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The Kite Runner Argumentative Analysis

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Have you ever had that book where the author uses such descriptive language that you actually feel like you were there? It is almost like the driving force to continue read the book, even if you don't like the topic. Well, if your like me and you enjoy that style of writing, then you need to read Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner. It is full of colorful language that really grabs the reader and it is quite informative. I believe people should read Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner because readers are able to learn how three different religions practice and interact with each other, written on personal experience and view from someone who's seen it with their own eyes. First, the Taliban. The Taliban are very aggressive and powerful …show more content…

As mentioned before, the Hazaras practice Shi'a Muslim and since they lost the revolution to the Pashtuns years ago, they are despised by many. Since the loss of the revolution, the Hazaras have split into two groups, ancient and modern. The ancient fought for Shi'a religion and served to no one. The modern Hazaras now serve the Pashtuns and no longer fight for Shi'a religion, just practice it and have little to no respect by others. Hosseini writes, "' I discovered that Hassan had no intention of moving into the house. . . . What will he think when he comes back to Kabul after the war and finds that I have assumed his place in the house? '"(208). In this quote, we see that although Amir has been gone for years, Hassan will not move into the big empty house and lives in his original mud hut where he was born. He is devoted to pleasing his masters and working hard so that he fulfills his religious duties. With this, we see that all social classes function very differently from one another and some are more demanding the others. One thing is for certain though, all classes do not interact with each other very well, with the exception of the modern day

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