Kabul

As I mentioned, it was war in the past years of Kabul, so it was completely dangerous and not enough good security in the whole city. Everybody was going to school and work with, full of tension from their family side. Due to not having enough good security, there were bomb blasts, suicide attacks, and…

Afghanistan from a vibrant country to a war filled country. Hosseini starts off with the story of two best friends, a rich boy and his servant. Amir and Hassan grew up together, spending every moment of the day playing. They ran the streets of vibrant Kabul flying kites and enjoying the happiness filled the streets. When the Afghan culture switches from a kind community to a war zone the friendship of Amir and Hassan struggles. Through the tragedies that Hassan and Amir are faced with in their…

In the novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Tariq and Laila’s childhood friendship evolve into a connection that is unbreakable. After sharing the news about his family’s permanent departure from Kabul, Tariq promises that he will return to Kabul for Laila. His love for Laila never faded, because 20 years later, he came back for her. The young couple eventually got married and continued to uphold their special bond of unity. Mariam had never experienced love before until…

story a film strives to tell is a story not of action but of wandering? This question is raised by Iranian filmmaker Marzieh Meshkini in her 2004 film Stray Dogs. In order to tell this gripping tale of two Afghani children living on the streets of Kabul, Meshkini employs some tools of conventional cinema such as symbolism and allusion, but deliberately manipulates the pace of her film, creating a…

We all make mistakes in our lives. Some of them are more forgivable than others. The novel, The Kite Runner revolves around the main characters, Amir and Hassan, their childhood, and the incident that vastly changed the course of their lives. The author, Khaled Hosseini, develops the idea or theme of forgiveness through the characters of Soraya, Baba, Hassan, and Amir. Forgiveness is something that can bring the forgiver peace of mind and free him or her from anger that can repair one’s…

Hassan did, Assef and his crew pined Hassan down in a corner. Amir was worried sick until “[he watched Hassan get raped”(Hosseini 91). Friends are supposed to stick up for their friends no matter the circumstance. Amir failed to do so that afternoon in Kabul; Amir was too worried about getting himself hurt that he did not think about what would happen to Hassan. Later on in the book Amir frames Hassan for stealing his new birthday watch. When Baba asks Hassan if he…

When visiting Rahim Khan in Kabul, Amir finds out that Hassan and his wife were killed by the Taliban, leaving their son, Sohrab, to be orphaned. Though Amir feels distraught over the fact that he never got to explain to Hassan the regret he felt about what happened in the alley many…

Nobody would ever guess that a mere kite flying competition would lead into an epic tale of betrayal and redemption. The Kite Runner, a historical fiction novel written by Khaled Hosseini, is a story that follows Amir, a Pashtun, who struggles to find his place in society due to a series of traumatic childhood events. The conflict of the story starts during the winter of 1975, after a Kite flying competition. Amir betrayed his servant, Hassan, whom Amir later learns is his half-brother. Hassan…

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 pomegranate tree is used as a symbol in the novel to symbolize friendship and loyalty between Amir and Hassan which Amir destroys. In a desperate attempt for the redemption of his guilt, Amir throws pomegranates at Hassan craving that Hassan will hit him back and free him from his guilt. Which ended with Hassan walking to Amir "There" after crushing a pomegranate on his forehead, "Are you satisfied? Do you feel better?" (93). The use of the symbolism of pomegranates to show the loyalty…