ipl-logo

Similarities Between The Kite Runner And Catcher In The Rye

1712 Words7 Pages

In most texts women are usually forced follow the societal norms; having no power and staying subordinate, giving all their power to the men, although they can use different techniques to receive the power they deserve. In comparing the two texts, in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, women are seen as powerless, weak people who have been silenced by the men in their lives. Whereas in Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the women have no sovereignty over themselves due to the society they live in where women shouldn’t. While the women in Amir’s life help him because they understand how to overcome their own powerlessness and can guide him on his way to become the kind of man he wants to be, the women in Holden’s life cannot guide him on his …show more content…

When the couple first starts talking, Soraya tells Amir the story of her teaching her housemaid english she says that she explains how she “‘knew there was nothing else I’d ever want to be but a teacher. I was so proud of her and I felt like I had done something really worthwhile”’ (151). Soraya uses her intelligence and kind nature to help her housemaid learn how to speak english, unlike Amir who mocked Hassan’s lack of knowledge, being a role model for him to treat people with respect since she doesn’t have that same privilege. Later, at the engagement ceremony, Soraya “kissed [his] father’s hands. Sat beside [him] at last, her eyes downcast”(169). The significance of her eyes looking down is that she’s being subordinate to the men of the house by not making eye contact. Not making eye contact with them is showing them her willingness to them. After Amir and Soraya got married, “she dedicated herself to taking care of [his] father” (172). The fact that Soraya gave her life up to take care of Baba was interesting since she wasn’t forced to do it and shows her caring nature. Soraya makes Amir feel grounded as he goes back to apologize and also save Sohrab. During the fight with Assef he remembers Soraya and everything she’s done for him and Baba, how he affected his life by being in it. Amir is also very protective over Soraya because she’s done a lot for

Show More
Related
1449 Words | 6 Pages

After Amir meets with Rahim Khan and knows the fact that Hassan’s son, Sohrab, was in the orphanage, it is time for him to seek redemption. Amir decision of bring Sohrab to Pakistan is because of not only Rahim Khan’s request but also a way to be good again. It is his first active step he takes towards atoning for his past and it demonstrates Amir’s first conscious decision to think of another before himself, even it means risking everything he has, including his life and the welfare of his family. Amir now understands that he can endeavour to gain redemption by sacrificing himself to rescue Sohrab. As Amir continues to find Sohrab and tries to save him from Assef, he is willing to sacrifice himself for a chance to get Sohrab back.

Read More
835 Words | 4 Pages

This proposal is meaningful because once accepted, Sohrab will be able to receive an education and create a life for himself outside of unstable Kabul. Amir helping Hassan’s son is extremely symbolic in nature because both were raped by Assef, but now Amir has the chance to stick around instead of running and help repair the damage done; it is his second chance. His past choices compared to those made in adulthood show the moral ambiguity present in his character but also the growth he experiences throughout the

Read More
1002 Words | 5 Pages

In the book Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger and movie Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, each told the same story. Two boys ran away from home with a couple of things on there back. The quote A relates to both stories, “This fall I think you’re riding for--it’s a special kind of fall, a horrible kind. The man falling isn't permitted to feel or hear himself hit bottom.

Read More
844 Words | 4 Pages

After he talks to Rahim Khan, he tells him the Hassan not only his childhood best friend but his half brother. Amir tries to help Hassan's own son, Sorab, who is his nephew that is locked in a orphanage. He ends up finding out that a taliab took Sorab. He is shocked when he finds where he is. He finds out that the head person there is Assef.

Read More
1131 Words | 5 Pages

Synthesis Essay Outline Thesis: In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, and Night by Elie Wiesel, the virtuous and pure characters, Tom Robinson, Elie, and Hassan are victims of prejudice based on their race, ethnicity, and religion; these “mockingbirds” are robbed of their innocence due to the evil of prejudice. I. a. In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson, a well-mannered and kind-hearted colored man, unjustly loses his life because of the strong hold racial prejudice has on his small southern town.

Read More
491 Words | 2 Pages

In the novel, Amir was shaped and influenced by the other characters. Amir was influence by Sohrab because he helped him redeem himself. Hassan helped him realize that forgiving is a big part in life. Baba made him into the man he is in ways he thought were the best. The author, Khaled Hosseini, is showing us that everyone in our lives have shaped us into who we are today or who were gonna be in the

Read More
522 Words | 3 Pages

After rescuing Sohrab from Assef, Amir feels like he is making up for not being there for Hassan. Amir did something that was truly brave and noble. By saving Sohrab and giving him a better life in America, Amir was able to find a way to be good again. Just like Rahim Khan said he would over the phone. Amir will never be able to fully forgive himself for what happened in the winter of 1975, however, by working to become a better person, he can slowly redeem himself and move forward with his life.

Read More
807 Words | 4 Pages

He also pays more attention to what his father has to say. As a result of this, their relationship deepens. Amir’s adjustment represents a way to overcome a conflict with somebody else and this can be applied to everyday

Read More
765 Words | 4 Pages

Amir saving Sohrab from the orphanage and ‘filling in’ as his father shows how the impact of having a neglectful father has created a moral view in his heart and a need to fulfill a positive father figure role in his life. In addition, there is a deeper connection between Sohrab and Amir because he is the son of Hassan who encountered the same situation that Hassan endured as a

Read More
1067 Words | 5 Pages

Amir’s internal conflict negatively impacts his characterization by characterizing him as fearful. Amir’s growth is marked by his reluctance to solve his past transgressions. Many years later, when he is about to marry Soraya Taheri due to Baba discussing with General Sahib about the matter, Soraya tells

Read More
726 Words | 3 Pages

Although, Amir shows many acts of kindness and selflessness, in the end, he was not able to truly redeem himself. To begin, Amir started his journey to redemption with conviction and confession although he was not very successful. The guilt bothered Amir very often even in his adulthood when he believed he had been denied “fatherhood for the thing [he] had done.” (188) Almost immediately after Amir watched Hassan get raped he believed he had done something wrong. He believed he could not have children with Soraya because he did not help Hassan, but he does not confess until more than fifteen years later.

Read More
1128 Words | 5 Pages

The connection between the relationships of Hassan and Amir and then Amir and Sohrab thrive off of the conflicts and the recurring motifs throughout the novel. Amir lived his redemiton and his loyalty through Sohrab, trying to make what he did to Hassan feel like less of a burden on his shoulders. There are many different ways for one to redeem themselves, but there is no better way to show loyalty than to be present in a time of

Read More
688 Words | 3 Pages

The saddest part was that Amir was there watching from a distance and was unwilling to help his best friend due to his lack of courage and inability to stand up for himself. Up until adulthood, Amir had to carry the baggage of betraying Hassan by not being there when he most needed him, this guilt tormented him to the point where he moved to America with his dad, Baba, as a way to escape his

Read More
1438 Words | 6 Pages

On the hospital bed, Sohrab tells Amir that he is tired of everything, wants his previous life back, and that Amir should have just abandoned him to perish. Amir responds: “I can’t give you your old life back, I wish to God I could. But I can take you with me… You

Read More
758 Words | 4 Pages

I had pictured this moment so many times, dreaded it, but as I spoke, I felt something lifting off my chest,” (325). This shows how loyal he is to her now because he can and will tell her anything. Also, he shows he is loyal to Sohrab at the end of the book when he runs the kite for him. As he runs away to catch it, he yells “For you a thousand times over,”(371). Amir shows he is loyal through these things, and we know this because of how he changed and how he shows his loyalties different.

Read More

More about Similarities Between The Kite Runner And Catcher In The Rye

Related Topics

Open Document