An An al ys i s on M aj or P ol i t i c al E ve n t s An d I t s I m p ac t s T ow ar d T h e Ch ar ac t e r s of A m i r , H as s an , an d As s e f i n K h al e d H os s e i n i ' s Th e K i t e R u n n e r

Abstract

he

K i t e

Runne r t e l l s a bout

f r i e nds hi p be t we e n t wo bo y s

g r o wi ng

u p i n Ka bul , Am i r

a nd H a s s a n . The y non e t he l e s s

gr ow

up i n di f f e r e nt

wor l ds :

Am i r

i s

t he s on o f

a

pr om i ne nt

a nd we a l t h y

m a n, whi l e

Ha s s a n, t he

s on of

Am i r ' s

s e r va nt , i s

a Ha z a r a , m e m be r

of

a

s hunne d e t hni c

m i nor i t y . Howe ve r , t hi s

t he s i s

f oc us e s

on t he m a j or

pol i t i c a l

e ve nt s oc c ur r e d i n t he

nov e l , t he de s c r i pt i on of

t he c ha r a c t e r s , Am i r , Ha s s a n, a nd As s e f , a s

w e l l

a s

t he

e x pl a na t i on of

t he i m pa c t s of

t he

m a j or

pol i t i c a l e ve nt s t owa r d e a c h c ha r a c t e r m e nt i one d. I n

wr i t i n g

t hi s

t he s i s , a

m e t hod o f

a n a l y s i s

i s

ne e d e d t o d e t e r m i ne

t he c om pos i t i on of

t he

t he s i s . The

m e t hod i s us e d t o f i nd out

t he

r e l a t i on a m ong t he pol i t i c a l

e ve nt s , m a j or

c ha r a c t e r s

i ns i de

t he

n ove l , t he

hi s t or i c a l

f a c t s , a nd t he a ut hor ’ s

pr i va t e

l i f e . I n duc t i ve

m e t hod i s

a ppl i e d t o s e a r c h t he

s pe c i f i c

s c e ne s , a c t i ons , e ve nt s

e x pe r i e n c e d b y

c h a r a c t e r s

und e r

t he

c ha os

o f

pol i t i c a l

e ve nt s

i n Af g ha ni s t a n. The

da t a

a r e

de s c r i be d b y us i n g

t h e

hi s t or i c a l

bi o g r a phi c a l

t he or y . I n t hi s

t he s i s , t he

di s c us s i on be g i ns

b y

d e s c r i bi n g t he

m a j or

c h a r a c t e r s

i n T he

K i t e Runne r , a nd t he n t he

wr i t e r

t r i e s

t o f i nd out

t he

s pe c i f i c

e ve nt s

por t r a y e d i n T he

K i t e Ru nne r , s uc h a s

t he

S ovi e t

i nva s i on, t he

r i s e

of

t he

Ta l i ba n, a nd t he

t r a g e d y

of

9/ 11. Ne x t , t he

wr i t e r

r e l a t e s

t hos e

e ve nt s

a nd m a j or

c ha r a c t e r s

wi t h e x t e r na l

d a t a , whi c h a r e

hi s t or i c a l

f a c t s

of

A f g h a ni s t a n a nd bi o gr a ph y

o f

t he

w r i t e r , Kh a l e d

Hoos e i ni . Af t e r

f i ndi ng t he

r e l a t i on

of

t he m , t h e

di s c us s i on c om e s t o g e n e r a l

t r ut h t h a t

t he r e

a r e r e l a t i on s a m on g hi s t or i c a l

pol i t i c s , a ut hor ’ s

pr i va t e

l i f e

a nd l i t e r a r y

wor k. The de s c r i pt i ons

of

t he

pol i t i c a l

e ve nt s

i n t he

nove l

b e c om e

m uc h c l e a r e r

t o de s c r i be

t he s a dne s s a nd m i s e r a bl e l i f e i n Af g ha ni s t a n t hr ou g h t he m a j or c ha r a c t e r s i n t he nove l . vi The

r e s ul t

of

t h e

s t ud y s hows t ha t T he

K i t e

Runne r i s t he m e nt a l

e vi de n c e

of Af g ha ni s t a n’ s

hi s t or y . I t

t e l l s

not

onl y

a bout

t he

h i s t or y

of

Af g h a ni s t a n i n r e a l i t y

but a l s o r e f l e c t i on of wha t t h e wr i t e r h a s e x pe r i e nc e d, s e e n, a nd f e l t i n hi s pr i va t e l i f e .