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Story: The Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Theme:
(1) Sacrifice: Sheep are slaughtered as a sacrifice to Allah, to show devotion, but also as a form of atonement. Amir and Hassan are embodiments of the sacrificial sheep. Hassan is willing to sacrifice himself for having suffered in order to spare Amir. His blood is shed for Amir’s sake. “For you, a thousand times over.”
(2) Redemption: “there is a way to be good again.” There exists a way for Amir to rid himself of guilt and atone for his sinful past. Eventually the roles are reversed and it is time for Amir to be the sheep and sacrifice for Hassan. When he is beaten by Assef, he is enduring the physically pain, but he is healed spiritually and rids the burden of the troublesome past. He redeems himself finally.
(3) The fragile relationship between father and son
(4) Discrimination and class structure.
Characteristic:
Amir: moody, sentimental,
BaBa: larger-than-life, formidable,
Hassan: loyal, faithful
Assef: sopiopath
Questions:
What is irony?
The speaker’s meaning to b far from the usual meaning of the words. A situation, for example, can be ironic if it contains some wry contrast or incongruity.
What is a republic?
A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them.
What is the meaning of kinship?
Connection by blood, marriage, or adoption; family relationship
What is the metaphor in kite running?
The kite may be a metaphor in many aspects.For example, the relationship between BaBa and Amir(they live in the same house, but in different spheres of existence.),Amir and Hassan( BaBa is a man torn between two halves, Amir and Hassan. Amir is the legitimate halve, while Hassan is the illegitimate one. He can not love Hassan for the rules and customs the traditional society held. or the social status between Pashtun and Hazara, Sunni and Shi’a.
What does Hassan the other face mean?
Maybe it is just a figment of Amir’s imagination, or we can perceive it as a hidden character restrained in Hassan. As a servant, Hassan is not allowed to reveal his true self. All he has to do is to serve his masters well. He is born to act like this: a man with unwavering loyalty, obedience, and sacrifice himself if necessary. But at this moment, we can infer that he is aroused by some stimulus, Amir’s words hurt his self-esteem, for a fraction of moment, Hassan reveals himself that he has never done it before. In seconds, nothing happens and it is just him again.