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Redemption In The Kite Runner

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While it can be argued that there is no real divide between good and evil in the novels, as supported by critic Barbara Bleiman “If one applies criteria from the modern English of American novel to him, the character of Assef meets all the criteria of a typical antagonist ”. It is clear that Assef’s personality is sociopathic due to his actions in Chapter 7 and Hassan’s rape. As Amir highlights he is not only a bully but finds pleasure in the suffering of others, he allows Hassan to keep the kite to “remind you of what I am about to do” before he sexually abuses him as a result of Hassan’s unrelenting devotion to Amir in the kite race. It is significant that this occurs in the early part of the novel as it sets up the key theme of redemption …show more content…

You don’t hear long lectures on Burqas, or Pashtun marriage rituals, or inter-ethnic rivalries in Afghan society. There is a little on each of the above in the novel – you might learn a couple of things about the relations between Pashtuns and Hazaras” This appeals to many readers as the novel focuses on a story of the lives of two fictional characters who have relatable qualities, rather than a cultural book, contributing to the success of the novel. In this way Heart of Darkness is flawed as the story of fate and the justice does not come across as strongly as in The Kite Runner as readers can better relate to the tale of retribution. This could be because Khalid Hosseini was an Afghan born author so he will have experienced what life was like in Afghanistan and the problems they faced as a country in the 20th Century, whereas Joseph Conrad was Polish-British and live as a privileged British Citizen from 1886 onwards, therefore it is likely he was influenced in his writing by the lifestyle he lived much like Hosseini would have looked at his life in

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