A Thousand Splendid Suns

For Afghanistan, money can be scarce depending on the social class of a family or the tyranny of government. In The Kite Runner Amir and Baba strive in wealth while Ali and Hassan live in their impoverished dirt home. Money is a defining characteristic of much of the conflict in the novel, whether it be treating Baba’s cancer to Afghan orphanages struggling to keep afloat. In two instances Amir hides money under a mattress, the outcome of each situation proves the powerful effect of money.…

The Kite Runner Analytical Writing Task The term “sacrificial lamb” is someone being made to suffer the consequence of a wrongdoing by another. In the book, The Kite Runner, Hassan symbolizes the sacrificial lamb. Amir sacrifices Hassan many times for his own benefits. For example, when Amir sacrificed Hassan for the blue kite, he was able to get the kite back and make Baba proud for winning the tournament. Another scenario where Hassan was the sacrificial lamb was when he took the blame for…

Afghan women fare well in America compared to in Afghanistan. They are given more opportunities when it comes to education and jobs. However, in many cases they are still restricted. In Afghanistan, most of the women would stay home and take care of the family while their husband worked. Their main goal being to marry off to an honorable family and have children. Afghan women in America are allowed more freedom, but are still limited due to the Afghan community in America. Gossip is very…

The demons of Afghanistan possess the many characters in The Kite Runner. Amir, our protagonist, is a very flawed character, with so many things wrong with him even though we must root for him, which could be an entirely different essay in itself. Baba is built up so much throughout the book, but turns out to be a fraud. He has a secret that he feels guilty about his whole life, which causes him to act the way he does. There are other characters like Sohrab (who has had many terrible things…

Does The Kite Runner Have Enough Literary Merit to be Read In and Out of School? The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, is more than just a well-written story. It’s a narrative that takes the reader on a profound journey of heart-tugging events, grieving ups and downs, and life-changing perspectives and themes that can transform a person’s soul. The book has won myriad awards for its plot-twists, character development (especially that of the protagonist, Amir), and also the sensational experiences…

The dictionary defines betrayal as the act of betraying one’s country, a group, or a person, otherwise known as treachery. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, the character of Baba betrays certain characters in the book by having an affair with Sanaubar, the servant’s wife, and fathering a child with her. In the novel, Baba seems to be a stellar example of good will and purity; however, by fathering Hassan, Baba betrays Hassan, Ali, and Amir. It is Baba’s initial act of betrayal that leads…

Although some believe the journey one takes does not affect their future judgements, it is proven that the experience of a journey allows the individual to attain greater understanding of themselves and the world around them through overcoming adversities. The texts The Kite Runner and The Tragedy of King Lear investigate journey through the concepts of loyalty and jealousy by using an array of literary and film techniques. The famous play, The Tragedy of King Lear was coined by William…

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a book that students everyone, especially in America, should read, not just in IB. Hosseini’s writing enables you to see life in Afghanistan during that time period for what it truly is and was. For many kids and adults living in Johnson County, Kansas and across the globe it is hard to imagine what these kids went through just for being alive in Afghanistan and then moving to America. This book tells the life of real stories that actually happen, and can…

Kite flying symbolizes a number of things in the novel such as competition, sacrifice, guilt, friendship, and happiness. Kite flying symbolizes competition as Amir was constantly competing with Hassan for Baba's affection (as he was jealous of the amount of affection Baba gave Hassan), just like how they're competing with other players to win the competition. Moreover, Amir simply wanted to win the kite flying competition to make his father happy, and proud. In terms of how kite flying also…

In Khaled Hosseini’s book The Kite Runner, two of the main characters are Amir and Hassan. With Amir being a year older than Hassan and Hassan and his father being the servants to Amir and his father, these two characters grew up together. They nursed from the same breast, they took their first steps on the same lawn, and said their first words under the same roof. Hassan’s first word was Amir’s name. These two grew up close, like brothers, and towards the ending of the story we learn that Amir…