Persecution In The Kite Runner

Amir and Hassan represent a clear division in Afghanistan Social classes have been present in society for a long time since there are humans in the world, making divisions among people in arbitrary ways. One of those social features that marks this distinctions is the economy aspect, like if you have more money you are more important, and in the other hand if you are poor you also are less important than other. This is also present in the Khaled Hosseini´s ‘’The Kite Runner’’, a novel that among other things, shows the division between two ethnicities in Afghanistan: Pashtuns and Hazaras. To explain this division in a deeper way, we can describe the way both of them live.

In the novel, The Kite Runner, numerous infringement of human rights are depicted. In Afghanistan, where the novel happens, the Taliban has assumed control over the nation and the individuals and has wrecked much of what Afghanistan once was. The Taliban is powerful to the point that they could murder a man or a ladies only on the grounds that they needed to. They hang poeple in parks, beat them to death before substantial swarms, hold social affairs to be-head delinquents, and above all, they strip guiltless ladies, men, and offspring of their rights as people. They are dealt with as crude meat, and are consumed alive when the Taliban is ravenous.

However, Hosseini also explores the theme of authority that family has over others and how dark feelings can rule people’s lives. Power is depicted in three different ways in the novel: the Taliban’s rule over Afghanistan, Baba’s pull on Amir, and the guilt Amir feels over himself. To begin, the most obvious form of absolute power in the novel is the Taliban in Afghanistan. After Russia is defeated, the Taliban emerge as the heroes; although they have dark intentions with the power, following the path of many organizations throughout history. First, they took away freedoms: “ 'They don’t let you be human . . .

“Instances of violence springing forth from trivial rivalries are…” seen throughout the novel (Kovis). From the bombing of the enemies, to General Dreedle requesting Chief White Halfoat to hit his son-in-law, random acts of violence from competition can be seen all over the novel. All of them have been provoked in one way or another of competition. Some other consequences that are developed by competition are how it has “…caused humans to go to war with one another—killing each other in the process” (Kovis). War is the catalyst to all of the competition between the characters, as well as many other problems.

The Great Purge marks an extreme period of executions and oppression in the Soviet Union (“Guided History”). Stalin’s purging was his way of dealing with political opposition in the Soviet Union (“War History Online”). Many people believe that Hitler and Stalin took after one another. According to “United to End Genocide”, the words “Never Again” were said after the Holocaust.

Throughout history, many tyrants have ruled without mercy, spreading their merciless regimes across countries that never wanted them in the first place. Often, the leaders of such grovernments, if they can be called that, have abused their power, and taken liberties with their people for no better reason than that they can. The stark reality of living in such conditions is shown in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini’s novel provides a firsthand account of Afghanistan at the height of Taliban power, and all the atrocities that occured therin. In one later passage, Hosseini describes a stoning at halftime of a soccer game.

Thousands were detained. Many were tortured. Many more simply disappeared. In the aftermath of the bloody coup d'etat of September, 1973, rape of detained women by their military jailors was common. Cigarette-butt and cattle-prod treatment to "jar the memories" of detainees of both sexes occurred over and over again.

We have similar thoughts (for the most part), we have a strong hatred for something life gives us, and frankly, a good chunk of kids these days want to die. So why is it that we see these killers as some other being not relating to humanity in any sense? Because they did something that many cannot even think of: Shooting up a school, slaughtering innocent students and

Why can't you keep your big/ mouth shut?" (18-20). Society plays such a vital influence on the individuals that inhabit it that if it begins to feel negatively towards one group, those surrounded in it began to feed off of what is given. In this case, numerous people began to segregate the Japanese Americans as segregation grew, especially with the laws and executive orders being issued

The Capitol wants to scare people by making the “traitors” live but in a humiliating way. Cutting their tongues and making them slaves sends a message to all citizens of

We are the true Afghans , the pure Afghanis, not this Flat-nose here. His people pollute our homeland, our watan. They dirty our blood” “ Afghanistan for Pashtuns, I say. That’s my vision.” ( Assef).

In 2001, 19 militants associated with al-Qaeda planned and staged the September 11th attacks in New York City. Prior to the September 11th attacks, the group had been linked to several more attacks including attacks in Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Turkey, Algeria, Israel, the United Kingdom, and many more places. (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica 2) All of these attacks trace back to the main mastermind of the group: Bin Laden. He attacked so many more places besides the U.S. which shows his overall threat to the whole world.

In war terrible things happen and one of those things is child soldiers. Children who are recruited and forced to be soldiers in violent conflicts are most definitely victims that deserve forgiveness and should be provided with help. Children are often forced to kill and are used in terrible ways, for example “Iran, which used boys as young as 12 to clear minefields during the Iran-Iraq war. Clearly children don’t want to kill or clear minefields risking their own lives, most of the time in poverty ridden countries parents have to sell their children to survive. Once sold they are exploited in any number of inhumane ways which children should never have to deal with, which is why child soldiers should be given amnesty and are victims.

The Sudanese government persecuted their people and expected all of their problems to be solved. These examples show that these criminals are inhumane and have the power to kill. They are untouched by death. Untouched by the action, the idea, and the

Anthony Pfeiffer Mr. West Sophomore English 1/21/16 Genocide in the World Today The word genocide is the combination of the Greek word "geno" (meaning tribe or race) and “caedere” (the Latin word for to kill). When used the definition of the word means the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation. This word has such a profound impact is due to it affecting millions of people 's lives because they don 't have the freedom to believe in what they want, however, if they do they can and will be punished or killed by the leaders in their country. Many countries are still facing the problem of genocide because it directly relates to people 's beliefs and ideas, where they think that