The Kite Runner American Dream Analysis

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The American dream, as depicted in The Kite Runner showed the view of typical Afghan citizens during the rise and reign of the Taliban. As Amir’s cab Driver Farid guessed, the American dream for Afghans at the time was primarily an escape from the dangers and unfortunate circumstances that they currently faced. With the terror of the Taliban and the resulting widespread poverty, most Afghans dreamt of, if nothing else, escaping the dire situations that they lived in. Thus, the concept of the American dream for those that lived in Afghan firstly involved the betrayal of their homeland. Farid also described what he believed Amir’s life was like, and inferred why he had returned. Farid assumed that Amir only returned to Kabul to sell his land