Cultural Blog Post

WHAT HAVE I LEARNED ABOUT CULTURE WHILE STUDYING THE KITE RUNNER
BY: Molly  

           Throughout the novel The Kite Runner I have learned many things about culture and the importance it has on their society. We learn about the different aspects of Afghan culture, and see how different it is compared to other cultures. We learned about the different classes, the Pashtunwali and the affects it has on the Pashtun people, and we learn about the roles of women. Throughout the novel, we learned about the different classes, we learned about the two present in the novel; the Pashtun people and the Hazara people. We saw the difference in economic power between the Pashtun people and the Hazara people and viewed how people respected each class differently. While learning about the classes we viewed the Pashtunwali. The Pashtunwali means "the way of the Pashtuns", this is the code of honour for Pashtun people. This code is practiced by all Pashtun people around the world. In addition to learning about the classes in Afghan, and the Pashtunwali, we learned about the different roles of women  in there culture. They have a role as "less" then men and are not respected in the Afghan culture, which is very wrong!