All through the novel Kite Runner there are various references to Muslim tradition and beliefs, there is an instrumental role of Islam on the story and its characters. Religion seems to be many things to many people in this book. Baba is celebrated in part for his exceptionally secular ways in a traditional society. Amir exercises it in an entirely private way, as if his faith were more repentance than conversion. Hassan is a victim of discrimination and bigotry and in Assef's Taliban rendition, Islam is essentially just a pretext for his pathological cruelty. It would be impossible to completely appreciate Kite Runner without reference and understand of the characters religious values and morality.
Baba's view of a sin is that the only sin is theft and every other major sin is a variation of theft and "when you tell a lie, you steal a man's right to the truth". The attitude towards drinking was that it was a sin and those who did drink did so in private out of respect. "Piss on......
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