Reflection Of The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner follows the story of Amir and his experiences in Afghanistan. The story begins with an unnamed narrator discussing how his life was shaped by his experiences back in Kabul, Afghanistan and recalled about how his childhood friend made him who we was today mainly because an incident that happened to him when he was just 12 years old. Amir flashes back to when he was 12 years old and started to explain his life then and his numerous relationships mainly with his father and his friend Hassan. He reveals that Hassan is Hazara Muslim which was the minority in Afghanistan compared to the majority which was Shi’a Muslim like Amir was. This difference posed a concern because contextually Hazara Muslims were considered to be inferior …show more content…
His father known as Baba was an athletic and successful man who could accomplish anything he had set his mind to. Amir describes him as being very tough and independent in nature which is the exact opposite of Amir who is frail and would rather write stories than play soccer. Amir was always trying to get his father to love him and take pride in his son. One of these efforts to impress him was kite fighting something that Amir really enjoyed and was mildly good at. Amir became obsessed with winning one of the biggest kite fighting tournaments in Kabul in over 25 years because if he won he thought his father would love him more. Amir ended up winning the tournament but it didn’t come without a twist. Hassan went to go grab the last kite Amir had cut down but encountered three bullies who were extremely prejudice against Hazara Muslims. These kids ended up raping Hassan while Amir was watching. Amir could have stopped it and sacrificed the kite but he was too caught up in impressing his father that he let it happen. This incident haunted Hassan and Amir for the rest of their lives after that point, both a shell of what they …show more content…
It turns out that Sohrab was given away to a man who belonged to the Taliban. Amir later found him and adopted him to be Sohrab’s legal guardian and live with him in America. This was his way of repaying Hassan for giving himself up for him so many years ago. He is forced to remember Hassan every time he sees Sohrab and because of this he begins to forgive himself for what he had done so many years ago. The adoption and immigration process is not easy for Sohrab and Amir. Sohrab is forced to live once more in an orphanage and attempts to kill himself in the process. He becomes silent after this until the book comes to a close with the two of them flying a kite just as Amir and Hassan had done so many years