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Themes of “discrimination and bigotry” in ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini

Themes of “discrimination and bigotry” in ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini. Bigot-. n. A person with prejudice views who does not tolerate the opinions of other people. Discrimination-.

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Themes of “discrimination and bigotry” in ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini

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  1. Themes of “discrimination and bigotry” in ‘The Kite Runner’ by Khaled Hosseini

  2. Bigot- n. A person with prejudice views who does not tolerate the opinions of other people. Discrimination- v. Make an unjust distinction in the treatment of different people on the grounds of their race, sex or age. Example

  3. How are these themes portrayed in the novel and what is their purpose? • Discrimination is show through the way that the Hazaras are treated in the novel. Especially the discrimination shown by Assef to Hassan. • “We are the true Afghans, not this flat-nose here… They dirty our blood.” • Discrimination is shown through the double standards that apply to Men and Woman. Especially with Soraya and her past. • Bigotry is shown through concrete views in which characters have on the world. Especially Baba’s view on religion. • “There is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other Sin is a variation of sin.” • The novel relies on these themes for impact. • Targeted at First world countries • Written in English • Large part is set in the USA How do these themes impact you?

  4. Origins of discrimination in the novel • Hazaras

  5. Assef • What he portrays

  6. Baba • Bigotry • Concrete views

  7. Sexism • Double standards -the unjust application of different sets of principles for similar situations. 2 • Sexual repression • Soraya

  8. Stoning scene • Bigotry • Intolerance of sexual freedom

  9. Conclusion • Themes portrayed by characters • Impact the reader • Questions?

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