Thursday, June 9, 2016

What are five examples of injustice in the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hoessani?

The mistreatment and unfairness directed towards the Hazara by the Pashtuns. The Hazara were looked down upon by the Pashtun community as seen by the demeaning names used against them such as “dirty Hazara”.


The Hazara people were oppressed and not allowed to freely mingle with the rest of the community. This made it impossible for the Hazara to receive education in formal institutions. This can be confirmed by the fact that Amir had a...

The mistreatment and unfairness directed towards the Hazara by the Pashtuns. The Hazara were looked down upon by the Pashtun community as seen by the demeaning names used against them such as “dirty Hazara”.


The Hazara people were oppressed and not allowed to freely mingle with the rest of the community. This made it impossible for the Hazara to receive education in formal institutions. This can be confirmed by the fact that Amir had a chance to go to school while Hassan was left behind. Even though they were both young, Hassan is Amir’s servant and does all the chores in the house.


In the story, Hassan was raped by Assef. Amir witnessed it but did nothing to help. Prior to this, Hassan protected Amir from being physically assaulted by Assef. Amir was a coward and allowed Assef to get away with the injustice.
Amir forced Ali and Hassan out of their home after he accused Hassan of theft.


Hassan died without knowing the true nature of his relationship with Amir or his biological father.The information was withheld due to the negative social implications attributed to such a situation especially, for Baba.


Hassan’s child Sohrab was orphaned at an early age and exposed to the harsh environment controlled by the Taliban. The child suffered at the hands of Assef until Amir arrived from the United States and took the child away.

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