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    In the novel “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir Agha faces many struggles in his childhood. He lived in Afghanistan during a time of violence. Although he did lead a more privileged life than most other children growing up in the same time period as him, he often found himself in difficult situations that resulted in shame. As he goes on in life, he realizes that he has the opportunity to redeem himself. Redemption is when you do a good deed to help make up for your wrongdoings

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    Rationale Khaled Hosseini is the author of the book Kite Runner which was published on 29th May 2003. The book Kite Runner revolves around the life of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul and his closest friend, Hassan. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy through the Soviet military intervention, the exodus of refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the rise of the Taliban regime. My Written Assignment

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    the darkness.” – Victor Hugo. In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Khaled effectively portrays guilt as being destructive to oneself and affecting others around it. The violence that the main character, Amir, experiences leads to him feeling guilty for rest of his life, which breaks up the relationships that he once had in his previous years. Amir’s guilt turns brother against brother and friend against friend. In the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled uses the character, Amir, to demonstrate

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    The Kite Runner – Amir’s Redemption We all make mistakes, but it is how we make up for those mistakes that will decide the kind of person we will become. The Kite Runner novel was written by Khaled Hosseini about a boy who also grew up in Afghanistan just like the author. The novel opens during a peaceful time in Kabul and tells the story of Amir and his friend and servant, Hassan. It tells us about Amir looking for approval from his father, Baba, the ethnic tensions in Afghanistan and the events

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    Guilt can make or break a relationship or friendship, but responding to guilt can help someone with redemption. One factor that can help contribute to bringing people together is trust, which can show how reliable someone is. In the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a friendship between two boys are tested. Amir and Hassan are best friends growing up, but when loyalty and reliability fail their friendship hits a wrong turn. A neighborhood bully named Assef rapes Hassan, while Amir

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    Maya Angelou Alone

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    come together and do things as one. The message of the poem relates to the life of Amir, from The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Amir is also trying to find his soul a home after all the things he has seen in his life. First it was leaving his servant, best friends, and later he would find out, half-brother to be raped by Assef.

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    5.After Amir wins the kite flying tournament, Baba treats him like he has become the son he wanted him to be. Amir was determined to win this tournament so he can his father’s respect and attention. He did accomplish this and Baba was so proud of him and Amir was glad of his achievement. He finallygot the attention from his father that he seek for a long time. ‘’Then a smile played on my father’s lips. He opened his arms.’’ (Hosseini 79) He showed true love and affection towards his son.

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    Essay On The Kite Runner

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    Title: The Kite Runner Author: Khaled Hosseini Year of publication: 2003 Amir, the Pashtun grew up in Kabul, Afghanistan in a nice home with Hassan, Baba and Ali. Hassan, the Hazara was his best friend, half brother and the son of his servant Ali. They always played en read books together, if nobody was there. And of course they loved kite running together. They loved each other, but Hassan loved Amir more. He always said to Amir: “ I will do anything for you, Amir Agha.” Baba is the father of

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    symbolism of kites in the Kite Runner and Master Harold and the boys I am going to compare the symbolism of the kite in the play Master Harold and the boys by Athol Fugard and in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hossseini. Firstly I will talk about the symbolism in both of the books separately. And then I will compare them to see the similarities and the differences. The kite symbol has two different meanings. In the Kite Runner the kite represents kite fighting and the blue kite that was the

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    either ourselves or another individual. Many times, we make big decisions based receiving forgiveness on the past mistakes we have made. This theme of forgiveness and atonement is also conveyed in the Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini. Forgiveness and atonement is a significant theme throughout the Kite Runner because it causes many of the major events in the story, which is illustrated when characters do certain actions or make decisions driven by the possibility of atonement or forgiveness. The

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