Amir carries his love of writing to America, not only majoring in creative writing, but also going on to become a successful writer “The novel was released in the summer of that following year, 1989, and the publisher sent me on a five-city book tour” (183). Baba was by no means thrifty while in Afghanistan, and this carries into America. Baba lives long enough to be able to see Amir and Soraya’s wedding and, just like Amir’s 13th birthday party, he spared no expense, providing everything from the rings to the venue for Amir. “Baba spent $35,000, nearly the balance of his life savings, on the awroussi, the wedding ceremony” (169). Baba is also just as liberal in his way of thinking in America as he was before, openly drawing the ire of fellow Afghans with his politics “What they don’t understand...is that religion has nothing to do with it”
Finally, the discovery that Hassan and Amir are brothers reinforces the division of the social classes in Afghanistan. Amir, a man desperately seeking redemption and a “way to be good again”, is given the opportunity to finally be at peace. After twenty-six years of guilt and remorse, fate has given him the chance to overcome his fears and fix the mistake he made on the frigid overcast day in the alley. In order to become psychologically cured at last, Amir encounters the man he fears and hates
Cruelty in Us Cruelty is an enemy to the morals of people; while purposely inflicting sufferings on others, cruelty is done with no feelings of concern. Cruelty can manifest from anger, irritation, or defeat. Moreover, it is driven by self-interest. Commonly when a person feels threatened, cruelties in the form of aggression are even used to force others to submit.
The Kite Runner describes the life of Amir. Before the war, he lived in Kabul with his father Baba, their servant Ali and Ali’s son Hassan. Hassan and Ali are from a lower class than Amir and Baba, but Amir and Hassan are best friends regardless. In this essay the assertion ‘Amir is selfish and
Our human nature requires us to be products of our environment. If someone grows up in a house that appreciates art, those that grow in the house are likely to inherit that trait as well. Those that grow up in tribal society are likely to hold those tendencies for the rest of their life too. As we see in Mark Bowden’s “Tales of the Tyrant” in this tribal way of life people live independently; they need not work with others, because they only have themselves. Saddam Hussein did not know how to civilly operate with others around once he rose to great power; so he was forced to use his village mentality where violence is the rule of law, thus leading to his intense and irrational cruelty.
“Maybe there's more we all could have done, but we just have to let the guilt remind us to do better next time.” In The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, an Afghan-born man named Amir is facing the repercussions of betraying his best friend of his childhood. Now living in the United States, Amir is haunted by his guilt and faces an opportunity to make amends for his past. The guilt of Amir’s betrayal of Hassan leads to his prolonged guilt, causing him to seek redemption. He seeks it through his rescue of Sohrab by standing up to Assef, flying to Afghanistan, and taking Sohrab with him to America.
The Power of People: The Lasting Influence Rahim Khan has on Amir in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini It is often the individuals taken for granted that have the most impact in the lives of others. Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner explores the profound power that lies in the hands of influential figures, and the resulting impact that they can have in terms of shaping ones identity and actions. While personally lacking rich character development, Rahim Khan’s role in the novel is significant, not only in terms of influencing Amir’s life, but also as a tool of personification used to embody the overall themes that are exemplified.
This discrimination has become built into society and effects everyday life. As Pashtuns, Amir and Baba have the opportunities to receive an education and start their own business. While the Hazaras, Hassan and Ali, may only work as servants. This discrimination brought on by social hierarchy causes isolation, violence, and guilt, to those surrounded by it throughout the book. These ideas are caused by discrimination and are explored through Amir’s experiences in the book.
Throughout history man has displayed violence towards both the environment and other men- physically and emotionally. As a result of the need for land, rights, social change and power, man has felt the need to compete and prove their dominance to other races through violence. In many cases, those who initiated the violence felt they were superior to those they invaded because of the difference between their race, religion or way of living. There are many different contributing factors to the history of violence; many of which still exist today. Violence has been around since the Mayans, Incas and Aztecs.
Afghanistan is a country full of social expectations and boundaries influenced by both class and ethnicity. Amir and Hassan come from polar opposite social backgrounds: Amir, a wealthy member of the dominant Pashtuns, and Hassan, a child servant to Amir and member of the minority Hazaras. Yet, as young children, it seems as though this difference is a mere annoyance rather than a serious blockade to their friendship. This all changes, though, when Amir makes a split second decision, a decision shaped by his unconscious desire to uphold their class difference. Hassan does everything for Amir, most specifically, he runs his kites, and when the town bully wants to steal that kite, Hassan resists even in the face of unspeakable violence.
Springer (2009) believes that violence is a gross stereotype which is associated with the depiction of the culture in the context of 'war in terror '. African, Asian and Islamic cultures are said to be highly violent. Thus, any discourse that suggests violence should be viewed as contextually specific, because it is bound to particular places in which the culture of violence is formed. Therefore,
The book pretends to enclose the entirety of Afghan culture and history, as seen when the main character expresses “to me, the face of Afghanistan is that of a (…)”1 before describing, in two lines, his jovial friend, and servant; who, like him, never saw more of Afghanistan than the wealthy Kabul and its surroundings. Moreover, when dwelling into historical events, the books estimates it more important to further character development through fictional, story-telling events, rather than explain or detail in any way said historical events which the characters have been placed into (Russian, Taliban, and American Occupations, etc.). Thus, any competently critical reader with a sense of Afghan history, will place in doubt the portrayal of Afghanistan the novelist implicitly claims to have made; for example, some might think it a way to occidentalize Afghan culture for the masses, whilst others might deem it a brilliant way to put in question the narrator’s remarks, and thus expose the main character’s biased narration. In any case, the reading will change, and with it, the interpretation of the novel’s message. Outside the book itself, however, and within the novelist’s context, we can again find more facts that might change the readers’
Hazaras were the less powerful race known as “weaker” race, no education or learning so they were used as servants, live either on the street or in servant’s house and have little in the way of belongings due to the lack of money. Hazara’s in the story were Hassan, Ali, Farzana, and Sohrab. The abuse of the Hazara in the book was the rape of Hassan by Assef, the stoning of Hazaras, shooting of Hassan and Farzana by the Taliban, and capturing, torture, abuse, and rape of Sohrab by Assef. “ Afghanistan is the land of the Pashtuns. It always has been , always will be.
A Thousand Splendid Suns’ was written by an Afghan American writer, Khaled Hosseini. The novel narrates the strength and resilience of two women who endure physical and psychological cruelty in an anti-feminist society. It also demonstrates how The Taliban uses fear and violence to control the people of Afghanistan, particularly females. Throughout this story the novel exposes the way customs and laws endorse Rasheed’s violent misogyny and it tells the tale of two women who endure a marriage to a ruthless and brutal man, whose behaviour forces them to kill him. The protagonist Mariam is a poor villager who lives in a remote area in Afghanistan, in contrast to Laila who is a smart, educated daughter of a schoolteacher.
In the short story My Son the Fanatic, the relation between father and son gets tested, when the father Parvez, discovers that his son Ali has developed his religious believes into a more extreme manner. The short story takes place in England, and deals with a father’s desperate attempt to understand his son, and a son’s attempt to find himself, and take a stand on western society and believes through a religious perspective. In this essay I will analyze and interpret the short story, by answering following research questions: The characterization of the protagonist Parvez, the setting in the short story, the relationship between the father Parvez, and his son Ali, and the main theme. Parvez is the protagonist in the short story; he is a Pakistani immigrant, making his living in England, driving the taxi.
