A Thousand Acres

Khaled Hosseini is such a captivating writer that it triggers me to want to read more. Throughout reading the book my emotional experience while reading it was depressing, anger, curious, astonished, and contented. Many emotions occurred as I continued to read the book like when Amir found Hassan being sexaully abused by Assef and he did nothing to help him other than staring at the horrendous scene and then ran off. Another scene is when Amir went to find Sohrab and a fight broke out between…

Guilt takes over your body as if their are demons controlling your emotions never letting you forget the things you have done. Suppressing your guilt only fuels them to becoming a mass of destruction on your conscience. Achieving self-redemption occurs when you confront your guilt and face it head on, freeing your mind of the demons inside your head. In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner, the author uses the Journey of Amir to illustrate that one will be presented with inner peace once…

"Emancipation: A life Fable" and Boy's Life share some of the same themes but they also have different themes. For example, some themes that they have in common are hesitation, escape, decision making, and pressure. In both texts the characters are hesitant, in Boy's Life the boy is hesitant on weather he should spend his summer righting the story for the contest or not enter the contest and let his teacher down. In "Emancipation: A Life Fable'' the animal is hesitant to leave the cage where he…

When he arrived in Islamabad, Amir was impressed at its prosperity and said that it was the city “Kabul could have become someday” (268). This is both tragic and hopeful because he believed that Kabul had the ability to become prosperous like Islamabad, but in reality, Kabul was slowly destroying itself due to political complications. When Amir woke up after taking pain pills, he was in shock to find Sohrab gone. Sohrab had run away because he wanted to be alone in his thoughts about religion,…

The Hero’s Journey in Mythology In 1949, American scholar Joseph Campbell introduced the concept of the hero’s journey, also known as monomyth, in his book The Hero with a Thousand Faces. The concept proposes the pattern continuously seen within heroic stories, where Campbell concludes that all tell the same story in various forms. The pattern follows the protagonist through evolutions of the character, allowing readers to experience the hero evolve from living an ordinary life to emerging…

Many people have guilt. Some people live with guilt their whole lives; but some seek redemption. In the novel, “The Kite Runner”, Amir is a character with guilt. Amir is a young boy that lives in Afghanistan. His father, Baba, is rich so they live in a big house. His father has a servant and his name is Ali. Ali also has a son named Hassan. Amir and Hassan are best friends and they do everything together. One day, the neighborhood bully, Assef, attacks Hassan but Amir did nothing about it. Since…

Amir recalled this memory when he witnessed Hassan’s tragedy in the alleyway because during Afghan celebration there is the sacrifice of sheep and Amir had locked eyes with it during its moment of death and he watched as it was being slaughtered and did absolutely nothing. A sheep is killed to be eaten and can be dominated by others which is similar in Hassan’s case. This reminded him of Hassan’s situation where he was getting abused and he watched and did nothing about it. He could have stood…

Bum or Not? On the Waterfront illustrates the life of a former boxer, Terry Malloy. The terms “bum” and “class” are used to describe the main character, Terry. He is known as a “bum” because he wears shaggy clothes and works at the waterfront. However, to have “class” is to be respected and known for a good deed. He misses out on a big chance to have class but luckily, he is able to get a second chance. Terry is able to achieve a class status in the end when he decides to take down Johnny…

Influence, the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. The novels and movie - Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston, a story about a women re-telling her story to her best friend; The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the story of an Afghan boy and his road to redemption; Forrest Gump directed by Robert Zemeckis, a story of a borderline autistic boy living in Greenbow, Alabama and his life journey; The Things…

The role of truth and conflict in family Family is an important theme in the book, because many people’s lack or inadequacy regarding their families leads them to desire it later in life. Baba’s need to provide for both of his children caused him to improperly love both of them, as he felt he let down one by loving the other, while the inverse would also be true. Baba’s lack of caring for Amir led Amir to sacrifice others to gain Baba’s love. Amir brings Sohrab home to accomplish what he was…