Khaled Hosseini’s Judgment in the Kite Runner Towards Pashtun and Hazara Identities

Abstract

This study aims to analyze Khaled Hossein’s judgment in <em>The Kite Runner</em> towards Pashtun and Hazara identities from different angles, and has achieved the real image of two highlighted identities in <em>The Kite Runner</em>. In the novel, in most events, or scenes the Pashtun identity is massively exaggerated and stereotyped as racist, cruel, uncivilized, savage, and prejudiced throughout the novel. Whereas, Hazarz's identity is depicted as helpless, poor, discriminated, inferiors, and victims of Pashtun's mastery. For this purpose, the research is conducted qualitatively. Qualitative is based on library research, which involves the step-by-step process used to gather information from different relevant literary books. The findings of the study show all the events that have been described in the novel might not been found in the real society of Afghanistan, but some have been described by Khaled Hosseini in the novel are accurate. The study intends to analyze and elucidate the above derogations and propaganda about both highlighted (Pashtun and Hazara) identities by Hosseini in <em>The Kite Runner </em>through the text.