Character Analysis Of Amir From 'The Kite Runner'

For this personal response I will be speaking about Amir from The Kite Runner. This character from the very begin is a complex charter, he has many endearing qualities such as caring for his friend, and excelling in school, but his draw backs show I side to him that is much different his jealousy of his friend Hassan and the attention he get from his father is overpowering and causes him to make many decisions that affect his friends happiness out of selfishness and jealousy for his own wellbeing. From the very beginning it is clear what motivates Amir and that is his father’s approval, something that he always felt he had to try very hard to get. Throughout the whole story Baba who is Amir’s father never seems satisfied with the person Amir is, and as a result Amir goes out of his …show more content…
But when given the opportunity to redeem himself and do right by his friend he does so in an amazing way. Amir is notified that Hassan’s son is being held captive in Kabul which is his home city that has been overran by the Taliban. After finding out this information, Amir makes the decision to travel to Kabul and rescue the boy, he is faced with many hardships such as facing the man who rapped his friend many years ago, and in that moment instead of walking away he makes the decision to stay and fight for the boy’s life.
The end result of this is Amir taking the boy home to America to live with him and raise as his son, and after going through all of this he finally feels free of the guilt he carried all those years for Hassan because he finally made the decision to do the right thing. The character development within this novel is complex he starts off as a selfish, entitled, cowardly boy, but turns into a strong, caring, brave man. This novel makes you aware of how much a person can really