1. Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay‚ the lamb I had to slay to win baba. Despite his efforts‚ Amir never really succeeds in winning his father’s love. Do you agree? In ‘The Kite Runner’‚ Khaled Hosseini depicts Amir as someone who tries very hard to get something that he desires‚ however does not receive it. In this case‚ Amir did not really ‘win’ Baba’s love. Through his early childhood‚ Amir and Baba’s contrast in each other caused much of the problem‚ and after the kite flying tournament
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after that instance Amir is too afraid to face Hassan and he frames him so he and Ali are sent away and he can escape his guilty conscious. Amir is also very selfish all he thinks about is himself he hate it when Baba showers attention on anyone other than himself and he hates that Baba talks more affectionately of Hassan than himself and he also seems to have a superiority complex and refers to Hassan as a simple Hazara when it suits him. 2.Hassan is described as having a “Chinese doll face
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Kite Runner Questions Chapter 3 1. What did Baba decide to construct and pay for? 2. Why do you think Amir lied to Baba and told him that Hassan had “the runs” when they were about to leave for the orphanage opening? 3. Why did Amir say to Baba‚ “ I think I have sataran” (Cancer)? 4. What was Baba’s response when the wind knocked his hat to the ground and everyone laughed at him during his dedication speech to the orphanage? What does this say about his character
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allowed a mistake to unfold‚ continuing a damning cycle his father Baba started. Yet this man who started the lie first appears as an icon of morality and determination. However‚ as each page unfolds it is unraveled that he is flawed just like the rest. Through Hosseini’s characterization of Baba‚ it is revealed that he is a man who donned the armor of morality‚ hiding the mistakes he committed within. Hosseini first presents Baba as a “towering Pashtun‚ [with] hands capable of uprooting a willow
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did they move to after Pakistan? They moved to America after Pakistan. 2. What job did Baba get? Baba got a job at a gas station. 3. Why didn’t he want food stamps? Baba refused food stamps because this was an insult to his pride. He is mentioned to have a strict code of honour and pride and accepting outside help to take care of his own problem. 4. What did Baba give Amir for his birthday? Why? Baba gave Amir a coveted Stingray bicycle and a fancy wristwatch‚ but Amir felt like those gifts
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rAfter the rape‚ Amir and Hassan spend less time together. Baba and Amir take a trip to Jalalabad and stay at the house of Baba’s cousin. When they arrive they have a large traditional Afghan dinner. Baba proudly tells everyone about the kite tournament‚ but Amir does not enjoy it. He says that that was the night he became an insomniac. When Amir and Baba return home‚ Amir continues not to play with Hassan. When Hassan asks Amir what he did wrong‚ Amir tells Hassan to stop harassing him. After that
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Amir and Hassan had been connected from a young age despite their differences‚ and the fact they had fed from the same breast creates a special bond between the two which they say is unbreakable. Amir and Hassan had grown up together just as Ali and Baba had grown up together‚ ‘just like Hassan and I grew up a generation later’ which portrays how history is repeating itself as Amir and Hassan are living the replication of their relationship. However‚ even though Amir and Hassan are extremely close
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novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ Hosseini develops the theme of betrayal through the characters of Baba‚ Ali‚ Hassan and Amir. The betrayal begins when Amir abandons Hassan while he is being raped by Assef. Later‚ Rahim tells Amir that Hassan is actually his half-brother. The betrayal continues when Amir learns that his father‚ who he so well respected‚ had slept with Ali ’s wife and committed adultery. By doing so‚ Baba also betrays his own son by stealing his knowledge of having a brother. The brotherhood
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be praised and recognized by his father. This desire may perhaps be even greater than most children due to Baba’s aloofness towards Amir. Amir goes to extreme lengths to please his father‚ sacrificing many important things along the way. To please Baba‚ Amir changes his personality‚ gives up his own peace and sanity‚ and sacrifices Hassan. Believing these costs to be worth Baba’s love‚ Amir easily surrenders them. However‚ it is not until after he has already given up everything does he come to realize
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traits and actions towards Amir baba is the victim. He is very pressuring‚ unsympathetic and hypocritical towards his son Amir‚ and his actions cause Amir to make horrible decisions. Throughout the story Amir is pressured to be like Baba when he was a kid. The problem arises that he is not athletic like Baba was and would rather read and write. Baba doesn’t understand how Amir could be this way and doesn’t approve of his interests. In this scene it shows how Baba would share his frustration with
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