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The Kite Runner Rhetorical Analysis

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Introduction:** "The Kite Runner," authored by Khaled Hosseini, is a poignant exploration of betrayal, redemption, and the complex dynamics of father-son relationships against the backdrop of a changing Afghanistan. This novel not only dives into the personal pain and moral dilemmas of its protagonist, Amir, but also paints a vivid picture of a nation in turmoil. **Thesis Statement:** This essay will analyze how Hosseini uses the personal journey of Amir to mirror the socio-political change in Afghanistan, effectively intertwining personal guilt with national tragedy. Body Paragraphs:** 1. **Betrayal and Guilt:** At the heart of "The Kite Runner" is the theme of betrayal, as Amir’s failure to defend his friend Hassan defines his early years and sets the stage for future guilt and redemption. …show more content…

This scene comes after the kite running festival, Amir won and Hassan had to go searching for his kite as is tradition. Whilst looking for Hassan, Amir catches kids raping him. When helping him, Amir acts as though he never saw what happened to Hassan. This betrayal is a heavy one as Hassan has always stuck up and protected Amir and when Hassan needed it most Amir could give back. This is Amir's major character flaw, he's a very selfish person. Hassan, who has been a loyal servant to Amir his whole life, was harmed and Amir had done nothing to help Hassan. Amir’s guilt-ridden narrative is a powerful tool for exploring the feelings of sorrow and regret of the Afghan people. 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Search for Redemption: Amir’s journey to redemption is the driving force of the novel. His return to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan to save Hassan’s son, Sohrab, serves as both a personal and symbolic attempt to atone for past sins. “There is a way to be good again, he’d said. A way to end the cycle? With a little boy in the

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The Kite Runner Theme The theme of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is that you redeem yourself when you develop a strong sense of personal integrity because of Hassan’s incident, Amir’s moral standard, and Sohrab’s rescue from Amir. Amir’s quest for redemption is a significant idea and is basically the center of the novel. Firstly, Hassan’s incident sets the most of the plot for the rest of the novel. This happens after the kite-fighting tournament when Amir goes asks Hassan to get his blue kite after Amir’s victory, “ Blocking Hassan’s way out of the valley were three boys, the same three from the day on the hill, the day after Daoud Khan’s coup, when Hassan had saved us with his slingshot.[...]I opened my mouth, almost said something.

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The plot of novels is usually driven forward by one or more underlying themes that surround the majority of the actions that the main characters take. These themes range anywhere from seeking forgiveness to seeking revenge. In Khaled Hosseini’s award-winning novel, The Kite Runner, we follow the life of a young Afghani boy named Amir, who makes decision and acts in ways that not only impact his own life, but also drastically change the life of the one’s surrounding him. Many of Amir’s actions can be attributed to the main underlying theme in this novel, cruelty. We see Amir go from being the victim of perceived cruelty, to being the one causing the cruelty, to the one fighting the cruelty at the end of the novel.

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Hassan’s characteristics from Amir’s childhood days are easily visible in Sohrab during Amir’s adult life because of the way they protect others and stand up for what they think is right no matter how grave the danger. Additionally, there is circulation between Hassan and Amir that Hosseini portrays through both characters’ physical attributes, actions, and phrases that connect the two on an emotional level. Both boys are extremely close over the course of their early years, and Hassan used to have a harelip until it was surgically fixed. All of Amir’s childhood memories are filled with the memory of Hassan, whose importance was explained by Amir at the start of the story, in which he described, “Nevermind that to me, the face of Afghanistan is that of a boy with a thin-boned frame, a shaved head, and low-set ears, a boy with a Chinese doll face perpetually lit by a harelipped smile” (Hosseini, 2003, p. 25).

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