Afghanistan is a multi-ethnic country and society. Its ethnic groups have lived together for more than 5000 years in this region and they have gathered together many times against the Great Empires and the Soviet Union and defeated them and have maintained their freedom. Due to Afghanistan’s geo-strategic location, the powerful countries have tried to have a direct or an indirect influence in this country’s political strategy (military, economy, and social affairs). These foreign powers have always created problems among these ethnic groups for getting through their own interests. In this sense, the country’s multi ethnicity has hampered its development as a nation. Today, this discrimination has become like an indirect civil war in this land. …show more content…
One of these layers involves the class difference between Amir and Hassan, which largely dictates and limits their relationship. In kite fighting, one boy controls the kite while the other assists by feeding the string. Just as Hassan makes Amir's breakfast, folds his clothes, and cleans his room, so does he cater to Amir in kite tournaments. When the boys fly kites together, they are on the same team. They are more like brothers then, than perhaps any other time, because the activity is somewhat mutual. It allows them to momentarily escape their differences and enjoy a shared sense of exhilaration and freedom. The movie The Kite Runner shows a kite flying very high over Kabul. This image represents Amir and Hassan's shared sense of freedom, one that takes them away from life's realities until the kite is grounded again. Even though Hassan shares in the excitement of kite fighting, he does not actually have control over the kite. Hassan may help the kite "lift-and-dive," but Amir is the one who claims a victory. Hassan may catch a cherished rival kite and hold it in his arms, but always to bring it back to Amir, to whom it then belongs. His joy is vicarious, just like his experience of wealth and privilege while living in Baba's household. In order to free himself of selfishness and cowardice, Amir must go from being merely a kite fighter-someone who seeks glory-to a kite runner, someone …show more content…
Amir has an Afghan part of my life, with an Afghan wife and music and food and community, and the so-called American side with his American environment and people. Somehow the two is shown to be intertwined and we don’t see that hyphen in the middle. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet military intervention, the mass exodus of Afghan refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime. The portrayal of Afghanistan is bleak and the images are dry, rocky and barren whilst Fremont, California in America, the land of ‘freedom’ is all lush and green in every