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Abstract
Discourse is a powerful tool through which ideologies are
reflected. This study adheres to the framework of critical
discourse analysis (CDA) and stylistics in analysing Khaled
Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. It employs Leech and Short’s
model (1981) of speech and thought presentation, Simpson’s
(1993) model of point of view and transitivity analysis within
van Dijk’s ideological square. Moreover, Fairclough’s (1989;
1992; 1995) three-dimensional framework is the underlying
analytical framework in this study. The study finds that
speech and thought presentation and modality contribute to
reveal how characters present each other; however,
transitivity analysis aids to demystify the power relations
between characters or social groups as well as the illegitimate
social practices. Finally, the study finds out that CDA and
stylistics are two approaches that can work in collaboration
to elicit the writer’s and characters’ ideologies, points of
view, in addition to the way the characters perceive and
present each other.
Keywords: CDA, stylistics, ideology, van Dijk’s ideological
square, speech and thought presentation, point of view,