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Kite Runner Character Mind Map:
Assef
- Physical Description
- Blue eyes and blonde hair (Aryan)
- Thick arms
- "Towered over the other kids"
- "Savage sort of grin"
- Present participles "Grinning " and "Looming" show sinister and controlling attitude
- "Not entirely sane"
- Sociopath
- Carries famous stainless steel brass knuckles
- Attitudes and Beleifs
- Neo-Nazi
- Hitler - "Now, there was a leader.... a man with a vision"
- Buys Amir "Mein Kampf"
- Shows his dark ways and a method to threaten him
- Wants to rid Afghanistan of Hazara people
- Uses the verbs "Dirty" and "Pollute" to describe them
- Refers to them and Hassan as "Vermin" and "Animals"
- Uses adjectives "Pure" and "True" to describe Pashtuns
- Ironic as he is not either
- Behaviour
- Ripped a kids ears off
- "Assef Goshkor" or "Assef the Ear-eater"
- "His word is law"
- "Well earned reputation for savagery proceeded him on the streets"
- Uses stainless steel brass knuckles to beat up kids
- Bullies Ali and came up with the name "Babablu
- Likes to bully Amir and Hassan
- Wants to feel superior over Amir
- Invites Amir to play volleyball with him
- Wanted to show him up in front over Baba
- Went to party to intimidate him
- Refers to Hassan as a "dog" and "an ugly pet" in order to degrade him
- Rapes Hassan
- Thinks that Hassan keeping the kite is equivalent to being raped
- Shows he is mentally unstable and a sociopath
- Assef shows dominance over Hassan
- Dynamic Verbs "Ripping", "Crushing" and "Grunting"
- Sexual Referances
- Hassan serves him from a silver platter which shows nothing is going to change
- Relationship with other characters
- Friends are Kamal and Wali
- Noun Phrase "Eager to please entourage"
- Semantic field of religion
- Nouns "Disciples" and "God"
- Family/Background
- Son of Mahmood
- Air Pilot
- Baba's friend
- Knows Daoud Khan
- Lives in wealthy area
- German mother
- Pashtun
- Dominant over parents
- Escorts them and talks for his parents
- Parents fear him
- Creates an illusion of perfection to the adults