To begin, Afghanistan is carve up into two main ethnic classesâ€"the Pushtuns and the Hazaras. The Pushtuns believe they are meliorate than the Hazaras ascribable to the fact that they are more financially stable. In The Kite Runner, Baba, a wealthy Pushtun and the let of Amir, throws a company for Amir for winning a kite flying tournament. Baba invites solo his fellow Pushtuns. He had his servants Ali & Hassan, both Hazaras, wait on the guests. After the party, Ali & Hassan clean the home and cook for Baba and Amir. another(prenominal) instance where ethnic discrimination is at its worst is when the childlike Hassan is cornered in an alley, trounce and then raped by a Pushtun son his own age, named Assef. Hassan is beaten and raped due to the fact that he is just a Hazara (Hosseini, The Kite Runner, p74). get on in the novel, Amir, after moving to America, travels back to Afghanistan to save Hassans son, Sohrab, from the eccentric Assef, who is a higher member of the Taliban.
Assef has sexually abused, beaten and forced Sohrab to belly dance, all because Sohrab is just a Hazara boy (p294). To another extent of ethnic discrimination, Baba is Hassans biological father but he will never admit to it for the pastime of his honour, (p235) and his name (p235). For if people would find out about this, Baba would be socially casterized. The discrimination of ethnicity throughout Afghanistan is contributing to the decaying class system.
The constant warfare is another main contributor to the decaying Afghanistan class system. formerly the Taliban came into power after defeating the Shorawi, (p215) they introduced public executions. The executions happened everywhere, even at association football games, where a man and a...If you want to get a beneficial essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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