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Kalashnikov- A type of rifle or sub machine gun made in Russia.

"...at the muzzle end of a Kalashnikov." (Hosseini, 113)

Boboresh- Means 'cut him' in Arabic

"Boboresh! Boboresh!" (Hosseini, 65)

Unabashedly-Without embarrassment or shame

"The next time I saw him smile unabashedly like that was twenty-six years later..." (Hosseini, 67)

Tashakor- Means thank you in Arabic
"'Tashakor, Ali jan." (Hosseini, 67)

Zendagi Migaza- Means Life goes on in Arabic
"'Zendagi migazara," he said. Life goes on.(Hosseini, 140)

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2. Favorite Passage from book (at least 10 lines)

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2. Favorite Passage from book (at least 10 lines)

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My favorite passage from the book was when Amir pelted Hassan with pomegranates and kept yelling at him to hit him back even though he chose to do nothing. Instead Hassan takes a pomegranate and smashes it against his own forehead. This shows that even though Amir can be cruel and rude to Hassan, Hassan will always care for and be loyal towards Amir and would never do anything to hurt him

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3. Biographical info. about the author of your novel.

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3. Biographical info. about the author of your novel.

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*Was born in Kabul, Afghanistan
*Was born March 4th, 1965
*Father was a diplomat in the Afghan Foreign Ministry
*Mother taught Farsi and History at a high school
*Wrote his first novel in 2001 while practicing medicine
*In 2006 Hosseini was named a Goodwill Envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency

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The theme I found from this was Irony. As a child Amir is told that his stories have irony and when he becomes an adult he finds irony in his own life and how he lives it.

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If I was to rate this book I rate it Ten blue kites out of Ten blue kites. It was an absolutely amazing book and I am so glad I got to read it.

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8. Most Important piece of dialogue from novel. Explanation why chose that one.

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8. Most Important piece of dialogue from novel. Explanation why chose that one.

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I think the most important piece of dialogue from this book was when General Taheri was patting Baba in the shoulder and said. "Zendagi Migaza" or life goes on.
"General Taheri managed a simultaneously sad and polite smile, heaved a sigh, and gently patted Baba's shoulder. "Zendagi migzara," he said. Life goes on." (Hosseini, 139-140).
I think this is a very important thing said in the book because it shows how Amir and his father deal with losing their home and have to be smuggled across boarders and then move to America. It shows how they see their friends and family raped or killed or struck with tragedy. And through all of that, life goes on.

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The book starts out as a memory for Amir who is now twenty-five and lives in San Francisco, United States 2001, but for the first quarter of the book this memory takes place in Kabul, Afghanistan in the winter of 1975. This is important because we are looking back at a memory of Amir's childhood and what went on leading up to him and his father moving to America and living the way they do now

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http://khaledhosseini.com/biography/
http://www.blu-raystats.com/NewsLog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kite-runner.jpg

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The point of view is first person. It expresses the thoughts and emotions of the main character along with what his surroundings are in his own words. And not the thoughts of any other character within the book.
"I hit him with another pomegranate, in the shoulder this time. The juice splattered his face. "Hit me back!" I spat. "Hit me back goddamn you!" I wished he would. I wished he'd give me the punishment I craved, so maybe I'd finally sleep at night." (Hosseini, 92).

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My favorite character is Hassan. He seemed so loyal and kind toward Amir and everyone and it was honestly really heartbreaking what happened to him and what he had to go through and deal with. He is very innocent in this book and loyal. Even after being teased and bugged by Amir and being raped by Assef he continued to be loyal and kind. Never rude or cruel towards others.