Winter kills Martin Luther King Jr once stated, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”. This statement is far from being false. The silence of our friends are expressed when life throws in a conflict. Some people do not know how to react so instead of speaking out they run away from the problem; even if losing a close friend is at risk. In the book, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the author uses numerous literary elements to support the theme. He uses characterization, conflict, symbolism, and flashback. These literary elements used by Hosseini help to prove that the relationship between two people can be built up by life’s conflicts along with the art of silence. Society takes on a tremendous role in the book. Every man in Afghanistan faces the standards that society sets everyday. This situation is similar to the branches and trunk of a tree. The men symbolize the branches and the truck symbolizes the Afghan society. The men have a part in making up the Afghan society, although, the society has …show more content…
Martin Luther King Jr once stated, “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends”. This statement is not false but true. Martin Luther King Jr was explaining that in life people have conflicts, however, the silence of friends can make the conflict stronger. In The Kite runner by Khaled Hosseini he uses four literary elements to support the theme of the novel. He uses characterization, conflict, symbolism, and flashback. The literary elements helped Hosseini to confirm that the friendship between two people can worsen if silence is present. Baba and Amir used silence to cover up his past. However, Baba friendship did not grow distant because Ali never knew the truth. Baba stole that right from him by being mute. Amir’s relationship did grow distance due to his silence. However, it was because Hassan did know what Amir had