1: The certainty of self-identity in childhood was the origin of Amir’s diaspora. His life after arriving in the United States further deepened this sense of confusion and crisis of identity confusion.

In the novel "The Kite Runner", the author Hosseini always places Amir in the context of diaspora. Whether it is the lack of a fixed place in the environment or the lack of belonging in the spirit, it is doomed to the physical and mental failure of the diaspora. Pain and helplessness.

The identity construction that Amir insists on is actually a stance of pursuing a hybrid identity. Accepting American culture and Afghan culture with an open mind is a reconstruction of the original identity.

For Amir, America is a place where the past can be buried.

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His father was indifferent to Amir as a child

In addition, his father felt that Amir's character was too cowardly, which was not what a boy should have, so he neglected to care for Amir.

But in the end, his father's bravery and fearlessness influenced Amir. He returned to his hometown to find Sohrab and dueled with the evil force Assef, which made Amir... Amir grew from a timid boy who dared not resist to a brave and fearless man who dared to fight against evil forces.

Ashamed and guilty. In the relationship between Amir, Hassan and his father, the father's love for his son was torn in half, half to Hassan and half to Amir. He feels more guilty towards Hassan's father. Seeing that Hassan has inherited his noble qualities, his joy is beyond words. As for Amir, a son recognized as legitimate by society, seeing him reminds his father of his evil deeds, so that throughout his childhood, his father was stingy with giving Amir paternal love.

Ironically, the son Amir who was born to a wife who was of noble birth and had good character and knowledge was selfish and cowardly, although he was physically strong; while the son Hassan, who was born to a woman of humble origin and bad conduct, was pregnant even though he was pregnant. Disabled (hare lip), but loyal and brave.

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A good friend who gives fatherly love

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Hassan changed his identity as servant and friend in different situations, just so that Amir could get real happiness. However, Hassan's good deeds did not win Amir's sincerity, but instead encouraged Amir's evil deeds. It brought endless pain and regret to both of them.

Why did Hassan's good deeds bring bad luck instead of good results? The reasons can be interpreted from three aspects.

Hassan's death

The change of environment caused the "god" color in my father to fade away. Immigration separated the father and son from Afghanistan's traditional social culture, which relieved their mental burden to a certain extent. The war cut off their attachment to tradition. Artillery fire and bombs shattered their conservative moral values, prompting a dialogue between father and Amir.

Also known as Islamic culture, one of the three major religious cultures and five major regional cultures in the world

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Diaspora is a state of existence where one can never find a place to belong. This sense of wandering on both the material and spiritual levels is a common survival situation for contemporary people, and it is also the salvation method that diasporic writers have always insisted on.

The most representative characters portrayed in "The Kite Runner" are general. Some characters always insist that no matter where they are, they will always be Afghans, because that is where their roots are.

When Amir returns to Afghanistan, the conflict between the two cultures becomes more apparent in him. Amir returns to Afghanistan to save his nephew. This is a manifestation of finding himself and returning to the embrace of his native culture. It is also a manifestation of stepping out of the shackles of American culture and transcending culture. Because only by transcending two cultures can we find our true self.

A kite can fly very freely in the sky, just like Amir and Hassan were the same when they were teenagers, but no matter how unrestrained their lives were, they would always be held back by a thread. Just like Amir and Hassan when they were teenagers, in order to get their father's approval, they worked hard to pursue their dreams. Kite, because only in this way can one realize his ideal.

The appearance of the kite not only symbolizes Amir's guilt towards Hassan, It also represents Amir's escape from what happened back then.

When the kite grows up, the thin string is the way home (salvation)

Showing the ugliness of human nature is not the author’s purpose, but to inspire It reminds readers not to criticize Amir harshly, even if he chooses to lie and evade. There is more or less a person living in each of us. Amir: Cowardly and timid, but also sensitive, selfish and jealous.

We always like to find many reasons for ourselves to explain our cowardice, always deceive ourselves and others into believing those beautiful lies, always try to hide our inner fears, and always try to escape from the crimes we have committed.

Afghanistan is a country with multiple ethnic groups, most of which are Muslims who believe in Islam. Islam in Afghanistan is divided into two schools: Sunni and Shia.

