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The Kite Runner By Richard Weiner Chapter 1 Quotes

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6. This quote directly shows the connection between the major ideas in this books and the small stories and pieces of text that are found within this book. In this quote, the author writes, “We are at our most perfect when we have something to push against.” This sentence relates to the bigger idea in the book that competition is a prerequisite to genius. When you are competing for something, you are always at full capacity because you have a desire to do something, something to work for. When you are in this state, genius has to have a better chance of popping through because genius is a showing of the best and brightest ideas that we have to offer and these ideas can really only be unlocked when we are putting forth our best effort, which is triggered by competition. Weiner explains this idea perfectly with the story of Brunelleschi and Ghiberti who were both contenders to make the bronze doors on the Baptistery of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. When they tied in the competition, Brunelleschi did not want to work …show more content…

Weiner writes, “Something about Vienna brought out the best in him...More than that, Vienna Vienna created the sort of happy collisions, possibilities of coincidence, that spawn creativity.” (Weiner 222). This quote shows the impact of your setting on your capabilities of being a genius. The book is referring to Mozart's choice in setting and how it provides opportunities to unlock the genius that he has inside of him. Mozart would have never became the composer that we knew today if he were born in a different time period or had lived in a different city that supported music and creativity. Mozart’s setting drove his career and without the acceptance of creativity by his city, he would have never became well known. Mozart’s setting played a key part in making him and genius so I would say that Weiner has shown convincing evidence towards the fact that setting is connected to

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Amir’s main enemy is guilt because it leads him to blame himself for the death of his mother and for his father’s lack of acceptance of him. Amir takes it upon himself to say that it is his fault that his mother is dead, and that he is the sole reason why his father does not like him for the way he is. He blames himself instead of blaming the possible natural causes of why his mother is dead - he does not let it go. He also does not accept who he is for who he is to his father, he feels the need that his father’s acceptance is not good enough; thus, he seeks the love he needs by doing what his father likes despite disliking such activities himself (examples, sports). Amir does not take in account that there are more reasons outside of his control for why things happen, why the

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Say that a man is caught using drugs. Police are notified and he is sent to prison. On one end, yes, he will go to jail and take a few free years out of his life. But, he will be put into rehab and will be taught to quit using the drugs that he once depended on. Which will, in the end, add years onto his life.

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Shame means that you feel remorse for something weather it is your actions or the actions of another. But having shame about a certain action or event doesn't necessarily mean that you have to regret or even take back what happened because there may be justifications and sometimes you can’t justify how you feel or why you feel that way. That being said shame is both the greatest motivator and the greatest deterrent, a lot of people build their lives around forces like shame. Amir is a character that is very concerned with what people think about him which leads him to publicly detaches himself from Hassan.

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Baba, You’re a stubborn man. You are dying, and you won’t accept treatment, and you continue to smoke cigarettes. You are a stubborn, stubborn man. I am writing this letter to you, even though you may never read it. When you pass away, I will put this note with you.

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The novel, The Kite Runner, tells a story about two incredibly strong and courageous boys, who have to find their way back from a dreadful thing which they thought they could never forget. The two boys are guided by their father, Baba, who is also looking for forgivness in himself. In the end, all of the boys find redemption for their wrongdoings. One of the boys, Hassan, shows extreme courage from the very beginning of the book.

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Draft 1 – Sacrifice to Redemtion “When something bad happens you have three choices. You can either let it define you, let it destroy you, or you can let it strengthen you.” , said once by Dr. Seuss. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir had gone through difficulties and has had to choose from the three choices. If Hassan didn’t sacrifice himself, Amir wouldn’t have become a better person.

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Redemption Is Key Edmund Burke once said “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing…” In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir relates to this quote by redeeming himself later in life for the evil that he witnessed. Amir realizes that he can’t let his past define him and what he stands for. Throughout the novel Amir realizes “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2); therefore, he puts his desire for redemption and forgiveness into motion.

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When I woke up I saw that the flowers needed some watering but then I just thought Ali or Hassan would do them today. It was pretty silent, I could hear a bee buzzing around my ear. It was making me so annoyed to the point where I just wanted to squish the pesky animal. Amir had squatted next to me, he looked very nervous, I could see the look on his face.

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