Throughout his life, Amir struggles with the significance of religion due to opposing beliefs instilled in him by elders. In school, Amir is taught to blindly follow Islam due to its inherent ubiquity. While not necessarily morally heinous, his teacher makes the students “memorize verses from the Koran—and though he never [translates] the words for [them], he [does] stress…that [they] [have] to pronounce the Arabic words correctly” (Hosseini 15-16). As the passages were left untranslated, Amir is forced to follow and take for granted words that hold no meaning to him. In addition, the act of required memorization of something as personal as religion should be discovered for oneself instead of enforced, but the pervasion of religion into everyday life has permitted this. However, the lessons of Amir’s teacher are not …show more content…
fully flawed because they come from a place of kindness as well as his insistence that the students must “pronounce the Arabic words correctly” (Hosseini 16). While the words may not be fully understood, he recognizes that the passages must be interpreted just as they come and with no warping of the sacred words.
Even if he deems comprehending the words unimportant, Amir’s teacher trusts in the words’ sanctity and truth, perhaps also causing a belief that translation will tarnish their meaning. This blind trust is juxtaposed in Baba’s fully negative views of religion. Baba frequently voices his disquiet and believes that –who are they- “do nothing but thumb their rosaries and recite a book written in a tongue they don’t even understand,” going on to say, “God help us all if Afghanistan ever falls into their hands” (Hosseini 270). Not only does Baba personally disagree with religion—which on its own would be acceptable—but he also actively expresses disdain and mocks those who find solace in it. Baba takes the fact that many people misinterpret religion and skews it such that—in his mind—everyone religious is misguided and trying to enforce their beliefs on those around them. Instead of personally expressing his disinterest in religion, Baba imposes this aversion on Amir, countering what he is taught in
school. Baba has such a contempt for religion that he completely disregards any people who believe in it, regardless of any other virtues they may have and prays that “Afghanistan [never] falls into their hands” (Hosseini 270). The two contradicting messages on the importance of religion are extremely present in Amir’s life, causing a private battle between religion’s beauty and its corruption.
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When a group uses religious ideology to control a population, the religious texts, in the case the Qur’an, are usually interpreted to suit the agenda of the group, because “they have different values and beliefs”2. The reason that the texts are used and intentionally misinterpreted is fairly obvious. Iran, where 99% of the population is Muslim, coupled with the fact that Muslims believe that the Qur’an is the word of god, one who can...
Pollan’s article provides a solid base to the conversation, defining what to do in order to eat healthy. Holding this concept of eating healthy, Joe Pinsker in “Why So Many Rich Kids Come to Enjoy the Taste of Healthier Foods” enters into the conversation and questions the connection of difference in families’ income and how healthy children eat (129-132). He argues that how much families earn largely affect how healthy children eat — income is one of the most important factors preventing people from eating healthy (129-132). In his article, Pinsker utilizes a study done by Caitlin Daniel to illustrate that level of income does affect children’s diet (130). In Daniel’s research, among 75 Boston-area parents, those rich families value children’s healthy diet more than food wasted when children refused to accept those healthier but
Edgar Allen Poe’s poem, "The Raven" starts off in a dark setting with an apartment on a "bleak December" night. The reader meets an agonized man sifting through his books while mourning over the premature death of a woman named Lenore. When the character is introduced to the raven he asks about Lenore and the chance in afterlife in which the bird replies “nevermore” which confirms his worst fears. This piece by Edgar Allen Poe is unparalleled; his poem’s theme is not predictable, it leads to a bitter negative ending and is surrounded by pain. To set this tone, Poe uses devices such as the repetition of "nevermore" to emphasize the meaning of the word to the overall theme; he also sets a dramatic tone that shows the character going from weary
...ominent in this novel and is set from the very beginning of the book. Amir knows that when he failed to stand up for himself as a child; so in his adulthood, he has to prove himself by standing up for what he knows is right, no matter how hard it will be. He learned this from when Baba told him in his childhood that a boy who does not stand up for himself can never and will never stand up for anything.
