The novel contains a number of literary devices for students to analyze, most notably an allusion to the Persian myth of Rostam and Sohrab. Teachers may also want to have a lesson on the differences between Sunni and Shia Muslims and the persecution of ethnic Hazaras. Hosseini depicts these events and their effects on Afghan society in a clear manner, but a background lesson will provide students with a better understanding of this history. The Kite Runner shows the modern history of Afghanistan from the coup against the king Zahir Shah, to the Soviet-Afghan War, to the rise of the Taliban. It’s also fantastic for cross-curricular studies in history and social studies classes. This book can be used to build empathy for people from other cultures. The Kite Runner presents students in the United States with a different perspective on Afghanistan than that developed in the media since 2001.
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