The History Of Afghanistan In The Kite Runner By Hosseini

Throughout The Kite Runner, Hosseini purposefully and eloquently displays the paralleling structures of Amir’s life and the despairing history of Afghanistan. Amir spent much of his life searching for redemption, similar to how Afghanistan spent these years hunting for it’s own absolution. The warfare occurring in Afghanistan is pertinent to the internal conflicts of Amir; the inability to forget the past is analogous for both Amir and his country. The corresponding events within Amir’s life and the history of Afghanistan develop a deeper theme of redeeming lost innocence and a savagely vulnerable tone.
As a young child Amir began seeking redemption and emotional freedom from guilt. Throughout his life Amir seems to be fleeing culpability and