Lack Of Education In The Kite Runner

What do racism, poverty, and violence have in common? They all result from one major problem: lack of education. Lack of education is a problem that has plagued many nations for years. Once in this crisis, it takes a long time to recover and rebuild a nation that can rise above the problems that illiteracy causes. This social issue is very prevalent in reality and many books focus on this point. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, accurately depicts the problems of poverty and ignorance caused by lack of education in Afghanistan and conversely, throughout the world.
To start building a base, it is important to know what leads to lack of education and in comparison, what lack of education leads to as well. Essentially, both are the same: …show more content…
Many third world countries are too; and some now-thriving countries used to be in this predicament as well. For example, after the war with Great Britain, the United States used to have a lot of problems. Two of the countless ones were racism and poverty. These issues affected black slaves the most. The reason was: the African Americans did not have enough education to show the rich Caucasians that they (the slaves) could think and rise above them (the whites). Because they couldn’t prove their worth, they were treated poorly and where abused. After the Civil Rights movement, things improved for the black race. But problems still occur today with the Mexican’s that cross the border here in Arizona. Many of them do not have enough education to get jobs and therefore, live in poverty. Their homes are run-down and the neighborhoods they live in are often filled with crime. Because of their lack of education and income, it was hard for many of them to rise up and prosper into more established people. Even in growing countries, this is an issue. Take India for example. India as a whole is prospering but the small individuals in the slums of India have horrible lives. They are born into poverty, and because they have to work to live and do not have time to get proper education, whole generations are forced to live in hardship and destitution. On a more recent and well-known note, Iraq is suffering from …show more content…
Peace, to have meaning for many who have known only suffering in both peace and war, must be translated into bread or rice, shelter, health, and education, as well as freedom and human dignity - a steadily better life. If peace is to be secure, long-suffering and long-starved, forgotten peoples of the world, the underprivileged and the undernourished, must begin to realize without delay the promise of a new day and a new life. (Allen) As explained above, many nations, from stable, to developed, to underdeveloped, have suffered from lack of education and continue to do