Adjectives In The Kite Runner

The protagonist in the novel The Kite Runner goes by the name Amir, in addition to being the protagonist he's also the main character in the book. The novel follows Amir and his experiences through his childhood in Afghanistan and into a good amount of his adult life as a refugee in the United States. The novel starts off in December 2001 when the unknown narrator who we come to find out is Amir, gets a phone call from an old family friend from Pakistan, after the phone call he finds himself reminiscing over his childhood that molded him. The author uses a handful of adjectives and descriptors to paint a vivid picture of Amirs memories, suggesting he may be reminiscing about simpler, more peaceful times. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini …show more content…
The character of Baba plays a major role at foreshadowing not just in the novel but in real events relevant to this day, some of his biggest fears come true such as worrying radical Islam followers will control Afghanistan. Baba also fears the Amir will not stand up for what is right when it’s time to. This horror becomes true when Hassan is sexually assaulted in an unforgiving by the antagonist of the story; Assef. When Hassan goes to find the defeated kite after a competition Amir follows and watches the beginning of the bestial act and runs away out of fear and confusion. Neither of the two boys speak on it after it happens, once again the writer has highlighted Hassan's passive nature and given Amirs actions as something to contrast …show more content…
Later on at Amirs 13th birthday party where Hassan is working Assef approaches him to get a drink and speaks to him tauntingly as if his grotesque actions never took place. Years later it is found out hat Assef has been sexually assaulting Hassan's orphaned son respectively named Sohrab. Amir, now a United States refugee, is realizing he has to write his wrongs, goes back to his old home, fights for the freedom of Sohrab and come out victorious. Khaled writes Assef in the novel as being a true embodiment of the terrible injustices being imposed on the Hazara