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Kite Runner Betrayal Quotes

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The Kite Runner is a realistic-fiction novel by Khaled Hosseini. It divides into three main sections of the main character Amir’s life. The first time period this novel explores is Amir’s childhood in Kabul with his friend and servant Hassan, Hassan’s dad Ali, and Amir’s father, Baba. The novel then details his years with Baba in Fremont, California; and, finally, Amir's return to Kabul. During these times, there is a lot of betrayal between Amir and Baba, but also between Hassan and Amir. The plot covers many betrayals and offers the possibility of redemption – though redemption is not achieved easily. One of the themes Khaled Hosseini expresses in his novel is the complexity of betrayal.

The first example that can be seen is from page 25 and 26, where Amir is reading Hassan books, because Hassan is illiterate. He is talking about how Hassan loves the stories, though he cannot read them himself. We can see that Khaled Hosseini is trying to show betrayal in this quote: …show more content…

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