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    eventual heartbreaking death of Hassan. The most tenacious choice by Amir came when he and Hassan were kids. Amir and Hassan grew up in a tough neighborhood that consisted of two different Muslim groups, which were the Pashtuns and the Hazaras. Hassan belongs to the Hazara group which was extremely despised by their country Afghanistan. These two religious groups definitely had an impact on Amir’s decision that was made in their neighborhood alley. If it were not for these two religions conflict…

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    The Kite Runner is an honest, and touching novel written by Khaled Hosseini that takes place primarily in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is a story of two childhood friends; Amir and Hassan who are separated by the Soviet Invasion of 1979. During the invasion, Amir escapes to California where he becomes a successful writer. Fifteen years after his marriage, he receives a call to return to Kabul where he sets out on the quest to rescue Hassan’s son, Sohrab. Throughout the novel, real life events are…

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    makes reflect his religious beliefs. Shown by how he always tries to think about how a choice he makes will affect his honor as a Muslim. Another thing influenced by religion is the way Hazaras are treated. Since most Hazaras are not Sunnis like the Pashtuns, they are considered an unvalued part of society and most people do not like them or treat them in an unfair manner. The religion of Islam is one of the main themes in The Kite Runner because in the book the way characters are treated, the…

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    The Kite Runner Everyone make mistakes, every person will sin. They can be huge or small but different people have different ways to face their mistakes. Some people will ignore their mistakes like nothing had happened, some people will hide their mistakes forever and haunted by guilt like Baba in The Kite Runner, he did not told anyone that Hassan is his son and he had slept with Ali's wife just after Amir's mom pass away. The best way to deal with mistakes is to fix it and learn…

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    People make mistakes all the time. They fail or succeed at things that are important to them. The Kite Runner, is written by Khaled Hosseini who tells the readers about Amir’s life. Amir is a boy who lives with his father Baba. Baba and Amir don’t have a close relationship. Amir is not alone. He has Hassan, a Hazara who works for Baba. Hassan and Ali, his father, were raised with Amir. They were born in Kabul. Amir has to leave Kabul from a war about to break. Amir feels guilty about…

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    ethnic groups Pashtuns and Hazaras that be the central of the story. The Pashtuns and Hazaras are ranged differently in the society where the Pashtuns is the majority in Afghanistan while the Hazaras is the minority. Conflicts happen between these groups for a long time because of both racial and religious differences. In this story, we can see the different status between Pashtuns and Hazaras. Amir and Baba are Pashtuns while their servants Ali and Hassan are Hazaras. This is also why it is…

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    Authors can be very discrete about how the innocent are portrayed and sometimes it could be very evident. Just like they could be this way about the victims, they can show the same execution with the victors. Victors are commonly associated with good but seen as in the Kite Runner, the character Assef who is the antagonist and has malevolent tendencies is a victor .A victim is someone who is negatively impacted by the conflict in the work. In The Kite Runner and Persepolis Khaled Hosseni and…

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    between the people of different tribes. The majority of the Pashtuns are Sunni Muslims and they are the most powerful ethnic group; with that being said it is no surprise that they make up the majority of the Taliban. The Hazaras are mainly Shi’a Muslims and are found at the bottom of the ethnic class system. In the context of the story, many Hazaras migrated to Kabul after living in rural areas. The conflicts between the two groups are rooted in their religion and beliefs, and since Hazaras are…

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    The environment people grow up in plays a considerable role in shaping them into who they will become. Khaled Hosseini is an author acclaimed for informing readers about life in Afghanistan. Hosseini spent the first five years of his childhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. Many details of his life not only helped mold him into the individual he is today, but strengthen his unique writing style. Khaled Hosseini is a thoughtful man whose entire adolescent and adult life influenced his writing enormously,…

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    uses literary elements to illustrate a number of themes. In the novel The Kite Runner, setting illustrates the theme friendship means being loyal, character illustrates the way people treat their friends shows if they are good people, and mood illustrates the way people treat the their friends shows if they are good people. Hosseini uses setting to compare Afghanistan and the United States while developing the theme friendship means being loyal. This is first shown when Amir says, “Maybe Hassan…

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