Portrayal of Postcolonial Afghanistan and Postcolonial Themes of Identity, Displacement, and Cultural Conflict in The Kite Runner
This study intends to provide a compendium of academic analyses regarding the post-colonial interpretation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. This indicates that identity, trauma, cultural tensions, and concerns are confronted by the diverse critics of the diaspora. These reviewers argued th...
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| description | This study intends to provide a compendium of academic analyses regarding the post-colonial interpretation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. This indicates that identity, trauma, cultural tensions, and concerns are confronted by the diverse critics of the diaspora. These reviewers argued that class, gender, and ethnic identity concerns in Afghanistan are pertinent to the themes of exile and belonging in The Kite Runner. The anthology encompasses diverse perspectives-cultural, political, and historical - on The Kite Runner, in addition to an extensive discourse on postcolonial theory and literature. This study utilises a qualitative research methodology grounded in literary analysis and postcolonial theory, employing thematic analysis to investigate identity, displacement, and cultural conflict in the novel. The context for these works is intrinsically varied and stems from distinct critical approaches and viewpoints, defining the extensive discourse surrounding Hosseini's narratives in modern literary criticism. The findings of this study illustrate how colonial and postcolonial conflicts fragment identity, with displacement reshaping characters' senses of self and belonging. The novel depicts Afghanistan as culturally fractured, where class and ethnic divisions, especially between Pashtuns and Hazaras, reflect deep colonial legacies. The diasporic experience intensifies internal conflicts around identity, guilt, and cultural dislocation, particularly through Amir's character. Hosseini's work not only narrates personal redemption but also engages with broader postcolonial struggles, making it a rich text for exploring the intersections of history, culture, and literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ba024bfcecd8444f8b9e1496c8a379182025-08-20T02:06:28ZaraTaez Universityمجلة العلوم التربوية والدراسات الإنسانية سلسلة الآداب والعلوم التربوية والإنسانية والتطبيقية2617-59082709-03022025-05-014610.55074/hesj.vi46.1413Portrayal of Postcolonial Afghanistan and Postcolonial Themes of Identity, Displacement, and Cultural Conflict in The Kite RunnerNajwa Mohammed Saeed0Baleid Taha Shamsan1Department of English, Faculty of Education Sciences and Arts, Taiz University-TurbaDepartment of English, Faculty of Administrative and Human Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Aden-Yemen Department of English Faculty of Education, Sciences and Arts Taiz University - Turba This study intends to provide a compendium of academic analyses regarding the post-colonial interpretation of Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. This indicates that identity, trauma, cultural tensions, and concerns are confronted by the diverse critics of the diaspora. These reviewers argued that class, gender, and ethnic identity concerns in Afghanistan are pertinent to the themes of exile and belonging in The Kite Runner. The anthology encompasses diverse perspectives-cultural, political, and historical - on The Kite Runner, in addition to an extensive discourse on postcolonial theory and literature. This study utilises a qualitative research methodology grounded in literary analysis and postcolonial theory, employing thematic analysis to investigate identity, displacement, and cultural conflict in the novel. The context for these works is intrinsically varied and stems from distinct critical approaches and viewpoints, defining the extensive discourse surrounding Hosseini's narratives in modern literary criticism. The findings of this study illustrate how colonial and postcolonial conflicts fragment identity, with displacement reshaping characters' senses of self and belonging. The novel depicts Afghanistan as culturally fractured, where class and ethnic divisions, especially between Pashtuns and Hazaras, reflect deep colonial legacies. The diasporic experience intensifies internal conflicts around identity, guilt, and cultural dislocation, particularly through Amir's character. Hosseini's work not only narrates personal redemption but also engages with broader postcolonial struggles, making it a rich text for exploring the intersections of history, culture, and literature.https://hesj.org/ojs/index.php/hesj/article/view/1413The Kite Runnerpostcolonial literatureidentitytraumadiaspora |
| spellingShingle | Najwa Mohammed Saeed Baleid Taha Shamsan Portrayal of Postcolonial Afghanistan and Postcolonial Themes of Identity, Displacement, and Cultural Conflict in The Kite Runner مجلة العلوم التربوية والدراسات الإنسانية سلسلة الآداب والعلوم التربوية والإنسانية والتطبيقية The Kite Runner postcolonial literature identity trauma diaspora |
| title | Portrayal of Postcolonial Afghanistan and Postcolonial Themes of Identity, Displacement, and Cultural Conflict in The Kite Runner |
| title_full | Portrayal of Postcolonial Afghanistan and Postcolonial Themes of Identity, Displacement, and Cultural Conflict in The Kite Runner |
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