The Kite Runner is a book that was written by Khaled Hosseini from a young boy’s perspective named Amir who lived with his father‚ Baba‚ and two Hazaras named Ali and Hassan in Kabul‚ Afghanistan. They lived here during the Russian War and had escaped to America to find peace and happiness. We learn about Amir’s childhood struggles and his efforts to be what his father wanted him to be and to be a good friend like Hassan is to him. Amir knows that Hassan is better than what he deserves; he knows
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In Khaled Hosseini’s novel‚ The Kite Runner‚ friendship is a recurring theme that is both important and vital to the story because it helps Amir rid himself of guilt and be good again‚ teaches Sohrab how to trust‚ and allows Amir and Hassan‚ as well as Baba and Ali‚ to be friends although they are on two completely different social levels. Amir‚ the protagonist in this novel‚ tells the story of his life from a young oblivious boy to a man who finally has his life figured out. At a
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Hassan would’ve been alive if it weren’t for him‚ and thought about how he treated him for all those years. Rahim Khan says to Amir that‚ what you did in the past was because you were a troubled child. Amir has a chance to do the right thing‚ with Sohrab‚ and make him little less miserable and stop being hard on himself for once in his life. 2. The first irony of the novel occurred in when Amir put some of his money underneath the bed of Wahid. This is ironic
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redeem himself to Baba by trying to win the kite tournament. Amir’s guilt from the incident regarding Hassan retrieving the losing kite is what causes Amir’s search for redemption. Closer to the end of the novel Amir travels to Kabul to retrieve Sohrab from Assef’s custody this is what redeems him. Earlier in this novel Baba said a boy who doesn’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up to anything. As a boy Amir was unable to stand up for anyone or anything‚ therefore as an adult
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that Amir feels immediately after both Hassan’s rape and Amir’s framing of Hassan of theft‚ and the prolonging haunting guilt that followed him every day and only began to diminish after returning to Afghanistan and helping those around him‚ namely Sohrab. It is seen that at the age of twelve‚ while Amir became an unloyal friend‚ he also became a seeker of punishment for his sins‚ as demonstrated when he barks at Hassan to throw a pomegranate at him. After hitting him the the fruit repeatedly‚ “[Hassan]
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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
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Khaled Hosseini‚ we are shown through the characters of Amir‚ Soraya and Sohrab that we cannot necessarily escape our past but we can confront our past mistakes‚ forgive ourselves and others and move on with out lives. Amir struggles for self-forgiveness and therefore feels like he cannot escape the guilt and shame of past mistakes. On the other hand‚ Soraya chooses to confront her behaviour and accept what happened. Lastly‚ Sohrab struggles to remember how happy he was before his parents were massacred
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middle”. This is significant as it in a sense Amir’s identity becomes merged with Hassan’s. He learns to stand up for those he cares about‚ as Hassan once did for him.”I remember how envious I’d been of Hassan’s bravery”. He becomes a father figure to Sohrab; “Do you want me to run that kite for you?”... “For you a thousand times over”. This quote is significant as Hassan said this to Amir. It also serves as a sign of Amir’s redemption; “Healed at last”. The kite serves as a symbol of Amir’s happiness
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Amir fails to speak up against Assef when Hassan is raped. This one sin leads to other sins that Amir commits such as‚ throwing the pomegranates at Hassan‚ destroying the relationship Baba and Ali had by framing Hassan‚ and by making a promise to Sohrab that he couldn’t keep. All of these sins cause Amir to be full of guilt and his life is defined by it. I remember once he said to me‚ ‘Rahim‚ a boy who won’t stand up for himself becomes a man who can’t stand up for anything.’ I wonder‚
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Rahim Khan’s Advice Nicole Hamaway The novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini tells the story of Amir‚ a boy who faces numerous complications; such as‚ living in the household of an unloving father‚ and ultimately fails miserably when he tried to impress his father. His cowardice is revealed after witnessing the rape of his best friend‚ Hassan. With a guilty conscience‚ Rahim Khan tells Amir to travel to Afghanistan‚ in which Rahim says “there is a way to be good again” as a
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