The “Kite Runner” written by Khaled Hosseini, is set in 1975, in Kabul, Afghanistan. At the time Afghanistan was an Islamic monarchy with some western influences. during this novel the internal revolution begins in Afghanistan, the USSR invades and the Taliban takes over. Our story is narrated by the main character, Amir, who is retelling […]
Discuss how the author uses language techniques to develop a main character in the novel, and how this character helps you understand one or more significant themes/ideas. Techniques could include figures of speech, syntax, word-choice (Islamic and Farsi words), style, symbolism, structure, foreshadowing, or narrative point-of-view. Themes Betrayel Memory and guilt Redemption Violance Politics, religion, […]
AS 90854 Student Name: Kasia balls Text Title: The Book Thief Author/Director: Markus Zusak/ Brian Percival Text Type (circle): Visual Text Date Finished: 17/10/18 “The Book Thief” is a film based on a young girl’s life in Germany in the era of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis. Liesel is a 9-year-old, who has been given […]
The importance of setting Explain the importance of the setting (historical, social, cultural, political), and its inflence on how the narrator (Amir) tells his story Social castes – Amir – high caste (pashton) – Hassan – low caste (Hazraia) Historical – just before the Russian invation […]
On the surface, how does the relationship between Hassan and Amir appear? They don’t have a true friendship because Amir thinks of himself being higher then Hassan and he looks down on him. In this society, they couldn’t be seen together because Hassan is in a lower class than Amir and is a servant. Hassan […]
The first main turning point in the novel is Amir witnesses Hassans rape and makes the decision to do nothing. He just wanted to get the kite to please Baba. Hosseini has built up to this event by foreshadowing that something will happens that will change their lives forever, in a negative way. Even if […]
Our story is set in Kabui, Afganistan in 1975. The main charactor, Amir the narator of the book, is looking back at his childhood and how it has had a profound effect on his life, before the russions invaded. Amir is a Pashton, high caste, Sunni Muslim who loves peotry and writing. Baba is his […]
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