'The Kite Runner': kulturelle dimensioner og temaer

Afghanistan has a high level of power distance. Titles are important and you show respect to elder persons. According to the table by Geert Hofstede Afghanistan reach 80 in power distance, which is high, compared to Israel’s high power distance which is 11. Afghanistan’s uncertainty avoidance is above average at 68. It shows that the society feels threatened to an extent, and it shows that the society isn’t as stabile as Denmark, which has uncertainty avoidance at 23. The individualism rate is at 38 which is pretty low, and it indicates that the Afghan society is mainly collectivistic. It means that the Afghan people look after each other in a clan- and group based society. The masculinity rate is about average, but compared to Denmark, which masculinity rate is 16, rather high. It means that to a certain limit status symbols and defined gender roles is common.

The message of the story is to show the depth of certain friendships, as well the result of the decisions you make in life. The two boys, Hassan and Amir, are main characters in the movie. The two boys have a relationship that is significantly different compared to most. Amir is a Pashtun and Sunni Muslim, while Hassan is a Hazara and a Shia. Despite their ethnic and religious differences, Amir and Hassan grow to be friends. They were told that they had been brought up by the same nurse, fed from the same breast and Hassan’s first word was Amir. The whole point of the description shows that Amir and Hassan’s relationship is just as strong as a brother’s relationship. Amir chooses to betray his most loyal friend Hassan, by rescuing herself. Amir's decision destroyed their father's friendship as well as their own. This shows that although people don’t always think a decision they make will alter their lives in some cases, like Amir’s it does. You cannot always count on a friendship where you consider yourselves as brothers or family. Amir's decision gave some consequences such as the loss of Hassan's friendship and what Amir let happen to him.