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This paper is about interest-based representation of Pashtun people (Living in Afghanistan) in the novel, The Kite Runner, of Khaled Hosseini. Mahmood Mamdani‟s theory of “Good” vs. “Bad” Muslims and Fernando Ferrara‟s „Theory and Model for the Structural Analysis of Fiction‟ are used as a theoretical framework for the study. Pashtun people constitute major (42 %) ethnic group in Afghanistan. A division is made between “good” and “bad” Pashtuns. “Good” Pashtuns are modern and adopt Westernization/Americanization; anti-modern Pashtuns are portrayed as “bad” Pashtuns/terrorists. Defining traits of Pashtuns (especially "bad”) are savagery, immorality, and selfishness. However, the traits attributed to them do not conform to their social model image and misrepresent them. Pashtuns‟ code of life called Pashtunwali is ridiculed and portrayed as a code of life of brutes. Americans are shown more sympathetic and optimistic. Negative depiction of Pashtuns is for the sake of justifying Americans‟ growing influence. The organized violence of Americans is admired under the umbrella of liberal democracy. This paper attempts to uncover Hosseini‟s prejudice toward Pashtuns and his intellectual dishonesty in the novels because he considers Pashtuns and their cultural values responsible for violence and bloodshed in the country. Being influenced with Westernization and Americanization and in order to satiate his ulterior materialistic motive, he valorizes their cultural superiority
Dr. Waheed Ahmad Khan,, Ayaz Afsar. (2018) Critique of Representation of Pashtuns and their Cultural Values in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, The Dialogue, Volume 13, Issue 4.
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