Kite Runner Themes

The Kite Runner is a book about a boy who grows up in Afghanistan and deals with horrible guilt while growing up. It takes place during the war between Russia and Afghanistan and goes over various themes and ideas. One big idea that this novel covers is racism in Afghanistan towards the minority, Hazaras. The other theme is how important family is and how much it matters throughout life. Both ideas are displayed throughout the book help, Amir, the main character on his road to redemption. First, Amir grew up with his friend Hassan, who was a Hazara and was used to hearing all the mean and racist slurs that were said towards Hassan. Hassan and his father, Ali were mistreated by going out on the streets by getting called names like flat-nosed or mice-eating. Hazaras we also not equal to Pashtuns because they weren’t allowed to …show more content…
He also realizes once he’s grown up how much family meant to him, with his father’s passing, gaining a wife, and learning of the loss of the brother he never knew he had. When he learns that he is an uncle and has a nephew, Amir tries to go back to Afghanistan and take him to a better place. When they meet a bond is created and Amir takes a liking to his nephew Sohrab and takes him home to America to be part of his family. “Tashakor, Baba jan,” I said. I wanted to say more, tell him how touched I was by his act of kindness, how much I appreciated all that he had done for me, all that he was still doing.” Amir expresses how thankful he is in this quote and proves how much his family meant to him. As you can see, Family and Racisms are big parts of the Kite Runner’s story. Each contributes a big factor to Amir’s character and who he becomes throughout the book. His guilt and redemption comes from both themes, making them equally important to him. In the end, he finds a way to rid his guilt and feel at peace again through family and