Khaled Hosseini’s, The Kite Runner, is a book that depicts modern Afghanistan and all the violence as well as how “political change” (AmirDabbaghian and Solimany) “influenced” (AmirDabbaghian and Solimany) citizens in Afghanistan. Hosseini talks about a kid’s life and all the problems he went through along the way. One of the main themes in this novel was betrayal. The way Hosseini incorporates the theme in the story is by using various literary devices, tone, and conflict. To begin with, Khaled Hosseini uses a variety of literary devices to portray the theme. One element he uses is metaphors. An example of a metaphor he writes in the book is, “It was Homaira and me against the world. And I’ll tell you this, Amir Jan: In the end, the world always wins.” (The Kite Runner 99 ). The purpose of this quote was …show more content…
The tone towards this was sorrowful and depressing. In this part of the book Soraya, Amir’s wife wants to have kids, but she cannot have children. After speaking with her doctor, he said adoption would be the answer. However, the thought of adoption of Soraya’s family is not an acceptable idea. Her family is extremely traditional, and they do not adopt because of them not knowing where the blood traces back to. Afghans are all about bloodlines and ancestors. Therefore, they do not want Soraya and Amir to adopt. Also, on page 301, paragraph 3, the tone there was more subtle, loving, and honest. In this part, Hosseini talks about when Rahim tells Amir about how he noticed that it was difficult for Amir when he was growing up. Amir was highly caring and understanding this. Conflict is another major topic that contributes to the theme in this novel. There are two different conflicts within the story, internal and external. An example of an internal conflict would be when Amir starts to feel all the pressure and anxiety from what he witnessed in the alley from the night of the kite