1. Effects of War or
Violence on Human
Behavior
Jessica Berrios
2. Violence in Afghanistan
Civil War (1929), Civil War (1978), Soviet
War in Afghanistan (1979), Civil War
(1989), Civil War (1992), Civil War (1996),
War in Afghanistan (2001)
Full of violence due to customs that have
been in the culture for centuries
Religion
3. Effects
War and violence can create:
– Weak Individuals
– Courageous Fighters
– Cold Hearted Monsters
4. Mariam
Violence in childhood
Marriage to Rasheed
– Abuse
Weak until Laila came
Violence drove her to her death
– Taliban
5. Laila
Mother’s neglect after her brothers are
killed at war
Physical abuse of Rasheed
– Motivation ( Children, Tariq, Mariam)
Fighter
Violence made her stronger and she was
able to move on with her life
6. Rasheed
Most likely grew up watching family
members abuse women
He was never taught that is was wrong
He did what he saw and what he was
taught to do
Violence he saw in his life turned him into
a monster
7. Connection to The Kite Runner
The kids were taught to not be friends
with Hazaras and were highly
ddiscriminated against.
– Hassan and Amir couldn’t have a good
relationship
– Hassan raped by Aseef
– Children (boys) must also be taught that
women are less than men and that they must
obey men’s orders or there would be
consequences
8. Questions
Can Rasheed’s actions be justified because of his
circumstances? ( Does the “why” matter?)
Can the murder of Rasheed be justified due to
the circumstances? (Does the “why” matter?)
Would Laila’s outcome still be the same if
Rasheed hadn’t been violent in their marriage?
Was Mariam’s will to turn herself in a form of
strength or weakness?
