Oxford Literature Companions: AS / A Level: The Kite Runner
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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular A Level set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characterisation and role, genre, context, language, themes, structure and critical views, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. Each book also includes a
comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and is suitable for the most recent AS/A level specifications.
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- Introduction
- Plot and Structure
- Plot
- Structure
- Context
- Biography of Khaled Hosseini
- Afghan history
- Genre
- Fable
- Allegory
- Autobiographical fiction
- Bildungsroman
- The novel and realism
- Modernism and postmodernism
- Tragedy
- Characterisation and Roles
- Major characters
- Minor characters
- Language
- Reclaiming language
- Educating readers
- Challenging the West’s domination of other states
- Creating distinct narrative voices
- Phallic symbolism
- Pathetic fallacy
- Symbolism
- Themes
- Fathers and sons
- Sin and redemption
- Religion
- Ethnicity
- Storytelling
- Abuse of children
- War, honour and pride
- Masculinity
- Women and motherhood
- Friendship
- Immigration
- Loyalty and lies
- Critical Views
- Marxist criticism
- Amir as Afghanistan
- Psychoanalytic criticism
- Feminist criticism
- Postcolonial criticism
- Different interpretations within the text
- Skills and Practice
- Exam skills
- Planning a response
- Writing a response
- Sample questions
- Sample answers
- Glossary
