Intertextuality as assimilation of the 'multicultural epic': The Kite Runner
{"Image DocumentName": "Intertextuality as assimilation of the \u2018multicultural epic\u2019: The Kite Runner", "Image ImageDescription": "The storytelling motif and the Hero Tale. Back in America, Soraya\u2019s father demands to know what he will tell people when they ask why a Hazara boy is living with his daughter. Amir responds matter-of-factly: You see, General Sahib, my father slept with his servant\u2019s wife. She bore him a son named Hassan. Hassan is dead now. That boy sleeping on the couch is Hassan\u2019s son. He\u2019s my nephew. That\u2019s what you tell people when they ask. They were all staring at me. And one more thing, General Sahib, I said. You will never again refer to him as \u2019Hazara boy\u2019 in my presence. He has a name and it\u2019s Sohrab. [315] He has a name \u2013 a good name \u2013 the name of a champion. In this novel, Amir is giving Hassan a name. A Persian hero is no hero unless someone tells his story.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}