Comments on: Book Review: The Kite Runner – Khaled Hosseini http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2004/06/book-review-the-kite-runner-khaled-hosseini.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: girlie http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2004/06/book-review-the-kite-runner-khaled-hosseini.html/comment-page-1#comment-115 girlie Mon, 16 Jan 2006 21:23:59 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=72#comment-115 to all the readers, The author of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, has created some interesting characters in the first five chapters of his novel. One thing that is very apparent is that some of his characters are physically "ugly" -- specifically Ali and his son Hassan -- while others are physically beautiful -- specifically Hassan's mother Sanaubar and the bully Assef. The interesting twist is that the physically "beautiful" have ugly characters while the physically "ugly" have beautiful characters. Select one of the above mentioned characters and discuss this idea of contrast between the physical and the emotional/mental for that character. Why do you think the author created this character in this way? What is the purpose? How do we normally feel about "beauty" and "ugliness"? to all the readers,
The author of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, has created some interesting characters in the first five chapters of his novel. One thing that is very apparent is that some of his characters are physically “ugly” — specifically Ali and his son Hassan — while others are physically beautiful — specifically Hassan’s mother Sanaubar and the bully Assef. The interesting twist is that the physically “beautiful” have ugly characters while the physically “ugly” have beautiful characters.
Select one of the above mentioned characters and discuss this idea of contrast between the physical and the emotional/mental for that character. Why do you think the author created this character in this way? What is the purpose? How do we normally feel about “beauty” and “ugliness”?

]]> By: Jenny Lawton http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2004/06/book-review-the-kite-runner-khaled-hosseini.html/comment-page-1#comment-114 Jenny Lawton Wed, 23 Jun 2004 02:09:45 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/?p=72#comment-114 Now you need to try Tamim Ansary's West of Kabul, East of New York. Ansary was part of the inspiration for The Kite Runner -- his is the non-fiction story of a boy growing up in two different worlds. I loved the Kite Runner -- and think the two go together. Now you need to try Tamim Ansary’s West of Kabul, East of New York. Ansary was part of the inspiration for The Kite Runner — his is the non-fiction story of a boy growing up in two different worlds.

I loved the Kite Runner — and think the two go together.

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