Hazara people

This novel follows the story of Amir as he reflects on his childhood in Afghanistan into present day in the United States. When Amir was growing up he lived with his father and their two servants Ali and his son Hassan. Amir is jealous of his father's relationship with Hassan, it is later revealed that Hassan is actually Baba’s son with Ali’s wife. One day Amir is in a kite fighting tournament, when Amir wins Hassan goes to retrieve the kite for Amir. Hassan takes to long and when Amir finds him…

The film Billy Elliot directed by Stephen Daldry, is the sensitive story of Billy Elliot’s (Jamie Bell) journey away from a boy imprisoned by the expectations of his father, Jackie (Gary Lewis), and a society where ideals and thinking are passed down from generation to generation, set during the 1984 Miners Strike. Billy’s journey is towards an unfamiliar and daunting new world — the ballet world. Jackie an ex-boxer intrinsically, inarticulately and simultaneously angry and devastated at loss of…

For this personal response I will be speaking about Amir from The Kite Runner. This character from the very begin is a complex charter, he has many endearing qualities such as caring for his friend, and excelling in school, but his draw backs show I side to him that is much different his jealousy of his friend Hassan and the attention he get from his father is overpowering and causes him to make many decisions that affect his friends happiness out of selfishness and jealousy for his own…

Betrayal can happen to a group of people, not just one person. The Taliban, a Muslim militia, betrayed the Afghanis. The Taliban came in and took over the land of where the Afghanis were living while holding many shootings and massacres. Betrayal of the Afghanis occurred when the Taliban failed to hold accountable power over the people of Afghanistan. This let the Afghanis down by the people not being able to have any power over their country anymore and to leave the country unstable. The…

Jeff gets in contact in Joe only to find out that he doesn’t really keep up with his old football buddies anymore and this shocks him. Joe says it is because it’s a “pseudo-community” not a real community where friendships come out of it. It was a community because of the environment they were in they were forced to be together so from that these fake like friendships came out of it. Where they would party and hang out but it was not like a true friendship. Because of this Joe has not had any…

he was a child, Messala, is now a tribune. And After several years of being away from Jerusalem, Messala returns as the commander of the Roman army. Messala wants to expand rome's imperial power, while Judah wants faith and freedom for the Jewish people. This difference causes tension and Messala issues a warning to Judah. During the celebration of the new governor of Judea, Valerius Gratus, tiles are knocked and…

Once Amir gets the phone call from Rahim Khan, he decides to go to Afghanistan to try and right his wrongs. One day while Amir and Soraya are watching television, Amir gets a call from Rahim Khan. Rahim Khan tells Amir that he is very sick, and that he would like to see Amir, and also tell Amir about Hassan before he passes. During the phone call, Rahim Khan tells Amir that the trip to Afghanistan will provide “a way to be good again” (192). Amir realizes that Rahim Khan knows he betrayed Hassan…

The main conflict between Amir and Hassan is that Hassan has always stood up for Amir no matter what the situation or the outcome would have been for him. Although Amir is thankful, he never returns the favor and when Hassan really needs his help Amir runs away. Since Amir didn't help Hassan when he most needed it they become distant and their relationship becomes something that is totally new for the both of them. Amir’s conflict with Hassan teaches the reader about loyalty through Hassan…

Holden’s need to defend the virtues of children, specifically his sister, by being a catcher in the rye is one of the ways Salinger demonstrates the effects of trauma on a person. Furthermore, during a conversation with Phoebe, Holden came to the realization he wanted to be a catcher in the rye “I’d be the catcher in the rye and all. I know it’s crazy, but that's the only thing I’d really like to be” (173). It becomes Holden’s goal in life to be a catcher in the rye, someone who saves children…

"The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini has many themes throughout the book but I think the biggest theme that was shown more was Betrayal making it a notable theme. Amir played a big role in betraying someone. The plot of The Kite Runner revolves around the betrayal of Amir’s best friend. In a way, this betrayal drives the rest of the book and perhaps everything that precedes it. Betrayal is consistently shown throughout the novel from Amir but as the story goes on Amir has a chance to be good…