassan to get out of his life. Then, once Amir grows up, he returns to Afghanistan on the path to redemption to get rid of his guilt and overcome his deception. One theme the story suggests is that…

Although the movie Igby Goes Down is based on The Catcher in the Rye, there are a few minute differences in the demeanors of the two main protagonists, Igby and Holden. Both struggle in education as well as life, and seeks an escape from it, but their reactions to this failure outline severely different futures for each protagonist. Even though Igby endured unique experiences in the adult world, Holden is more likely to apply himself due to his reactions to his own failures, as well as his…

When one fails to accomplish a task or goal they aspired to achieve, often, they strive to redeem themselves. Through the tough obstacles and hindrances, only the ones with exceptional grit eventually reach redemption. The novella The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, illustrates the idea of redemption throughout the story. The Old Man and the Sea is an ambiguous novel about a fisherman named Santiago, who hadn’t caught a fish in 84 days so he goes out into the ocean for a few days to…

In the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini portrays his story through the eyes of Amir, taking us through his entire life journey after he witnessed a traumatic event, showing the readers to increase sympathy towards him by the end of the book. The rape of his friend/brother, Hassan, demonstrates a turning point in the rest of Amir’s actions throughout the book. We would think that the guilt building inside of Amir would push him into the direction of admitting to Hassan that he stood by…

The point of view in the story “Everyday Use,” by Alice Walker plays a big part. Throughout the story, one of Mama’s daughters came to visit. The way Mama and Maggie see her is not in a very pleasant way. In fact, they are scared to tell her no when it comes to anything. From Mama’s perspective Dee seems like this rude, stuck up, spoiled child because she had the opportunity to go out and expand her education, while Mama and Maggie continued to live their lives on the farm. On the other hand, if…

The author of the kite runner, khaled hosseini, wrote a compelling novel of the life of an afghan boy, Amir, growing up in kabul and eventually moving to america. Throughout Amir's’ life, twists and turns followed him, all starting with not standing up for a friend in need. The story trailed the events of Amir's redemption from not protecting his illegitimate half brother. the story details discrimination, bullying, and jealousy along the way. One of the most prominent themes throughout the…

"Too late we learn, a man hold his friend unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end" (John Boyle O'Reilly). Khaled Hosseini's account of The Kite Runner demonstrated an incomprehensible measure of adoration, trust, and treachery towards two totally diverse individuals. Amir, the child of an affluent and understood man in the northern zone of Kabul, builds up a companionship with one of his workers named Hassan. As years advanced, Amir had an opportunity to spare Hassan however the way he acted…

Everyone wants to prevail in the face of adversity, but not everyone does, what separates the people who do would be a strong will to overcome it, you need a strong will so when things get challenging or hard you wont give up against the challenges your facing. In both the novels “The Kite Runner” and “Animal Farm” the main characters have an opposing force that they need to prevail against. Such as in “The Kite Runner” Amir had to prevail against his inner guilt for betraying his best friend…