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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a moving story about an Afghan boy, Amir, and the reader is taken on his journey to adulthood. However one must not forget about the the kite runner Amir’s best friend, Hassan, who despite being a servant had a beautiful friendship with his master, Amir. This novel is divided into three parts. The first part is focused on Amir’s childhood and the horrifying incident that Hassan suffered and Amir merely witnessed. In the next part Amir and his father travel to

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    The Kite Runner In this text I am going to analyze The Kite Runner, then I will go on to discuss how the father-son relationship plays an important role in this book. Facts about the author Khaled Hossein was born in March 4, 1965, in Kabul, which is the capital of Afghanistan. He is best known as Afghan-American novelist. He began his career with the “The Kite Runner” in 2002. Upon release, it received critical acclaim chiefly for its engaging story of immigration, a father-son relationship and

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    are higher on the social and political ladder. Social, Political, that lead to conflict in the novel The Kite Runner is one of the major themes in the novel, and is illustrated through the point of view of characters, Afghani social status due to religion, and cultural influences are all reasons because they show that social, political, and cultural influences lead to conflict in The Kite Runner. Reason 1: Point of view from

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    ‘The Kite Runner’ is a Historical fiction/Drama film directed by Marc Forster. The film is based on the award winning novel “The Kite Runner” which was written by an Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. The film was released on the 14th of December 2007, it was shot in three different places Kabul, Peshawar and California. There are several themes embedded in this film such as Loyalty, Friendship, Love, Courage, Family, Power and Sacrifice. The director used Characterisation effectively in this

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    The Kite Runner Prose Analysis: Theme “…it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out.”(Hosseini, p. 1) The Kite Runner can be looked at as a controversial novel, based on superficial judgments. Yet, once the book is comprehended at great depths, the true theme of the book is revealed: that the past always follows you, which is shown by how Amir recalls his past. He looks at the past with several feelings, ranging from deep regret

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    to begin with, One of the essential themes that are expressed in all three of Hosseini's novels is the concept of love which is expressed through sacrifices within relationships. In the kite runner Hassan is completely devoted to his relationship with his older brother Amir, while Amir remains glued to the idea of fulfilling his fathers dreams of an ideal son. Amir states "we spoke our first words, mine was Baba; his was Amir" (Hosseini 10). In A thousand splendid suns Hosseini also displays the

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    deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.” Amir is narrating about the experience that changed his life forever, watching Hassan being sexually abused, and looking back with guilt for the rest of his life. Clearly, one of the predominant themes in “The Kite Runner”, written by Khaled Hosseini, is the idea of living life with regret, as Amir has done ever since peeking into the alley and not taking action to save Hassan. In the beginning of the novel, Amir speaks about his friendship

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    The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini tells the coming of age story of the main character Amir. Throughout the novel, many themes are apparent as Amir gets older and deals with the events of his past. One of the main themes is regardless of any action there is always a way to redeem yourself. There are many examples of this theme in The Kite Runner, like when Rahim Khan tells Amir that he can redeem himself, another would be when Assef beats up/hurts Amir but he feels healed, finally were Amir is flying

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    In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, friendship is a major theme. The protagonist and narrator, Amir, has a strong friendship with the character of Hassan. Amir is Pashtun and Hassan is Hazara, two different religious groups that do not get along, but growing up together, that did not stop Amir and Hassan from becoming best friends. Their friendship began when they were young and they experienced traumatizing events along the way, leading to their friendship shaping Amir’s life and emotional

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    Hosseini’s Utilization of Symbolism in The Kite Runner Friendship and loyalty are essential to maintaining healthy relationships. Both involve thoughtful acts which not only occur from one but from both sides of a relationship. Khaled Hosseini writes The Kite Runner to express to his audience how loyalty and companionship make a tremendous impact on not just two ordinary friends, but also other behaviors and relationships in Afghanistan. Throughout his engaging novel, Khaled Hosseini shows readers

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