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The book is set in Afghanistan and the United States in the 1870s.

Daoud Reforms

War in Afghanistan

Most of our impressions of Afghanistan originate from the 911 incident.

The time span is from 1975 to 2001, covering the major events of Afghanistan's turbulent 30 years: civil war, the end of the monarchy, the Soviet invasion, the growth of Taliban forces, and tensions between Pashtuns and Hazaras.

He has been a good student since he was a child, and his only hobby is reading. At that time, there was no tradition of writing novels in Afghanistan. The novels he read later were all Western classics, such as "Alice in Wonderland" and "Don Quixote". ", these stories and essays inspired him, so he started writing his own short stories at that age, when he was only eight years old, and he never stopped writing since then

After arriving in the United States, he did not integrate into the environment and the environment did not accept him. As he said himself, he was never invited to any party while studying. The people he was in contact with at that time were other Afghan refugees.

In fact, the author did not dare to think much about the ideal of being a writer, because he had always been in a refugee environment and identity in the United States. If he had always insisted on his ideal, he always felt that he would be homeless. Later, he found that he had no other choice but to In addition to being interested in writing, he also had a certain interest in science and medicine. In the end, he successfully admitted to medical school. The profession of a doctor also allowed him to maintain financial and professional stability. In short, he had to survive first. While working as a doctor, writing became his hobby

The author read a story about the Taliban's ban on kite flying in Kabul. It touched the author's heartstrings, and then he started writing. At first, he thought the content of the novel was about kite flying, but as he wrote, he discovered that something completely different appeared. .

As a full-time doctor, it is not easy to keep writing while working, so the author has to get up at five o'clock every day, squeeze out time to create, then spend three hours writing, and go to work at 8.45. The next day, it is still the same. This happens day after day. He himself said during this process that you are more stubborn than the work itself, no matter whether you have to go to get off work or not every day, no matter what your mood is. A big part of this process is to compare your own willpower with your own manuscript. The work itself really wants to defeat you, and you can only be more stubborn than the story itself.

At the time of writing the book, 9/11 had occurred and two-thirds of the story had been written, but this event made the author not want to continue writing the book, especially when the war in Afghanistan became politically obvious when. He told his wife that no one wants to hear what I say now, and no one wants to read a story about Afghanistan. The author expressed that he did not want to take advantage of this dangerous hot spot. Later, with the encouragement of his wife, he completed the book. Book. The reason why the author was convinced is that this book can help readers understand the other side of Afghanistan. Not every Afghan is a terrorist. Besides, your story is about family friendship, love and forgiveness, which is nothing like Bin Laden and others. What does it matter? It’s not a hot topic.

After submitting for publication, the author thought that these manuscripts would rot in the editors' offices, and he never held out the hope of publication. Until his agent called him to inform him that you would publish your first novel, he directly Silly.

Although the book was published, it was still mediocre at first and not many people read it until it took off completely a year and a half after its publication. It became a bestseller in history. Only then did the author quit his job and officially became a writer

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As Li Jihong said, there may be a kite in each of our hearts. It can be anything, but the process of "chasing a kite" must be something that is constantly approaching completeness and happiness. We just have to be brave to pursue it. , allowing this "kite" to fly higher and higher

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In "The Kite Runner", the word "kite" actually only appears in two places. Fang, once Assan suffered cruelty in order to recover the blue kite that opened the key to Amir's father's heart; The other time is at the end. In order to wake up the death of Assan's son Sohrab, the middle-aged Amir ran desperately among a group of children, chasing a kite for Sohrab, and finally got a little reaction from Sohrab. The free-floating kite is a symbol of hope and the starting point and end point of the cycle of destiny.

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The "kite" is the missing part of Amir's personality. Only by catching up with the kite can he have a sound mind and "become the Amir he expected to be."

But the kites in the book are more of a competitive existence. We have to use the kites in our hands to cut off the other kites. Finally, we have only one kite left in the sky. After cutting the kite, we still have to chase it. In other words, there are winners and losers. And this intention is more about saying that if we want to win, we must be the best version of ourselves.

1: When people are in an era when power and conscience are lost, individuals have no good choice other than betraying their conscience or dying. In other words, it is actually very, very difficult to wish to be a good person. The so-called redemption has no choice but to die. You have to be able to save me, otherwise you have no chance of winning even if you risk your life.

