Sorayas Moral Development - 1202 Words

Soraya’s Moral Development Soraya Taheri is one of Khaled Hosseini’s characters in The Kite Runner, who represents what a true woman and wife should be like. She is an example of Kohlberg’s classification of three levels of moral development in humans. Even though there is not a lot of information in the novel given about Soraya, her personality can be reviewed based on her behavior throughout the story. The reader first meets with Soraya in chapter 11, when she is working at a flea market. Her obedience to her father – General Taheri – can be referred to the Pre-Conventional Morality, stage 1: Obedience and Punishment Orientation. Because this stage involves fixed beliefs of a child that his\her authority is always right, Soraya’s†¦show more content†¦Dressed in a stunning winecolored traditional Afghan dress with long sleeves and gold trimmings. She kissed my father s hands. Sat beside me at last, her eyes downcast.† (168-169) Here, Soraya wears traditional Afghan dress and follows the rules accordingly. She sees this as more than simple deal, since marriage in Afghanistan is an important event. Her â€Å"good behaviour† is visible during the time she spends with Amir’s father when he lies in bed, sick: â€Å"Soraya dedicated herself to taking care of my father. She made his toast and tea in the morning, and helped him in and out of bed. She gave him his pain pills, washed his clothes, read him the international section of the newspaper every afternoon, She cooked his favourite dish, potato shorwa, though he could scarcely eat more than a few spoonfuls, and took him out every day for a brief walk around the block. And when he became bedridden, she turned him on his side every hour so he wouldn t get a bedsore.† (172) Soraya takes care of Amir’s father, even though no one asked her to do this. According to Kohlberg, person at this stage has good motives and interpersonal feelings, such as love, trust, empathy and concern for others, which is exactly what Soraya shows in this passage. Another time when this level is evident is when Soraya tells Amir how she taught an illiterate woman how to read and write: â€Å"When I was in fourth grade in Kabul, my father hired a womanShow MoreRelatedAnalysis Of J. M Coetzees Disgrace1053 Words   |  5 Pagesover.   Throughout the novel, one begins to recognize David’s character as lacking in various areas; lacking courage, morals, ideals. One’s introduction to David at first glance screams â€Å"pig.† Lurie’s demeanor is that he is almighty, powerful, and far more in control than any of the women he sleeps with. For instance, page one of chapter one describes David as he marches into Soraya’s room as if it were his own demanding her to remove her clothes as he does his, followed by David saying, â€Å"Did you missRead MoreThe Kite Runner3049 Words   |  13 Pages Nevertheless the book is flying off the shelves. Perhaps the intellectual â€Å"faith† offered by psychology is not able to meet the real needs of people when they experience their dark moments of life. Indeed, any intellectual â€Å"faith† that rejects moral categories will always fail in the nitty-gritty of real life. It fails us utterly when we sting ourselves and others by stealing, lying, lusting, betraying and on and on and on. And so the question of how to find â€Å"goodness† again is perennial among