Hazara people

Relationships, the way in which two objects, ideas, or people connect, do not always lead to friendships. This is due to their intricate nature and obstacles that arise within them as a result. Ultimately, friendships endure numerous challenges in unimaginable ways as portrayed through Amir and Hassan’s complex relationship, the prominent underlying force in The Kite Runner. During their childhood, both of the boys were inseparable, some would even mistake them as friends. However, their…

These themes are shown over and over throughout Amir's story and this affects everyone in the novel. In the begging of the book it shows how Amir and Hassan were best friends but things turn when he learns about the racism of the Pashtuns to the Hazaras and this later affects them. Amir shows a glimpse of how it used to be when he says, “We took turns with the mirror as we ate mulberries,…

Sohrab is a Hazara, the oppressed minority of Afghanistan, whereas Amir, his wife, and her family are Pashtun, the majority of Afghanistan. As all Hazara’s experience, Sohrab is receiving discrimination and judgment because of who he is. Amir bravely speaks against and stands up against people, such as his father-in-law, who have a prejudice against the young boy, “ ‘And one more thing, General Sahib,’ I said. ‘You will never again refer to him as Hazara boy in my presence. He has…

Germany. The novel is accepted worldwide because of the themes in this book which resonate very deeply with people from different cultures and backgrounds. Especially when we compare that to Marc Forster’s movie “The Kite Runner”, A 2007 American drama with its screenplay based on the novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do Pashtun boy, and Hassan, a Hazara who is a lowly servant of Amir, who so their best to keep their friendship in a time of…

Morality is one’s sense of right and wrong, but it is not something one is born with. Rather it is something he or she could learn over time. People go through life learning morality from his/her family, friends and his/her own personal mistakes. However, in some cases morality is never taken into consideration when faced with decisions that may lead to life changing consequences. In the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini argues that one’s social status affects his/her sense of right and…

many ways to communicate, they have some how turned a gift into something evil and are purposely hurting their fellow man. Khaled Hosseini showed just how mean and abusive people could be just using their words in his novel The Kite Runner. Words are a very powerful tool when it comes to an argument or even a debate. But when people do not choose their words carefully they can physically harm the person they direct them too. An example of this in the novel is when Assef says nothing is free in…

People every day act in a gritty way that impact society and then lead people into situations that are not always good for them. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, includes many scenes where characters act in audacious ways. In the novel, the main character, Amir, makes a decision one night to not help his friend, Hassan, when he is in trouble. This then leads Hassan to do many bold things to mend their friendship, only for Amir to then also do courageous things that only ended up leading…

few weeks later, the Taliban banned kite fighting. And two years later, in 1998, they massacred the Hazara’s in Mazar-i-Sharif.” (Hosseini 213). This illustrates how happy everyone was, that Kabul would be at peace at last because of the Taliban. People like Rahim Khan were dancing and cheering. This caused the Taliban to abuse power and corrupt society by killing the Hazara’s. Hazara’s were seen as social outcasts and not accepted in society because of their low social status. The Taliban was…

For years history has been known to bring people together, but drive people away, force people to learn or make similar mistakes. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, it plays an essential role in both the character and plot development of the story. As shown in The Kite Runner history is not always on the side of the oppressed as sometimes it can come back to haunt you, regardless, being able to create a teachable moment out of a poor decision in the past is a valuable lesson. History can be…

“Loyalty and devotion lead to bravery. Bravery leads to the spirit of self-sacrifice. The spirit of self-sacrifice creates trust in the power of love” (Morihei Ueshiba). The Kite Runner, by New York Times Bestseller author, Khaled Hosseini, is a true story about a boy’s journey through life with the obstacles of sacrifice, loyalty, guilt, discrimination, pride, and betrayal. A boy named Amir growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan during the 1970’s learns much about the importance of loyalty and…