This reminds me of the male protagonist in the famous movie "The Shawshank Redemption", and the same is true. For example, his motivation is that after being imprisoned for so many years, he has not been institutionalized. He still yearns for the world outside the prison. His ability is his understanding of the law and human nature. He has to endure the pain of growing up, just like him. Facing the gays who bullied him in prison, he needed a little bit of luck in the end. On the night when the male protagonist was smashing the water pipe, it happened to rain heavily, and the thunder covered up the sound of him smashing the water pipe. After such a big process, he completed his redemption

This book answers why so many big and powerful countries want to use their advantages to invade Afghanistan, but they always fail again and again.

This book tells the story of Afghanistan over nearly 200 years

Afghanistan is one of China's 14 land neighbors, but many people in our country have a very vague impression of Afghanistan. Afghanistan really came into the eyes of ordinary people after the 911 incident.

It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road and a hub linking India and Persia.

The capital is Kabul

1: Almost every country that invades Afghanistan usually wins at the beginning and loses at the end. Therefore, Afghanistan has another nickname: the Cemetery of Empires.

Afghanistan has also been invaded frequently in history by Aryans, Persians, Greeks and Arabs.

Three Anglo-Afghan Wars

Fourth Soviet Invasion

The fifth time the United States sent troops to Afghanistan, it has been 20 years since the U.S. military came

National independence in 1921 came faster than in other countries. For example, India at that time was still a British colony.

constitutional issues

Feminist Liberation Issues

terrorism problem

The author believes that the most fundamental reason why Afghanistan’s development path is so tortuous is that they only have home in their hearts and no country. They obey religion and traditional customs, and obey the orders of their own tribes and clans. This also creates the character of Afghans. That strong sense of identity

Until the emergence of leader Amanullah, who implemented the first step of Afghanistan's Law-Order Book in 1923, which was Afghanistan's first constitutional law, this monarch was very out of the ordinary, because before him, there had never been No one dares to change the laws set by Allah, their god, for the world. The clergy in Afghanistan believe that humans have no right to formulate their own laws. To legislate humans, God must do it.

How was the burqa dispute finally resolved?

So what exactly is the Taliban? In the refugee camp on the border of Afghanistan and Pakistan, there are young teenagers everywhere, and the clergy who are influenced by Afghanistan's traditional forces opened a religious school in this refugee camp and brainwashed them crazily. Finally, the main school The Canadian branch has enrolled a total of more than 200,000 students. These schools are closed schools. You cannot get out after entering, and they are isolated from the outside world. The teachers not only teach them religious knowledge, but also teach them to fight with guns. In Arabic, a student is called Talib, and a group of students is called Talib. Taliban

By 1987, the Taliban had been able to obtain high amounts of funding from the United States. When the Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan in 1989, the Taliban already had 300,000 armed forces. These Taliban not only conduct civil war internally, but also conduct physical greetings externally. As the sponsor, the United States was the first to receive physical greetings from the Taliban, and this story is the familiar 911 incident. After this incident, the United States famously dispatched troops to Afghanistan. The story of an imperial cemetery began, and the modernization process in Afghanistan once again pressed the buffer button.

Therefore, the reason why Afghanistan has become Afghanistan today is that, first, they are too united and loyal to their own race and tribe, but they do not consider the country. This characteristic also creates a headache for the invaders. They either want to conquer this land. , or it can only promote their internal reconciliation, so one end is not done well, and the other end is detrimental to one's own interests.

However, the book also clearly points out that Afghanistan’s own rulers have no choice. On the one hand, the people hope that the government will respect traditional concepts more and have less personal restraints. But if the government really does this, it will be a mess. If there is too much chaos, they will revolt. Therefore, the rulers of Afghanistan must have a certain amount of military power before they can deal with it. So the rulers have to rely on external forces Once external forces are resorted to, Afghanistan's internal forces will assume a posture of resisting external aggression, and the rulers will be in a dilemma. It is in a stage where the outside world is not pleasing to the outside and the internal management is not good, and these various problems are what make Afghanistan become Afghanistan in the book and even today.