Essay topic: Analyse the quotation By Khalid Hosseini below and write an essay in response to the topic that follows:
“No matter how far wrong you’ve gone, you can always turn around” Khaled Hosseini
In a carefully planned essay of 500 words, discuss how this quotation is evident in Amir�...
ESSAY:
Analyze the quotation By Khalid Hosseini below and write an essay
in response to the topic that follows:
“No matter how far wrong you’ve gone, you can always turn
around” Khaled Hosseini
In a carefully planned essay of 500 words, discuss how this quotation
is evident in Amir’s journey
The Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini is a novel that is encapsulated by the
themes of guilt and atonement, where these concepts display the intricacies of
inequality and sin, which envelop Amir throughout his journey that challenges
his central identity. The exploration of the relationship between Amir and
Hassan reveals the prejudiced inequality present in Afghanistan, in addition to
the unrequited love between these two characters, which ultimately reveals
Amir’s true sin.
The ethnical segregation between Pashtuns and Hazaras ground the notion of
discrimination – whereby Amir as a “Pashtun” and Hassan as a “Hazara” are
microcosms to these ethnicities. Pashtuns believe that “Afghanistan is the land
of the Pashtuns” and that Hazaras “pollute [their] homeland”, consequently
instilling racism towards all Hazaras. The perpetual reminder of “servant” and
“master” is epitomized by Hassan’s “cleft lip”, which is perceived as an
aberration to society, thus resulting in his vehement ostracization, which is
further displayed through the antithesis between Amir’s “father’s estate” and
Hassan’s “modest little mud hut”, which exposes the disposition between
these racial groups on the socioeconomic hierarchy present in Afghan-culture.
These predisposed notions of prejudice are juxtaposed by “Amir and Hassan,
the sultans of Kabul”, as the deep-rooted bond between them is stemmed
from them having “fed from the same breast”, hence manifesting a brotherly
relationship, and suggesting that peace can exist between these groups.
Therefore, the discrimination exhibited between Pashtuns and Hazaras is
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