Hazara people

separates people everywhere. The plot of the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini would not be the same without the class difference between Amir and Hassan. The story starts with Amir, living in America and getting a call from Rahim Khan. Rahim calls to tell him there is a way to be good again. Then a flashback begins exploring how he got to the present time. Then Hassan is introduced, later they talk about how Hassan is a Hazara. The Pashtun people (Amir 's people) consider Hazaras lesser people. A…

’It’s just a Hazara’”(2005). This quote explains Assef's reasoning on raping Hassan. Hazaras are known as the servants, meaning they are at the bottom of the ladder, when it comes to social class. People disrespect them because Hazaras mean nothing to them, and are just servants. If the reader did not understand the caste system, and particularly the one in the Muslim culture, this big detail in the story, may be confusing. On Page 15, of The Kite Runner, Amir finds a book about the Hazaras.…

Runner, a historical fiction novel by Khaled Hosseni shows the dramatic events of the Afghani people. The differences and similarities between characters Amir and Hassan help develop the theme of the novel by showing that social class doesn 't always show a persons true self. Social status develops throughout the novel starting with the wealthy to the poor. Amir, being the upper-class had what most Afghani people couldn 't afford. Weather it was an education or personal attribution. As an…

because he socialize with Hassan, the Hazara people. The most people in Afghanistan are pashtun and Hazara are minority in Afghanistan. Religion background also the reason of discrimination Hazara ethnic, in Afghanistan The most religion in Afghanistan is Muslim and 85% are Sunni, they life spread away in Afghanistan . And the 15 % of the Muslim are Shi’a and if we read the history of Afghanistan, the Shi’a Muslim mostly located in Hazerajat who resident by Hazara people. Minor community and…

While I was reading the novel, The Kite Runner I have made many observation and evaluation on some of the character in the novel. I noticed Baba’s behavior to his son Amir. Baba isn’t very loving to Amir. Based on Baba conversation with Rahim Khan, we learn that he is disappointed with the lack of qualities Amir has of him. Based on that I believe he acts coldly to his son because he reminds him of his dead wife. The author explains how Amir likes to read and write poetry. Amir’s mother was…

his loyal, close friend and servant, Hassan, who is a Hazara. After twenty years of anguish from his haunting burden, Amir receives a call from a dear friend, Rahim Khan, who offers him the opportunity to redeem himself adding, “[t]here is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2). Amir, a rich Pashtun, had a wealthy and striving father, Baba. Amir and Baba lived in Kabul, Afghanistan with their servants, Ali and Hassan. Hassan was the poor Hazara son of Ali. Although Amir and Hassan were separated…

In 1979 the Soviets invaded Afghanistan (US Department of State 1). They took control of the country and its people before proceeding to retreat, leaving the country more broken than before and allowing open opportunity for the Taliban to take over. Characters Amir and Hassan face this invasion into their lives in the Khaled Hosseini’s narrative. Through the characters and setting of his novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini creates a story that is allegorical to the political situation of…

society was the Hazaras i.e. the Shi'a Muslims whereas the dominant strata were the Pashtuns, the Sunni Muslims. The present literary analysis is the result of comprehending the Kite Runner in the light of racial snobbery and prejudice. This paper seeks to establish the many…

that doesn’t have that much money. In Afghanistan people would get punished for their ethnic group, majority being (Sunni Muslims) and the minority being (Shi'a Muslims). The kite runner has much, to do with the issue of social class because of the character's relationship with one another religious belief and physical features . The two main characters are Amir, the narrator of the story and a Pashtun, and Hassan, son of a servant and a Hazara. Amir is a…

the protagonist, Amir. The unique point of view in which Hosseini, describes the societal conflicts allows the reader to gain insight on both, Afghan society and various characters. Throughout the novel, there is a difference between: Pashtuns and Hazaras, men and women, Talibans and Afghans, and Americans and Afghans. The author does a great job of allowing the reader to relate the overall ideas of racism and sexism in the novel to modern day problems. The complexity of the…