The Kite Runner Literary Analysis
One major conflict from the book, The Kite Runner, was when Amir went back to Kabul and had to rescue Sohrab from the Taliban. This was the major plot of the story as it changed much of the character’s life and helped build the theme of the story. In the beginning of the book, Amir acted like a coward when his best friend, Hassan, was being assaulted by the antagonist, Assef, and he didn’t go and try to save him. Instead, he ran and left all the suffering for Hassan. This causes him to become guilty for a large portion of his life and he could never forgive himself. But because of this plot, he had a chance at redemption by saving Hassan’s son, Sohrab. This plot in the book made the story interesting and impacted Amir’s life for the better.