The Kite Runner

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THE KITE RUNNER By Sarah Nugent & Courteney Case

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The Kite Runner. By Sarah Nugent & Courteney Case. Summary. Setting in Kabul, Afghanistan 2 childhood friends, Amir & Hassan who win the Kite running race together Amir g oing to Pakistan with dad by smuggling to escape Kabul - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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THE KITE RUNNERBy Sarah Nugent & Courteney Case

courteney case
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SUMMARY Setting in Kabul, Afghanistan

2 childhood friends, Amir & Hassan who win the Kite running race together

Amir going to Pakistan with dad by smuggling to escape Kabul

Amir works to gain his future wife’s dad’s trust in order to pursue her

Later when older, goes to Hazarajat to bring Hassan back, Hassan got shot

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IMPORTANT POINTS

“I’d rather eat dirt than lie” they would do anything for each other (LYING IS A BIG THEME)

Religious differences

Violence, story about man killing wife since tears turned into pearls & he’s poor, but Hassan says “why couldn’t he have put his eyes near an onion”

Friendship falls apart

“It is a dangerous thing being born”… for mother and child

Saur Revolution (politics)- communism starting brawls

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IMPORTANT POINTS

“for you a thousand times over” to run the kite for him=friendship; but loyalty and doesn’t give up the kite and even ends up getting raped & beaten

After incident, Amir feels guilty and starts to distance himself+ be more mean (wants him to fight him back) steals & hides watch to set up and make sure Hassan and his dad leave

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IMPORTANT POINTS

Baba stands up for woman in the smuggler caravan (courage) when going to Pakistan

After he graduates community college, in California and now dad wants him to become a doctor & save people’s lives rather than write stories

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IMPORTANT POINTS

When he goes to the doctor’s office, Baba doesn’t let Russian doctor help him

Hassan taught himself to read & write before sending Amir a letter

Actually his half-brother (letter was sentimental)

Amir is trying to find orphanage with Sohrab

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CHARACTERS

Amir= best friends with Hassan, writes stories, non-violent, wants father’s affection & attention

Hassan= best friends with Amir (actually half-brother), Hazara, gets killed when grown up and so does his wife

Soriaha= Amir’s future wife

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CHARACTERSBaba= harsh on Amir, loves and provides for Hassan and his dad (also called Sahib)

Ali= dad

Assef= bully, picks unnecessary fights, has posse of 2 other guys, against Hazaras “flat-nosed”,

Rahim Kham- listened to Hassan’s stories “before I knew how to write them”

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OUR OPINION

Differences from the book

Didn’t like how whole movie wasn’t in English

Favorite scene was when they got to pick out the kites

Sad that after 40 years, Hassan & dad leave so suddenly.. But do it since dad knows about what happened to Hassan and doesn’t want the dad to get angry at Amir

Pictures Hassan and Amir different… older

Skips a lot of important parts (like Baba’s success+ family’s relationship), went straight into depressing parts and skipped childhood parts (went right into kite racing scenes)

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OUR OPINION

Amir looks really American grown up

Subtitles distracted me

Different since we read book, but seemed slow then fast at times

Like that they show us the setting (childhood) in Kabul

• Deprived situation- sell legs for food• Some scenes were brutal like throwing

stones at sinners

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE

Dec. 1979= Soviet Invasion (communists came in)• Revolts in the countryside• Power struggle between leaders• Afghan army faces collapse, but soviet union finally sends in troops to

help remove Amin (eventually executed)• USA eventually got involved and tried to help (communism trying to

spread)• 1991 US gave military aid• Taliban came in 1994 ceased control of Kabul in 1996, introduced

extremist islam (banned women from work, amputations+stonings to death)

• Old gov. flees• Made Pashtun democracy go down, Hazara pop. Went up• 1998 Hazara massacre

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HISTORICAL INJUSTICES

Hazaras are largest Shia

Ranked very low in ethnic status

Poor- most immigrated to Kabul

Discriminated against (no marriage)- unscaled occupations became Hazara occupations

Biggest and most politically powerful ethnic group are the Pashtuns (Amir)- very diverse and have 7 tribal groups

• Code of behavior that stresses bravery and self-respect• Defending property and family is important• If honor is compromised- seek revenge (brutal)