A Thousand Plateaus

“For you a thousand times over” (Hosseini 74) This quote significantly shows how loyal and devoted Hassan was towards Amir. In brief it is indisputable that Amir and Hassan’s relationship was not accordingly developed nor matured in the movie. Which eliminated a numerous…

Corruption of Power in The Kite Runner The corruption of power gives one strength to control their surroundings, to have success in life. When power is in someone’s hands, it can lead to a negative impact and misuses. Kahled Hoisseini the author of The Kite Runner demonstrates the abuse of power in his book with Amir wanting the betterment of himself. The attack in Kabul leads to a negative impact over society, by the rebels, and lastly the enchantment of oneself from the weak to the strong…

Friends Close, Enemies Closer: The Story of Betrayal, Guilt, and Redemption. Friends are supposed to be there for you in times of need, be a shoulder to cry on and share your best experiences with. This was not the case for Hassan and Phineas. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir (a wealthy Pashtun boy) surrenders the dignity of his best friend Hassan (a poor Hazara boy), only to be haunted by the guilt of his choice, sending him to make done what is right many years later. In A Separate…

Brendan Fraser, an American-Canadian actor who has portrayed several different roles in his time, once proclaimed that “darkness serves a purpose: to show us that there is redemption through chaos.” Fraser’s statement reveals that in order to reach redemption, one must face darkness in his/her life. Though darkness can be hard to conquer, one can make the conscious decision to overcome it by venturing on a chaos filled journey that will ultimately pave the path to redemption. This is the case in…

deciding what is right and wrong in life and how to treat his best friend, who is also his servant. The novel deals with many personal tragic events and the events occurring in Afghanistan during the 1970-1980s, which includes the Soviet intervention, thousands of refugees escaping and the Taliban rule of Afghanistan. Khaled Hosseini in The Kite Runner uses symbols, which are heavily present throughout the book, which displays and explores the themes of loyalty, betrayal and redemption. This is…

For most, puberty and growing older is a complicated and confusing time, but this is the stage of life where you learn about who you are and learn lessons that will stay with you as you progress through life. Jem Finch, Scout’s older brother and protective companion throughout Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, struggles with becoming a young man and realizing the harsh realities of the world around him. Even though he experiences many changes and realizations, he continues to grow into a young…

Have you ever been ashamed of who your family is or the role they played in your life? Well, in the short story The Scarlet Ibis by James Hurst, there is a conflict about a the narrator, who is brother in the story. He feels that he is to be blamed for the tragic incident of his little brother Doodle. You will soon learn the concept of family being valued. Family is a gift that will last forever, even if you anticipated you have lost it. This story mentions the birth of Doodle, the brother's…

relationship. As a child, Amir struggles with internal conflict between treating Hassan as an equal or as an inferior. The last time they flew kites together Hassan turns to Amir and says “for you a thousand times over” (67); this is the last thing Hassan says to Amir before his assault. The hyperbole of “a thousand times over” expresses Hassan’s willingness to sacrifice himself for Amir; his genuine tone expresses his loyalty as a…

the author’s personal quest for finding a ‘home’. The title of the poem refers to the character of ‘Sinbad the Sailor’. He is the hero of a cycle story of Middle Eastern origin. That cycle story is actually part of a bigger framework called ‘One Thousand And One Nights’. Sinbad is the narrator of seven of the tales in this framework. During his seven voyages Sinbad travels to strange lands, encounters new people and phenomena, meets unique creatures and he has to go through a lot of danger. In…

All My Sons is an American play written by Arthur Miller. It’s about an American family where the family was divided and conflicted just after the second world war as their sons were sent to war to fight and sacrificed greatly for the safety of their own nation while their father had sacrificed other pilots’ safety, directed the guilt towards his own partner and made money. This was a metaphor of the divide between the new American society that were in fury of the wealthy people that made money…