In the beginning Amir is a coward who cant defend himself and through out the book this begins to change and finally he fully changes in the end of the book. Amir never was the type of boy to fight or stand up for himself. For example, Amir over hears Baba say to Rahim Khan, “You know what happens when the neighborhood boys tease him? Hassan steps in and fend them off…Im telling you Rahim, there is something missing in that boy” (Hosseini, 23). Baba is complaining to Rahim and he doesn't understand why Amir lacks the courage to stand up for himself. He puzzles that Hassan is the one to step in and defend Amir. He also is very confused over the fact that a hazara is more courageous than his son. Baba knows that Amir is not violent and he wishes that he would just stand up for himself. Amir overhears this and is very troubled that Baba doesn’t approve of him. To Amir this is a realization that he is a coward and his father notices it. Later in the book, Amir sees Hassan being raped and he is contemplation jumping in and being courageous because he says, “I had one last chance to make a decision. One final opportunity to decide ...
While Baba attempts to live his life according to the Afghan saying, “Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end.crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis [nomads]” (Hosseini 356), Amir strays from this traditional perspective. Baba chose to continue his life unmindful of his past, while Amir, eventually decides to confront him. Although both Baba and Amir have acted immorally, the choices they make find redemption affect the success of their individual attempts. In the novel, Amir’s quest for atonement is more effective than Baba’s because he acts virtuously, while his father, acts selfishly. Ultimately, Amir is the more successful of the two because, in opposition to Baba, he seeks holistic atonement and is willing to make sacrifices to achieve redemption.
Within the last forty years, Afghanistan has seen a lot of turmoil and despair. Racism has been a major part of history, which still affects the lives of many people. Racism cuts though a person’s feelings like a glass-covered kite string cuts down another kite. An example of racism occurring recently is in Afghanistan. Social groups desperately try to cling on to the reasons why they are different from each other in order to preserve social order. The reasons for difference depreciate greatly between the Sunnis and the Shias with each and every passing days. A Sunni, Amir discovers this after years of not knowing his Shia friend, Hassan, is actually his brother. While there are many themes in Hosseini’s, The Kite Runner, racism best represents the novel by setting up the antagonist, Assef, while also contributing to the many conflicts Amir faces between he and Hassan.
In the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini displays the idea of individual’s actions being influenced by the norms in a community. Hosseini explains the contributing factors that help build up a person’s moral and values. Amir’s perspective of religion is formed by people in his community. But as he gets older he is able to interpret religion for himself in a positive manner. Assef is also influenced by the people in his community, he started off with a preconceived notion of how religion and ethnic views work. But as he gets older his personal perspective on these social practices get worse. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini showcases the results of people being influenced by the social practices of their communities, and the various
In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, he tells a story about a boy, but he ultimately tells a story about Afghanistan. Division in relationships is a common theme throughout the book and one of the main examples of this is the social separation of Hazaras and Pashtuns. Hosseini includes the historical, yet horrific, massacre of Hazaras in Mazar-I Sharif in 1998 to maintain a consistent timeline of Afghanistan and further support the theme of disconnection.
Baba says this quote while having a private conversation with Rahim Khan, which exposes important traits of Baba and Amir. The irony of Baba ranting to Rahim Khan about Amir to never be able to stand up for himself; Hassan always saves him. The irony takes its place when Amir watches Assef rape Hassan without interfering. These words shows Amir’s character flaw, cowardice, and Baba shows how significant it is to stand up for what is right. We all know that Baba is hesitant to seize recognition of Amir because Amir’s decrease of courage to stand up for himself, which leaves Amir deeply wanting Baba’s praise and approval.
Hamid has made clear that ideas and truths are all relative, that people should actively search for answers, instead of believing everything they are told. His characters allowed us to exercise our intuitions in search of hidden truths, and mostly to reaquaint ourselves with the elusive, common sense. The aphorism, focus on the fundamentals, is accentuated even further by the suspenseful ending and challenges us to ponder the wisdom of the story, when we consider whether or not the fully-bearded Changez has become another type of fundamentalist.
Amir starts by shedding a dark light on his past religion but very soon begins to praise the religion. He plays this sudden pride on the way in which he was raised. This piece of evidence directly states that Amir feels conflicted feelings towards his religion because of how he was raised and that it is embedded in