Hazara people

was not able to do as a child and build a family with Hassan, only Sohrab takes Hassan’s place. Amir loves Sohrab, thus accomplishing what his father never did and completing a family. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini shows us how family pulls people through…

those who search for it. Politics and society can affect how we interact with each other. In Afghanistan there are two major ethnic groups: the Pashtun and the Hazara. Both groups stem from different forms of Islam, which then causes both groups not to get along. For many generations the Pashtun have felt they are superior to the Hazaras. Therefore, it is effortless for Amir to take advantage of Hassan. At one point in the novel the two boys are conversing and Amir was curious as to whether or…

we have. We learn to read people, how to react to situations, and most importantly, how to treat other people and learn the difference between right and wrong. In The Kite Runner , by Khaled Hosseini, we see many instances where the events in Amir’s, Hassan's and Assef's childhood impact them and their lives in the future. People are shaped mentally and morally by their experiences in childhood. Whether it was the spoken word or just observing, life never gives people a chance to prep before…

Many people have something sentimental to them that acts more than just an object because it develops a meaning in their lives. These objects can be described as symbols. A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. Often writers use a technique called symbolism which is the use of symbols in literature that gives a deeper meaning in context to an object, person, situation, or event. Symbols can be used as a…

expose everything non-Afghan in Amir’s life, saying, “You probably lived in a big two or three-story house with a nice backyard that your gardener filled with flowers and fruit trees...Your father drove an American car. You had servants, probably Hazaras. Your parents hired workers to decorate the house for the fancy mehmanis they threw, so their friends would come over to drink and boast about their travels to Europe or America. And I bet my first son’s eyes that this is the first time you’ve…

their religious background Amir was a Pashtun, which were the people who ruled southern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. Hassan was a Hazara which were under the Pashtun. Amir and Hassan did everything together, but because Hassan was his servants, he didn't want to be looked down upon by society. Amir tested Hassan's loyalty because. Amir cannot grasp the thought of someone being that loyal . Amir is unsure of himself and the people around him . Because he doesn't have faith in…

sometimes corruption can deceive a lot of people and provoke injustice for some people such as the case of Llob’s partner Lino. Soria specifies, “I caused his death, and that’s gratifying. I expected him to disappear, but he went one better: he killed himself like the coward he always was” (Khadra, 372). It is implemented through that investigation that everything that happened…

Societal norms and standards have always existed when civilization has. Whether these expectations are set by society and projected onto children by parents or not, it does not matter; there have always been people who experience difficulties fitting in or reaching these ideals. Amir, the main character in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, is one of them; however, it was a conscious choice by Hosseini to have Amir be unconventional and to not conform to the expectations of Afghan…

The Kite Runner a novel written by Khaled Hosseini in 2003. This novel is about several conflicts which influence the characters in many ways. This novel talks about a rape that Hassan, a young Hazaran boy. Also about Baba never telling Amir that Hassan and him are both brothers. Then the loss they suffer when the Taliban take control of Afghanistan. The young boy, Hassan getting raped in the novel, one incident that influenced Amir. Amir feels guilty about letting this incident happen; he had…

this was his way to make it up for Hassan and Ali. You could say Baba atoned for his sins by treating Hassan as his own son and not just ever treating him as a Hazara. In fact, he even paid to have Hassan’s cleft lip to be fixed. Baba never told Hassan that he was his real father. He didn’t even tell Amir. Hassan was treated as a Hazara because of this “mistake” Baba made. Amir states, “And now, fifteen years after I’d buried him, I was learning that Baba had been a thief. And a thief of the…