A Thousand Miles

Sofia Ortiz Mr. Franklin AP Psychology March 26th, 2015 Psychological Analysis of The Kite Runner The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a remarkable story about a boy’s journey through life that is burdened with guilt. This guilt follows him even through adulthood until he gains a chance at redemption. Both the guilt and the chance for redemption shape the boy’s life giving him the motivation to fix his mistakes. The main character, Amir, is the narrator of the book. The entire story is seen…

as an individual that is admired for his or her great acts or fine qualities. According to Joseph Campbell, the author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, an individual must go through the cycle of the hero 's journey. The life of a real life hero is reflected by the epic literary example “The Hero’s Journey” that is exhibited in the book The Hero with a Thousand Faces; therefore, a hero in today’s world must undergo the same twelve stages that are listed in “The Hero’s Journey.” The hero’s…

Guilt. It’s a troublesome feeling that can transcend borders, languages, and ethnicities. Just one syllable, but it can shape a person 's life forever. Everyone, no matter who he or she is, has something to feel guilty for. The reasons for feeling shameful are varied and complex. Some examples are betraying a friend, becoming disconnected from one 's culture, and disappointing family members. In the Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini wrote “And that 's the thing about people who mean everything…

A father and son duo sit together in a dark metallic van. The boy shakes with fear while he grasps his father’s arm. Suddenly, the van stops, and the heavy doors swing open. The son watches a soldier make suggestive looks toward a woman nearby that make him feel queasy. The father stands up and defends the woman. The terrified son thinks his father will die for his act of bravery, when the soldier points a gun at the father’s head. The son begs his father to sit down, but the father will not…

Violence is the cause of almost all the conflicts in the novel. The major conflict, Hassan’s rape, is one of the worst crimes that could be committed to someone. All of the antagonists in the novel use violence as a way to draw power. It is an important aspect in the story that Baba never hit Amir to enforce his authority. He purely used his principles and his mind. A latter conflict comes about in the story when Russia invades Afghanistan, forcing Baba and Amir to leave the country. On their…

(RAINN). This was very surprising to me. The reason that 98% of rapists will never go to jail is because society will blame the woman for something that was not her fault. Laila and Mariam, two Afghan women who are the main characters in Hosseini’s A Thousand Suns, are victims are both sexual and physical abuse. They are brought together by traumatic events in their lives. They bond over their hatred for Rasheed, their husband. Mariam treats Laila like a daughter because of their significant…

The novel titled The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini incorporates numerous amounts of both comparisons and contrasts between characters. The insight given to help understand the Afghani culture assists in the portrayal of some similarities and differences between social classes. As the novel is read, the reader is told that Amir is of the majority and Hassan is of the minority. The two ethnic groups that are included in the novel are the Pashtuns, who make up the majority, and the Hazaras, who…

through the sky Amir saw that Sohrab had opened up the tiniest bit to that and Amir helped him run a kite to opened him out of his shell more. Amir asked Sohrab if he wants him to run the kite for him and when Sohrab nods Amir says, “For you, a thousand times over,” and we can tell just by Amir saying the words Hassan had always told him that Amir will always do anything and everything for Sohrab. In conclusion, Hosseini uses an ethical pattern to lead to an understanding of Amir’s sin and…

In Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero with a Thousand Faces,” Campbell describes how myths are stories that can reveal information about oneself and the world around them through heroic journeys. These “journeys” or heroic “quests,” be they physical or mental, are what one must go through in order to reach deeper knowledge. According to Campbell, the three central parts of a journey are, “a separation from the world, a penetration to some source of power, and a life-enhancing return” (35). I believe…

perspectives of life as an individual and also a slave. But what Paul D went through, he would never forget it because in these eighteen years, he never once even tried to destroy that tobacco-tin but he preserved it locked safe. Emotionally, a man goes through into shock for his whole lifetime and in the coming years of living, how much of power he holds he will still feel vulnerable, powerless and the known part ‘the victim for life’. Basic Psychoanalysis of both the male & the female…