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Take a look at the novel The Kite Runner. There is an instance when the main character, Amir, witnesses the rape of his servant/friend, Hassan. Instead of seeing this as an awful act that...

This moment is important because it emphasized the theme of redemption. When he leaves the money, he leaves a sort of security for the people who live there. When he planted the watch, he took...

Hamlet's tragic flaw could also be his tendency to make rash decisions.  His spur-of-the-moment murder of Polonius shows this hamartia quite well.  On the other hand, he also has a hard times with...

A man and woman (Jig) are waiting at a train station in Zaragoza, Spain.  We can surmise that they are headed for Madrid from the text.  They drink beer and an Anis drink.  They note that the hills...

These two parts of the novel are parallel in many ways.  The most obvious is the use of the line "for you, a thousand times over."  We also see the chance for Amir to be good again in the...