Hazara people

“Sonny’s Blues” by James Baldwin looks at the different elements which involve the both the strained and the forgotten relationships. These occur between the two brothers who choose to take different alternative paths neglecting and segregating the others (Inez). The older brother considers himself as being a genius and therefore choose to take a path with characterized by education and most importantly he considers his family to be vital to his wellbeing. The second one and the youngest one…

Heathcliff only inflict his revenge on the people who hurt him in the past be it direct or indirect pain he will cause them. One of the first people he attacks is Hindley. Hindley has become a drunkard from the loss of his wife, but he still has a young toddler from the marriage. Whilst directly encouraging Hindley to drink, he uses the neglect…

In Tony Palmer’s novel ‘Break of Day’ the courage trait is a very important aspect throughout the novel. Each character in the novel shows courage by how they react in the novel and by the things they say. The mains characters in the novel that show the most courage are William Barrett, Uncle Jack and Murray Barrett. Courage shapes and manipulates the characters actions and decisions they make during their journeys. The character that shows the most courage in the novel is Murray. Each character…

In “Superman and Me”, Sherman Alexie writes about his struggle to get the education he desired. This piece brings to life that reading can open doors and pave the way for a brighter future for you and those around you regardless of the situation. Alexie starts off his essay by setting the stage and giving an inside look as to how the story began with nothing more than a “Superman” comic. As a three-year-old boy, he would sit and narrate the comic by pictures alone, not knowing how to read a…

Throughout recent history, Afghanistan has been a country in total turmoil. Famine, drought, civil war and Taliban have all had a drastic impact on the Afghan people. This has taken a very negative toll on all Afghan people, but none have been more negatively impacted than the women of Afghanistan. Child exploitation, Poverty, War and Low access to Health/Social services have been main contributions to their turmoil and what I will be discussing today. In Afghanistan Child exploitation is a…

Ash Sweeney stated, “The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones.” In Khaled Hosseini’s book, The Kite Runner, a recurring theme is betrayal. Throughout the book, friendships and trust are lost due to the betrayal of one person. Innocence is stolen and lives are changed forever. As the book begins, the reader can see how strong Amir and Hassan's friendship is, and how Hassan is willing to do anything and everything to ensure…

Hassan was the key aspect to sacrifice throughout the story. Hassan taught Amir to sacrifice, even if Amir did not acknowledge it until after Hassan had died. Amir demonstrated all that Hassan had taught him by helping Hassan twenty years after he had last seen him by taking Sohrab who was Hassan’s son back to America to raise after Hassan was killed trying to protect Amir and Baba’s home. Baba had to sacrifice his relationship with Hassan wanting to still be respected by his community. The…

Many characters in literature often must contend with their past. In The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini the protagonist, Amir, must do just this. When Amir does not prevent his friend’s rape, this element of his past drives his actions. Hosseini uses Amir’s efforts to forget, his reoccurring guilt, and the symbolism of kites throughout the novel to illustrates that guilt from the past can torment an individual until they find a way to right their past wrongs. After allowing Hassan’s rape, Amir…

In this passage one the main themes were Edwin’s parents. Going into the story there was not much of an explanation of who they were, however as the story progressed a lot about them was revealed. In terms of his mother, the reader learns that she was not present in Edwin’s life, however she was still very important to him. He learns that while he had no idea what had happened to her that, after “...all those years: those birthdays and Christmases when I waited and waited for Jess to…

acquire a variety traits. Of the many traits that you learn when you are young, decision making is among the most important. Every decision has an outcome, whether good or bad; in order to sacrifice, you must make a decision. Through acts of sacrifice, people gain selflessness. Sacrifice leads to the redemption of characters in the novel Kite Runner, it also brings the plot full circle. The root of redemption in the novel comes from betrayal, every act of betrayal comes from a sacrifice. Due to…