Comparing The Kite Runner And Reservation Blues

The Kite Runner and Reservation Blues are the two books that will be discussed. They’re two novels that showcase a lot of hardships within them. The Kite Runner and Reservation Blues both took place in different places throughout each book. The Kite Runner began in Afghanistan, but the main character, Amir, and his father, Baba, suffered through many hardships, which led them to the United States. Amir eventually traveled back to Afghanistan and discovered a lot of changes. Reservation Blues took place in Wellpinit, Washington on a Native American reservation. Coyote Springs was a band that was formed by the main characters that went through a lot together. Overall, these books both encountered different hardships that may have brought similar

However, the religions are different in each book. Most people in Reservation Blues are Catholic Christians, whereas in The Kite Runner, they are Muslim. Within both of the texts, religion created a lot of hardships, yet it also helped them get through the hardships. Religion in The Kite Runner created issues because of the Taliban, and people with different denominations caused turmoil. “The following week, after class, I showed the book to my teacher and pointed to the chapter on the Hazaras. He skimmed through a couple of pages, snickered, and handed the book back. "That's the one thing Shi'a people do well," he said, picking up his papers, "passing themselves as martyrs." He wrinkled his nose when he said the word Shi'a, like it was some kind of disease” (Hosseini 24). This shows that people in their society couldn’t even get along with people with the same religion, even though the denominations were different. However, in Reservation Blues religion broke the band Coyote Springs apart. Christianity brought the characters hope when they lost a loved one, or in rough times. Religion brought hope and a future to the characters, yet it created larger issues in The Kite