This lesson contains 17 slides, with text slides and 4 videos.
Lesson duration is: 30 min
Items in this lesson
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The Kite Runner
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Afghan-American
Born in Kabul, 1965
Moved to USA, 1970
Practices internal medicine
His first novel
The novel
First Afghan novel to be written in English.
Over 9 million copies sold worldwide.
Translated into over 25 languages.
Is on the list of "Banned and Challenged Books"
Graphic details, sexual violence
The film was banned in Afghanistan.
The child actors left Afghanistan for safety reasons.
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The Kite Runner
Time period 1960 - 2000
Setting: Afghanistan
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Slide 4 - Video
Slide 5 - Video
Afghanistan
Landlocked (Pakistan, China, Iran, etc..)
Mountainous
Modern country in 1960s and 1970s -> no headscarves, women went to school, art, music, fashion shows
Always an interesting country in bigger conflicts for power between the West and the East (USA/England - Soviet Union)
Soviet-Union supported coup d'etat
Soviet Union attacked from the North and took over Kabul
Afghan president that listened to the Russians
Chaos in Afghanistan - Russia soldiers didn't know what they were doing there. Thought they were fighting against the USA.
Struggle for power in Afghanistan - Taliban won - Islamic republic -> 9/11 -> war in Afghanistan -> Bin Laden
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Slide 7 - Map
Important Background Information
Very mixed population:
22 languages (Dari and Pashto officially recognized in consitutition)
Sunni and Shia Muslims
Racial conflicts
The Kite Runner: Pashtuns and Hazaras - differences in religious beliefs, cultural practices, social status, physical appearance. Pashtun majority race and ethnic (Sunni Muslim), Hazara minority race (Shi'a Muslim). Hazaras were also discriminated against because of their looks. They are the weakest and poorest race in Afghanistan, easily subjected (onderworpen), insulted (beledigd), tortured (gemarteld) by Pashtuns.
Kite Fighting is one of Afghanistan's national outdoor sports.
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The Kite Runner
the author
Khaled Hosseini
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Slide 10 - Video
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the Kite Runner
Themes
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Themes
Friendship
Father - son relationship
Discrimination
Immigration
Guilt and redemption
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Extra
If you have no clue of what
was being shown
about Afghanistan, here is a short video in Dutch!
Lesson duration is: 30 min
