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Examples Of Relationships In The Kite Runner

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James Rainey
Mrs. Cook
Mrs. Randolph
World Literature 12
14 February 2023
Prompt 2 Relationships can be difficult for most people, often you will come across many great relationships. Many things can influence these relationships whether it be good or bad. The main thing that creates and develops relationships are your actions. Relationships help form a person and can lead on to their true self. One major relationship in the book the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini, is between Amir and Hassan. The relationship between them is constantly getting worse, this starts happening after Hassan is raped by Assef and due to Amir’s fear of getting hurt he runs away knowing he should have gone to help Hassan. This is a result of Amir not thinking before

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