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1. Khaled Hosseini: By Daisy Galvan Aim: The aim of the author for his writing of “Kite Runner”, is to give the readers an insights about the fall of the Afghanistan’s Monarchy, the Soviet Invasion, and the departure of refugees and the rise of the Taliban. The book takes place in an area that is being destroyed, which represents Afghanistan. The author talks about the effects that the War in Afghanistan affected the people that live there. “  When “The Kite Runner” came out, it caught a lot of attention because of the 9-11 incident” (Purpose of Kite Runner). When writing the book, the author talks a lot about the similarities between the people in Afghanistan and the people in the United States. The relations between American and Afghans are shown by the materials the people have, like the cars that they’re driving or the materials they have. (Kite Runner Synopsis).

Audience: The audience that the author is intending for younger adults. When looking over the novel, the conflicts between each of the characters is more intended for the younger audience. “ The Kite Runner has probably done more to educate Western readers about life in Afghanistan under the Taliban than any hard news report,” (Development Education). When explaining throughout the novel, the author begins to also put experiences of his life when he lived throughout that conflict. When writing the novel, the author created a fictional Afghan novel to help Western audience to show the political story, while also combining his story as well (Development Education). Combining historical and personal experience, the author manages to educate the audience not just information about what is happening in the area, but also his experience and the events he went through coming to America, and leaving Afghanistan.

Historical: Khaled Hosseini was born in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1965. As a child, his father was an official representing the Afghan Foreign Ministry, and his mother worked as a teacher teaching history in Kabul. As a child, he traveled a lot, due to his father’s job. He has lived from areas such as France, and the United States. When returning back to Kabul, in 1980, it was invaded by the Soviet Army, and moved to the United States. When coming to the United States, Khaled Hosseini finished school, and became a doctor. Throughout his schooling, he began to write his first novel, “The Kite Runner” (Khaled Hosseini). After writing three top-selling novels, he created the Khaled Hosseini Foundation. The Khaled Hosseini Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aids people in Afghanistan (Khaled Hosseini Foundation).

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