The Good, The Bad, The Guilty : A character analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner

In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner (2003) the reader follows the narrator and protagonist Amir’s as he embarks on his journey towards redemption. Amir’s need for redemption is based on the tragic childhood event where Amir’s friend and servant Hassan were assaulted by their nemesis Asse...

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Main Author: Sjödén, Madelene
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Published: Karlstads universitet 2020
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spelling ndltd-UPSALLA1-oai-DiVA.org-kau-799612020-12-18T05:32:38ZThe Good, The Bad, The Guilty : A character analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite RunnerengDen Goda, Den Onda, Den skyldige : En karaktärsanalys av Khaled Hosseinis The Kite RunnerSjödén, MadeleneKarlstads universitet2020character analysisstorytellingredemptionethnicityforgivenessatonementAfghanistankaraktärsanalyshistorieberättandeförsoningetnicitetförlåtelsegottgörelseAfghanistanSocial SciencesSamhällsvetenskapIn Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner (2003) the reader follows the narrator and protagonist Amir’s as he embarks on his journey towards redemption. Amir’s need for redemption is based on the tragic childhood event where Amir’s friend and servant Hassan were assaulted by their nemesis Assef as Amir can, but fails to intervene. This event is central to the plot. The story is told through Amir's memories and contains details about his relationship to the people close to him as well as his nemesis. I will argue that Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner can be interpreted through a character analysis based on the names Hosseini chose for three of his characters and how they correlate to the portrayal of the characters, their personalities and how they mirror the actors in the Afghani civil war. I Khaled Hosseinis roman The Kite Runner (2003) följer läsaren berättaren och huvudpersonen Amir på hans resan genom livet. Den tragiska händelsen där Amirs vän och tjänare Hassan blev våldtagen av deras plågoande Assef är en central del av handlingen. Handlingen skildras genom Amirs minnen och innehåller detaljer om hans relationer till de personer som står honom nära såväl som detaljer om hans fiende. Jag argumenterar för att Khaled Hosseinis The Kite Runner kan tolkas genom en karaktärsanalys som baseras på de namn som Hosseini valt till sina karaktärer och hur de står i relation till porträtteringen av karaktärerna och deras personligheter samt hur de speglar aktörerna i det afghanska inbördeskriget. Student thesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesistexthttp://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-79961application/pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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topic character analysis
storytelling
redemption
ethnicity
forgiveness
atonement
Afghanistan
karaktärsanalys
historieberättande
försoning
etnicitet
förlåtelse
gottgörelse
Afghanistan
Social Sciences
Samhällsvetenskap
spellingShingle character analysis
storytelling
redemption
ethnicity
forgiveness
atonement
Afghanistan
karaktärsanalys
historieberättande
försoning
etnicitet
förlåtelse
gottgörelse
Afghanistan
Social Sciences
Samhällsvetenskap
Sjödén, Madelene
The Good, The Bad, The Guilty : A character analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
description In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner (2003) the reader follows the narrator and protagonist Amir’s as he embarks on his journey towards redemption. Amir’s need for redemption is based on the tragic childhood event where Amir’s friend and servant Hassan were assaulted by their nemesis Assef as Amir can, but fails to intervene. This event is central to the plot. The story is told through Amir's memories and contains details about his relationship to the people close to him as well as his nemesis. I will argue that Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner can be interpreted through a character analysis based on the names Hosseini chose for three of his characters and how they correlate to the portrayal of the characters, their personalities and how they mirror the actors in the Afghani civil war. === I Khaled Hosseinis roman The Kite Runner (2003) följer läsaren berättaren och huvudpersonen Amir på hans resan genom livet. Den tragiska händelsen där Amirs vän och tjänare Hassan blev våldtagen av deras plågoande Assef är en central del av handlingen. Handlingen skildras genom Amirs minnen och innehåller detaljer om hans relationer till de personer som står honom nära såväl som detaljer om hans fiende. Jag argumenterar för att Khaled Hosseinis The Kite Runner kan tolkas genom en karaktärsanalys som baseras på de namn som Hosseini valt till sina karaktärer och hur de står i relation till porträtteringen av karaktärerna och deras personligheter samt hur de speglar aktörerna i det afghanska inbördeskriget.
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title The Good, The Bad, The Guilty : A character analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
title_short The Good, The Bad, The Guilty : A character analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
title_full The Good, The Bad, The Guilty : A character analysis of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner
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