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 […]