California Trail

Khaled Hosseini’s historical fiction novel, “The Kite Runner,” takes place in Afghanistan. Amir, a 12-year-old boy, wants to win a local kite tournament. In the end, he won the kite competition, but he witnesses the rape of his servant and friend Hassan. Amir then becomes guilt-stricken and wants Hassan to get out of his life. Then, once Amir grows up, he returns to Afghanistan on the path to redemption to get rid of his guilt and overcome his deception. One theme the story suggests is that…

Loneliness and isolation are both factors of depression, ironically with this story in The Great Depression. In John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men, set in The Great Depression, George and Lennie get a job at a ranch after previous failed attempts at other jobs due to Lennie’s childlike disorder. They start to get used to their jobs alongside with Crooks, Candy, and Curley and his wife. Lennie’s childlike disorder, however, caused him to accidentally murder Curley’s wife, which ultimately led to…

In the novel, The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini portrays his story through the eyes of Amir, taking us through his entire life journey after he witnessed a traumatic event, showing the readers to increase sympathy towards him by the end of the book. The rape of his friend/brother, Hassan, demonstrates a turning point in the rest of Amir’s actions throughout the book. We would think that the guilt building inside of Amir would push him into the direction of admitting to Hassan that he stood by…

Drought in California A drought is a period of abnormally low rainfall. This is the situation central california is suffering at the moment. This is very alarming considering that a lot of crops are grown in the central valley for example cotton, cotton is not a plant we eat but we need it to make clothes. If this continues thousands of people are going to lose their jobs and food is going to go up in price. This will dramatically affect the state economy considering that people are going to…

The author of the kite runner, khaled hosseini, wrote a compelling novel of the life of an afghan boy, Amir, growing up in kabul and eventually moving to america. Throughout Amir's’ life, twists and turns followed him, all starting with not standing up for a friend in need. The story trailed the events of Amir's redemption from not protecting his illegitimate half brother. the story details discrimination, bullying, and jealousy along the way. One of the most prominent themes throughout the…

"Too late we learn, a man hold his friend unjudged, accepted, trusted to the end" (John Boyle O'Reilly). Khaled Hosseini's account of The Kite Runner demonstrated an incomprehensible measure of adoration, trust, and treachery towards two totally diverse individuals. Amir, the child of an affluent and understood man in the northern zone of Kabul, builds up a companionship with one of his workers named Hassan. As years advanced, Amir had an opportunity to spare Hassan however the way he acted…

The author John Steinbeck publishes a book called “Of Mice and Men” that is about two good friends during the Great Depression. Two guys named George and Lennie when travel to a new farm for new work; so they can achieve their american dream that they both believe. But George has to take care of Lennie and watch over him because he has a mental issue. As they start to work at the new job a lot of problems arise. In the book “ Of mice and men” the main/central theme is loneliness because of the…

The novel The Tortilla Curtain, written by author T. C. Boyle, gives us a telescope view into two different worlds of culture, highlighting the differences between the upper-middle and lower class in southern California. The book breaks into three different sections that contain eight chapters that deals with numerous parallels that connect the lifestyles of the characters, but also contrast them. The author tends to switch back and forth between each chapter in order for us to understand the…

Money plays a substantial role in every aspect of life. It can either make life easier or it can make it much harder. In Michael Lewis’ book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, Lewis explains how a baseball team is run and the financial aspect of the game. Lewis relates how money is used by the Oakland Athletics in comparison to the other teams that have more money than them. The A’s didn’t have much money to work with, so they had to be creative and discover new ways to find the best…

an impressive academic background: He was graduated magna cum laude from California State University at Fresno (1974), received a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from the University of California at Irvine (1976), and has taught at the University of California at Berkeley in the Department of English and Chicano Studies. He has also been Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. Soto married Carolyn Oda,…