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    The Relationship of Amir and Baba In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, the main character and narrator, Amir, has a very complex relationship with his father, Baba. Amir and Baba are nothing like the typical father and son bonds that readers would expect. Amir loves Baba very much, however, throughout the book Amir feels as if he is fighting for Baba’s acceptance and affection. Although their relationship is strained for a majority of the book, there are both differences and similarities that…

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    The novel, “The Kite Runner,” written by Khaled Hosseini, is a story about a young Afghan boy and his journey to salvation for what he did in the winter of 1975. Amir spent almost all his childhood just to have his Baba’s attention, but instead of achieving what he wanted, he became a bad person. Although he had been living in America for more than twenty six years before he went back to Afghanistan, Amir still could not forget about what happened in that alley: ”It’s wrong what they say about…

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    The world is filled with things that draw humans away from society. Things that pull people into a depressing state or a feeling of worthlessness. These are emotions that cause alienation. Throughout “Teenage Wasteland” and The Kite Runner, there are characters who suffer from Alienation. The cause of Alienation is these stories are feelings of detachment from a mother or father and the feeling of being denied the truth. Alienation is caused by being detached from a mother. Anne Tyler, a…

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    Hosseini reveals life lessons through the difficult situations he places his [main] characters in. In the novel, The Kite Runner, courage is a theme that is present but lacking in the characters. When faced with a fear that humans cannot handle on their own, courage is absent. Although the definition of “courage” is a simple concept to grasp, it is difficult to put into action. As Amir observes Hassan being raped, it’s clear that “[he] ha[s] one last chance to make a decision. [He] could…

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    Explore the relationship between Amir and Baba. Throughout the novel The Kite Runner, the relationship between Amir and Baba has many ups and downs, the reader sees it broaden as Amir grows older and it is clear that deep down their relationship is strong. Amir tells the reader during his dream that he ‘can never tell Baba from the bear.’ This gives the impression that Baba is strong and rugged in appearance. It is important that the reader knows that Baba is the narrator’s father; due to…

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    The Kite Runner Essay

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    The author, the History, and the Story The author’s personal experiences and the history of the worlds past are used as a literary masterpiece: from Khaled Hoessini’s The Kite Runner that tells of the last days of the Afghan monarchy in the 1970s to the post-Taliban near present or Markus Zuask’s exploration of the Holocaust in The Book Thief to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that tells a story by depicting life-altering events throughout his childhood. History is the study of change…

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    Redemption is the action of being saved from an evil or sin. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, the protagonist, is blamed for his mother’s death and feels that he sinned by killing his mother. She had complications while giving birth which caused her death. Amir’s father, Baba, sees his wife’s spirit in Amir. This makes him miss his wife and resent his son for causing the love of his life to perish. Amir sees himself as superior to his servant friend, Hassan. But, Hassan is the model…

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    My Hillbilly Elegy Hillbilly Elegy is a book by J.D. Vance, who tells the story about the struggles of his life and town. He talks about different problems his culture deals with throughout their entire lives. During part of the book, he talks about how he had many different people who helped him be successful. I believe I have people just like him who kept me on the right path, and helped me to make the right choices. In the book, Vance talks about the different people that helped keep him…

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    The book Anthem is a book about Equality 7-2521, a man who lives in a collective society with his “brothers” (coworkers) that the government assigns to him. He must learn to live as an equal with his “brothers”, as Equality 7-2521 likes to somewhat bend the rules even though he doesn’t come out right in saying it. As the story goes on to do everything that the government outlaws, as he starts to grow feelings for somebody and he even starts to do a job he was not appointed. These are all…

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    Class difference is one thing that separates people everywhere. The plot of the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini would not be the same without the class difference between Amir and Hassan. The story starts with Amir, living in America and getting a call from Rahim Khan. Rahim calls to tell him there is a way to be good again. Then a flashback begins exploring how he got to the present time. Then Hassan is introduced, later they talk about how Hassan is a Hazara. The Pashtun people (Amir 's people)…

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