Austin Gao Due 9/6/2016 Literature 2009 The Kite represents an illusion, for while the user experiences a sensation of boundless freedom and liberation through the maneuvers of the kite, the user is really grounded and unable to transcend his current situation. In Khaled Hosseini’s
The culture of Kabul also revolves around certain actions which are seen as shameful. For example, in chapter eleven, Amir says, “And that was how Baba ... alleviated one of his greatest fears: that an Afghan would see him buying food with charity money”, meaning that Afghan
The author puts a lot of moral ambitious character in the story the Kite Runner. Amir is an example of a moral ambitious character. He is evil in the beginning of the story, but as he matures and grows up as an adult. The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini, is a novel about a young boy named Amir and how he grows up in the Afghan war and how life was during the war. Amir's Moral Ambiguity is important to this story because he provides readers to like and hate him.
One of the main antagonists in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is a neighborhood kid named Assef. The son of Mahmood, an Afghan airline pilot, and a german mother, Tanya, he is tall, strong, blond-haired and blue-eyed, but has a tendency for bullying all the other kids and became infamous for his use of stainless-steel brass knuckles. He was also given the nickname Assef “the Ear Eater” from how he bit a kid’s ear off in a fight for a kite. Another kite incident, this one much more crucial to the plot, sees Assef raping Hassan, the main character’s servant-friend, because he was a Hazara and he wouldn’t give Assef the final kite of a tournament, an honor for kite-runners.
Extenuating circumstances are situations that have been given to oneself where there are special factors needed that make a situation unusual or more difficult. These situations often test morals and beliefs of the people included. Often, it changes who a person becomes and one’s principles and priorities. Extenuating circumstances such as societal and family expectations change who a person becomes.
Trust; Years to Build, Seconds to Break You’re walking through a luxuriant rainforest with your best friend, who you've known for years. Suddenly, a man jumps out of the kapok tree to the right of you, he threatens to take one of you to his camp as a captive, if not he will kill both of you. Who do you sacrifice? In The Kite Runner, acts of betrayal are witnessed in even the closest relationships.
Journey to Redemption Throughout life, people will find themselves facing guilt or shame, some more significant than others. An individual experiences guilt knowing that they have committed some form of wrongdoing. To relieve themselves from this offense, they will try to be redeemed, or relieved from their sin. In Khaled Hosseini novel, The Kite Runner, Hosseini described Amir’s journey to redemption after he betrayed Hassan during their childhood years. The five steps for redemption are categorized as Conviction, Confession, Repentance, Restitution, and Reconciliation.
Have you ever had lie develop so much that it turned into a life changing situation? In the book, The Kite Runner, Amir’s lie about his childhood friend, Hassan, alters both of their lives in a negative way. It affects Amir’s life all the way to adulthood until he gets the courage to fix it. In Addition, Amir’s father, Baba, has a lie of his own that connects to Hassan and Amir that could’ve changed their style of living and friendship with one another is drastic way.
Betrayal is an issue many can relate to, whether it is done by a family member or a friend. In the book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, we witness betrayal play a vital role in the downfall of the main character’s Amir and Hassan’s friendship, and how betrayal was the reason for why Amir sought redemption in hopes to move on. The novel begins with Amir as an adult, recalling an event that took place in 1975 in his hometown Kabul, Afghanistan and how this event was what changed the rest of his life and made him who he now is. Despite this heartbreaking occurrence of Amir’s reluctance to help Hassan while he was being raped, it was the reason for why Amir later decided to be brave and stand up for what he believes in.
The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, provides readers with an idea of what life was like in Afghanistan and the hardships and betrayals the people of Afghanistan had to endure. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines betrayal as, “the act of failing or deserting especially in time of need” (Merriam-Webster). Throughout The Kite Runner, many of the characters choose to betray someone they love because of how they were raised or who they are as a person. The motives behind the betrayal vary depending on the person. However, the consequences of the betrayal are always long lasting and have sever effects.
Guilt is an emotion that comes from believing one was responsible for a particular mistake whether the assessment was accurate or not. (Powell)It can be described as “a bothered conscience” or “a feeling of culpability for offences”. One feels guilty when there is a feeling of responsibility for an action one regrets. (Barker, Guilt and Shame).A wrongdoer must deal with guilt by making atonement- by making reparation and penance. How a person deals with guilt long term is what really affects their future.
Honesty is the Best Policy Why would a person lie to his sons about their identities? What problems could these lies cause in the long run? How can they influence a person’s life and choices? In the Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Baba, Amir, and Hassan face these problems.
Someone once said, “Loyalty isn’t grey. It’s black and white. You’re either completely loyal, or not loyal at all. And people have to understand this. You can’t be loyal only when it serves you.”
Redemption, the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil. In the novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini, the theme of redemption is evident throughout the book. Hosseini himself explained redemption in his own way, stating “true redemption is… when guilt leads to good”, and this “fiction is inspired by his memories of growing up in pre-Soviet-controlled Afghanistan and Iran, and of the people who influenced him as a child.” (768 Gale) The theme is shown through each and every character, whether it be Amir the protagonist or Sanaubar, the mother of Hassan.
Social Injustice is a situation when some unfair practices are being carried in society. Everyday someone is beat, raped, or crying for help in Afghanistan. This is what life has become in Afghanistan after the government has been overtaken. Social injustice is a major problem in Afghanistan. According to Farooq, “Social Injustice is a situation when some unfair practices are being carried in society.”
