the-kite-runner教学内容

The Author Khaled Hosseini(卡勒德·胡赛尼 )
Was born in Kabul, Afghanistan
(喀布尔，阿富汗）and moved to
the United States in 1980.He lived in northern California now. Named a U.S. goodwill envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency(联合国难民署亲善大使 ).
Amir(阿米尔)
1.A little selfish
“I want baba all to myself.”
“I wished he would hit me back, I wished he’d give me the punishment I craved, so maybe I’d finally sleep at night, maybe then things could return to how they used to be between us. But Hassan did nothing.”（我希望他 还击。我希望他满足我的愿望，好好 惩罚我，这样我晚上就能睡着了。也 许到时事情就会回到我们以前那个样 子。但哈桑纹丝不动）(0:36:30)
Summary of the book
• The novel the kite runner was written by the first person perspective, it tells us a story about a Afghan boy who migrated United States. The whole story is a process of redemption for what he had done wrong when he was a child.
• In 1979 Soviet Russia marched in and broke the peace there. one of the main character—Amir was Pushtus—moved to the U.S. The other one— Hassan—a Hazara— stayed and died in 2001.
• 小说《追风筝的人》由第一人称视角，讲 述了一个身在美国的阿富汗移民童年的往 事和他成人后对儿时过错的心灵救赎过程。
Amir tells us about the unique relationship he has with Hassan, a Hazara boy who is the victim of discrimination, but ironically is the half-brother of Amir, a Pashtun. Amir is overwhelmed with guilt when he allows Hassan to be beaten on the day Amir wins the kite flying tournament. He lies to have Hassan accused of theft so he will leave their home and Amir can try to forget his guilt. Eventually, Amir and his father flee Afghanistan after the Russians invade and Amir takes his tragic memories to America to start a new life. Unfortunately, his debt to Hassan must be paid and he returns to his country to find Hassan’s orphaned son and rescue him. There, he discovers that Sohrab has become the sexual plaything of Assef, the bully who had tormented both Amir and Hassan when they were young. Ultimately, Amir must defeat Assef in a raging physical battle, take the damaged Sohrab out of Afghanistan and try to help him repair his spirit.
the-kite-runner
Background
• Happened in Kabul, Afghanistanห้องสมุดไป่ตู้
• It was a peaceful country and everyone lived in harmony although there was a racialism between Hazara and Pushtus (the leaders).
His another important
master work is A
Thousand Splendid
Suns(灿烂千阳）
• The Kite Runner was his
first work, this book soon became a great success for it’s fascinating plot and subtle reflections of the characters. For a very long time, this book run first at the ranking list, and has been adapted to a movie. Hosseini also won the United Nations humanitarian award owing to this book.