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    The Kite Runner The Kite Runner is one of the best novels which have the story of friendship between two boys‚ Amir and Hassan. In this novel we‚ as a reader will be able to see the love and loyalty that Hassan shows toward Amir‚ but their friendship and trust broken because of Amir’s betrayal. The major character in the novel The Kite Runner is Amir Agha. He is the main character and also the narrator in the story. He was born in Kabul‚ in 1963 and he only lives with his father who he called

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    The Kite Runner According to Maya Angelou‚ “History‚ despite its wrenching pain‚ cannot be unlived‚ but if faced with courage‚ need not be lived again.” This quote implies that history is permanent and it is simply impossible for one to change the past. As humans we make bad choices that we have to live with that can potentially haunt us later in life. The only way to change this reality is to foster a brave outlook on life. With a little courage and a clear conscience‚ one can make a better

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    Amir and Hassan‚ the sultans of Kabul This literary analysis will evaluate “The Kite Runner”‚ directed by Marc Foster and based on the novel “The Kite Runner” written by Khaled Hosseini. The movie contains many universal themes however the symbolism and significance of the pomegranate tree often represents and supports the nature of Hassan and Amir’s friendship as the story progresses. The first element that needs to be analyzed is the symbolism behind the pomegranate tree. The pomegranate is

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    Human beings are morally ambiguous people. We are neither purely evil nor purely good‚ but often a mix. And maybe that’s why many of us are attracted to literature works with morally ambiguous characters such as The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner was set in Kabul‚ Afghanistan‚ proceeds to United States during the Soviet Union invasion‚ and then the setting goes back to Kabul when the Taliban rises in power. In this novel‚ Amir‚ to whom the whole story of the book is centered around

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    The Violence Runner

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    The Violence Runner Seung Woo (Mike) Son‚ 11A (Word Count: 799) Throughout the history‚ there have been leaders of good and evil‚ moral and immoral‚ peaceful and violent alike. Sometimes‚ when the evil takes power and misuses it‚ the staggering impact they entail in the society can be appalling and outrageous. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner‚ Assef is exemplary of an evil leader who misuses his power and stands in the frontlines of crippling Afghanistan and its people into a pitch-black

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    The Kite Runner Essay = 100 points DUE in class: Tuesday‚ April 26th [pic][pic][pic] Assignment: Write a five paragraph formal literary essay on a topic of your choosing to appropriately address The Kite Runner. *Remember: • an essay centers around a strong thesis statement (an opinion regarding a specific topic and at least three main developmental points to support your claim) – if you do not make an argument and you relay unoriginal information that I am

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    Throughout the story of The Kite Runner by: Khaled Hosseini many traits are shown by select characters. The Kite Runner is about the story takes place in Pakistan in 1980-2001 in America where the war is happening. One is Hassan who is also the main character and one of the most important throughout the story. Hassan is the character however that shows loyalty and modesty to everyone‚ several times throughout the Kite Runner he takes the blame for Amir. Hassan shows the loyalty between two best friends

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    Umeer Ahmad Cheema 13 The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini Haugen Skole Umeer Ahmad Cheema 13 The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini Haugen Skole The story is about Amir and Hassan‚ a Hazara. They spend their days in a peaceful Kabul‚ kite fighting‚ roaming the streets and being boys. Amir’s father loves both the boys‚ but seems critical of Amir for not being manly enough. Amir also fears his father blames him for his mother’s death during childbirth. However‚ he has a kind father figure

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    Ronny Yaya English 11 The Kite Runner Essay April 21‚ 2011 “Hell is yourself and the only redemption is when a person puts himself aside to feel deeply for another person.” Amir‚ the main character in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner‚ has an entire life full of guilt and full of lack of attention. Amir always feels as if he has to work for his father’s appreciation. Amir strives to redeem himself by trying to prove his abilities to his father‚ by searching punishment‚ and by always wanting

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    truth and awake from the ignorance in secrets. When the truth comes out the safety that secrets provide disappears. People realize then that they rather handle the truth when they see things how they really are. In Khaled Hosseini´s novel The Kite Runner‚ the characters caused pain to the people around them by keeping secrets. Suffering from guilt and realizing the consequences of the secrets they learn that the truth would have caused less pain. Amir suffers richly from guilt because the huge

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