Sofia Ortiz
Mr. Franklin
AP Psychology
March 26th, 2015
Psychological Analysis of The Kite Runner The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a remarkable story about a boy’s journey through life that is burdened with guilt. This guilt follows him even through adulthood until he gains a chance at redemption. Both the guilt and the chance for redemption shape the boy’s life giving him the motivation to fix his mistakes. The main character, Amir, is the narrator of the book. The entire story is seen from the perspective of Amir and the way he was personally affected. The book starts out as a flashback to when Amir was a boy in Afghanistan. He goes on to state that, “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter …show more content…
During a kite running contest, each person covers their kite strings in glass and battle until a string is broken. After that kite loses, the boys run after it to see who retrieves it first. Winning the kite running contest is seen as a great honor which is precisely why Amir decides to compete. Since Amir feels that he has never made his dad proud, he decides that the best way for his father to be proud of him is by winning the the kite running contest. This is where Amir’s ID is prominently seen out of the entirety of the novel. He shows major signs of his ID mainly because he is so intent on making Baba proud that he doesn’t care what he does or who he harms. Shortly after Amir finds a kite, he sees Hassan at the end of an alley, pinned to the wall. Amir sees Wali and Kamal hold him as Assef rapes him. However, Amir doesn’t run to save his friend, but the …show more content…
He goes on to tell Amir that Hassan and his wife got killed while his son, Sohrab, got sent to an orphanage. He asks Amir if he could go find Sohrab and bring him back to Pakistan where a family will care for him. This is the opportunity that Amir has been waiting for his entire life: a chance to redeem himself and make amends. After rescuing Sohrab, Amir spent much of his time attempting to justify his actions for the sake of Hassan. Sohrab had left Afghanistan a lifeless boy which caused him to enter America an empty soul. This caused inner and external struggles for Amir and Soraya who had a difficult time communicating with
Mr. Franklin
AP Psychology
March 26th, 2015
Psychological Analysis of The Kite Runner The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a remarkable story about a boy’s journey through life that is burdened with guilt. This guilt follows him even through adulthood until he gains a chance at redemption. Both the guilt and the chance for redemption shape the boy’s life giving him the motivation to fix his mistakes. The main character, Amir, is the narrator of the book. The entire story is seen from the perspective of Amir and the way he was personally affected. The book starts out as a flashback to when Amir was a boy in Afghanistan. He goes on to state that, “I became what I am today at the age of twelve, on a frigid overcast day in the winter …show more content…
During a kite running contest, each person covers their kite strings in glass and battle until a string is broken. After that kite loses, the boys run after it to see who retrieves it first. Winning the kite running contest is seen as a great honor which is precisely why Amir decides to compete. Since Amir feels that he has never made his dad proud, he decides that the best way for his father to be proud of him is by winning the the kite running contest. This is where Amir’s ID is prominently seen out of the entirety of the novel. He shows major signs of his ID mainly because he is so intent on making Baba proud that he doesn’t care what he does or who he harms. Shortly after Amir finds a kite, he sees Hassan at the end of an alley, pinned to the wall. Amir sees Wali and Kamal hold him as Assef rapes him. However, Amir doesn’t run to save his friend, but the …show more content…
He goes on to tell Amir that Hassan and his wife got killed while his son, Sohrab, got sent to an orphanage. He asks Amir if he could go find Sohrab and bring him back to Pakistan where a family will care for him. This is the opportunity that Amir has been waiting for his entire life: a chance to redeem himself and make amends. After rescuing Sohrab, Amir spent much of his time attempting to justify his actions for the sake of Hassan. Sohrab had left Afghanistan a lifeless boy which caused him to enter America an empty soul. This caused inner and external struggles for Amir and Soraya who had a difficult time communicating with