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The Kite Runner

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Khaled Hosseini is a novelist and physician from Kabul, Afghanistan. He already write several novel such as “The Kite Runner” in 2003, “A Thousand Splendid Suns” in 2007, and “And the Mountains Echoe”d in 2013. His first novel The Kite Runner is successfully make his name become well-known. His third novel which is “And the Mountains Echoed” the first edition consist 402 pages including the hardcover and paperback; and contains a very interesting story about family. The character in this novel comes from his early experiences in Afghanistan. The story of “And the Mountains Echoed” begins from a journey of Saboor and his two children, Abdullah and Pari. They are a poor family who wants to sell their youngest daughter to a wealthy couple in
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A Comparative Analysis of Amir and Hassan in The Kite Runner The story of two young Afghan boys named Amir and Hassan and their complex friendship is shown in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Despite being from different social classes, they share a deep bond through shared experiences and a genuine connection. Analysing Amir and Hassan's personalities, actions, and relationships in the novel helps this essay compare and contrast both characters. Throughout the novel comparisons and contrasts are used extensively to portray the similarities and differences between the characters, further increasing the understanding of their complex bond.

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Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is a fictional narrative about a man who grew up in Afghanistan. Hosseini uses his personal experience from his childhood there, and other general knowledge about the area, to tackle issues of the Middle East that western culture often ignores. Every page of this novel is rhetorically rich with devices like diction, analogy, and realism. There is a short anecdote, beginning on page three and concluding on the top of page four, that embodies many of these great rhetorical strategies that Hosseini employs.

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Khaled Hosseini’s, The Kite Runner, is a book that depicts modern Afghanistan and all the violence as well as how “political change” (AmirDabbaghian and Solimany) “influenced” (AmirDabbaghian and Solimany) citizens in Afghanistan. Hosseini talks about a kid’s life and all the problems he went through along the way. One of the main themes in this novel was betrayal. The way Hosseini incorporates the theme in the story is by using various literary devices, tone, and conflict. To begin with, Khaled Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices to portray the theme.

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a novel that shows life before and after the many wars in Afghanistan and its surrounding countries. Hosseini shows and argues that

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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

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a moving novel which chronicles the treachery and atonement of its protagonist, Amir. Amir travels to San Francisco, California away from Afghanistan only to be brought back by his web of guilt of shame. Hosseini illustrates the theme of sins and redemption through Amir’s experiences in dealing with Hassan’s rape, the Taliban overtaking, and Amir’s life with Sohrab. In his early years, Amir betrays Hassan by watching him be raped by Assef.

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The Kite Runner Comparative Essay It is common for many different novels to be made into a film, due to their popularity. Often, the directors will leave out countless details because of the limited time. The same can be said about The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, which later turned into a film by Marc Forster. The novel includes realistic events which makes it more relatable to the audience.

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It is delineated by natural inclination that people sympathize with others who undergo an unfortunate circumstance or event. However, this type of behavior is dependent on how one uses prior knowledge to judge whether someone is worthy of sympathy. The idea that people tend to draw conclusions based on other people’s decisions and character remains as one of the many underlying themes in literature. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, Amir’s character is considered worthy of sympathy by his redeeming actions towards the end of the novel, his good intentions toward Baba, and his ability to empathize with others.

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In Khaled Hosseini's novel, The Kite Runner, The protagonist, Amir, undergoes a drastic transformation. At the beginning of the novel, Amir is a Jealous coward, but by the end of the novel, Amir becomes a man who will stand up to his enemies instead of run away and somebody who will try to right his wrongs. Amir's transformation holds many valuable lessons. Some of these lessons are; to be courageous instead of running, Jealousy will only ruin your life, and have something worth living for. All three of these lessons are very important and I hope that I can use these lessons to develop myself as a person as I leave McQuaid.

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He uses characterization, conflict, symbolism, and flashback. These literary elements used by Hosseini help to prove that the relationship between two people can be built up by life’s conflicts along with the art of silence. Society takes on a tremendous role in the book. Every man in Afghanistan faces the standards that society sets everyday. This situation is similar to the branches and trunk of a tree.

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Sanganeria 1 Innayat Nain Sanganeria Kanika Dang Eng, Thesis paper 8th November 2015 THESIS PAPER, THE KITE RUNNER Khaled Hosseini in his novel The Kite Runner illustrates how one seeks for redemption for the sins committed in the past. The Kite Runner is a heartbreaking story of two young boys and how the choices made in the past, changed their lives forever. Love, loss and betrayal are some of the themes in the novel which have been portrayed with a lot of sensitivity.

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