How The Kite Runner Impact Me

Braden fox Mr. Weinraub World Lit 4 March 2024 title The story The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini can set a view of people in different cultures and countries and how they are affected by the world. This story is told from the side of the wealthy people of Afghanistan, but it also gives us a look at the parts of Afghanistan that are not talked about as often. There are so many issues in Afghanistan that have had huge impacts on the country and the people too. This novel impacted me in many different ways. one of those ways that had a big influence on me was the pomegranate scene because of the fact of loyalty, another part that impacted me a big amount was when Baba was talking about stealing and what that does to a person and how it affects

With each page read unfolds a different problem, a problem that I've seen in the book and that I also deal with is self-defense or holding my own for myself. Throughout the story, Baba is always getting on Amir about not standing up for himself or saying that he sees Hassan doing all the dirty work for him. “A boy who won't stand up for himself becomes a man who can't stand up for anything”(Hosseini 22). This quote sticks out to me because when I was younger, I would have to do everything for myself. I would have to do my laundry, and my homework all by myself, and most of all just keep everything to myself. My parents never really were open to hearing what I had to say. What that did was teach me at a young age to depend on no one but myself, it has opened up a lot of opportunities for me and I achieved a lot of goals because of that. Throughout the book, Amir realizes that Baba won't always be there for him and that he will have to grow up one day to support him and his family. This novel, The Kite Runner, impacted me in many different ways. Throughout the story, many life lessons of loyalty, theft, and self-protection are taught to the people of Afghanistan and the