The document summarizes The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. It provides biographical information about Hosseini, including that he was born in Afghanistan but graduated from high school and medical school in the United States. It then summarizes the plot of The Kite Runner, about a man named Amir struggling with the aftermath of traumatic childhood events in Afghanistan, including navigating relationships and social divisions. The document concludes by discussing how the social standards of Afghan society, such as the relationship between Pashtun and Hazara ethnic groups, significantly impacted Amir's life from childhood to adulthood.

1. The Kite Runner
By: Cassie Hartley
Luke Watkins
Daliza Wallace
Matt Rudolph

2. About Khaled Hosseini
• Born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965
• His father was a diplomat with the Afghan Foreign
Ministry and his mother taught Farsi and History at a
high school in Kabul
• Graduated high school in San Jose, California in 1984,
enrolled at Santa Clara University, earned a bachelor’s
degree in biology in 1988, and earned a medical
degree from the University of California-San Diego’s
School of Medicine in 1993
– While in medical practices, he began writing The Kite
Runner which became an international bestseller,
published in 70 countries
• Also authored A Thousand Splendid Suns, which is
currently published in 60 countries

3. The Kite Runner Summary
The Kite Runner is the story of Amir, a Sunni Muslim, who
struggles to find his place in the world because of the
aftereffects and fallout from a series of traumatic childhood
events. An adult Amir opens the novel in the present-day
United States with a vague reference to one of these events,
and the novel flashes back to Amir’s childhood in Afghanistan,
in addition to typical childhood experiences, Amir struggles
with forging a closer relationship with his father Baba, with
determining the exact nature of his relationship with Hassan,
his Muslim servant.; and eventually with finding a way to
atone for preadolescent decisions that have lasting
repercussions. Along the way, readers are able to experience
growing up in Afghanistan in a single-parent home, a situation
which shows similarities to many contemporary households.

4. Social Divisions/Standards
• Relationship between Pashtun Amir and Hazara
Hassan
– Young Amir had to deny Hassan as a friend
• Amir made decisions based upon these standards
– Letting Hassan get raped
– Framing Hassan for stealing his gifts
• The result of his decisions made because of the
standards left him with a feeling of guilt
– Letting Hassan get raped without saying anything

5. Thesis
The social standards set by the Afghan society
has a significant and lasting impact on the life of
Amir, from childhood to adulthood.