Khaled Hosseini

In contrast to Wiesel’s experience, Levi describes his journey with a tone of despair, his depictions have a constant repetition of the horrid conditions on the train. Levi’s use of diction in his depiction is key to understand how his perception of this journey was different from that of Wiesel. The use of the words fear, hunger, exhaustion, and others that have similar connotations can be seen more prevalently in Levi’s work. Levi uses language as a means to emphasize the severity of the…

Life lessons are very important when it comes to being successful in life. If you don't open your mind to learn and discuss you won't go anywhere. In the novel “Touching Spirit Bear” by Ben Mikaelson Cole didn't open his mind and thoughts to anyone until he got taught a lesson. After the mauling of the spirit bear, Cold changed. He began to forgive himself which was a very big step for him. One thing Cole learnt was not to take life for granted. The main lessons Learnt in the novel are that…

During The Kite Runner, Buzkashi and kite flying were experienced by Amir and Baba. Amir stated, “Buzkashi tournament…on the first day of spring, New Year's Day…was, and still is, Afghanistan's national passion” (Hosseini, 2003, p. 18). This proves that The Kite Runner is accurate because Hosseini used each event to give the reader the sense that the reader is in Afghanistan, that it is real life. Finally, Afghanistan has numerous religious events including Eid-e-Quorban which is an event to…

The Kite Runner’s framing has the feeling of being very intentional. In the beginning of the book, Hassan is Kite running for Amir. Hassan doesn't get very much respect at all because he is a Hazara which is a very unrespected type of people in this area. Amir, however, does get some form of respect thanks to his father. Due to Hassan basically being hated on because of his ethnicity, he is raped in the alley, and Amir does nothing to save him. Over multiple years, the boys stop being friends…

Can you imagine our world destroyed to its bare core? Can you think of ways and reasons why society would allow the world to fall into apocalyptic times? Much more like the famous quote by Albert Einstein, “I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones” (22). In the book The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the reader is placed in the aftermath of a catastrophic war that left the world in ruins such as in an apocalyptic manner. The book…

In “The Seventh Man,” author Haruki Murakami depicts flashbacks into the seventh man’s childhood though a short story. Though hesitant, the seventh man eventually shared his life-story with other adults. He begins by sharing about the day that his best friend, K. was killed in a tsunami, and the lasting impacts it had on his everyday life. He also goes in-depth in explaining how he overcame his fear of death, and how the only way to overcome fears is to face them. This story should be read by…

A theme is a clear message, a uniting thought, a strong moral. It helps paints the picture of the message the writer is attempting to get across. It determines the purpose of the writing and the ultimate takeaway message. The Kite Runner has a variety of meaningful themes that help shape the story into an account of injustice and recovery. Its main message focuses on the concept of forgiveness being the ultimate redemption. Being able to forgive others who betrayed you shows not only…

Shane Koyczan is an author, performer, and poet. “To This Day…” is a spoken-word poem for the “bullied and the beautiful”. His poem explores the anguish of any individual who has grown up in an environment that made him/her feel different, alone, and so forth. It is a powerful story, meant to speak to those who have survived the wraths of bullying. In order to bring a visual aspect to his piece, Koyczan sent invites to various artists from around the globe to contribute 20-second segments of…

The fear of the unknown is one of Joseph is no different from anyone else in this sense, but what makes Joseph interesting to me is that unlike most people who are scared. He confronts his fears instead of sweeping them under the rug, instead Joseph decided to give Tom a chance when nobody else would, Joseph could have turned down Caroline's offer to paint tom, yet he agreed even though it was through an act of rage. Mrs mossop thought he was a lost cause and pre judged tom before even meeting…

What does Charley offer Willy and why doesn’t Willy accept this? He offers Willy a job but Willy doesn't accept because he has a job (and he is insulted by the offer) On page 1799, what do we learn Willy is able to do? Can you think of the significance of this detail? - We learn that Willy is able to hunt. This shows that Willy maybe grew up somewhere other than the city. What opportunity does Willy believe he missed when he was a younger man? Willy believes he missed Ben as a missed…