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OVERALL
ANALYSIS
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
Amir
He is the narrator of the story who tells his how he grew up in Afghanistan
and the sins he had committed against his friend and half-brother, Hassan.
It is his journey to redemption that is the premise of this tale. We see
that he is basically a good boy and man, but that he made serious mistakes
in his quest for his father’s love and attention. As a man, then, he is
called to expiate the sins and “do good again.” His success is one we
all would like to emulate, because he finds a way to do the right thing.
Hassan
He is the best and kindest character in the story. He is Amir’s best friend
and as Amir later learns, he is also his half-brother. He faces discrimination
every day, because he is a Hazara, a minority whom the Pashtuns treat like slaves.
The sins committed against........
PLOT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
The story is a narrative from the viewpoint of Amir who tells about the
sins he committed in his childhood and.......
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