In Khaled Hosseni’s The Kite Runner, Hosseni uses biblical illusions to show the transformation of Amir’s character from a coward to a courageous man. The first allusion, David and Goliath, shows Hassan’s and Sohrabs bravery in comparison to Amir’s. The second allusion, Abraham and Isaac, represents Amir sacrificing Hassan to get his fathers acknowledgement. The last allusion, Cain and Abel, shows Amir’s jealousy, curse and his betrayal to Hassan.
The story of David and Goliath serves as an allusion to show Amir’s transformation from cowardice to courageousness. Hassan as David confronts his goliath through bravery and courageousness. Hassan stands up to Assef and causes him to back down as David stands up to goliath, which ends in his death. He like David threaten their Goliath:
You are right, Agha. But perhaps you didn't notice that I'm the one holding the slingshot. If you make a move, they'll have to change your nickname from Assef 'the Ear Eater' to "One-Eyed Assef, …show more content…
In the bible the Lord asks “Where is your brother Abel?”(Genesis 4:9) and Cain says he doesn't know and that he isn’t his brother's keeper, even though he knows exactly what happened to Abel because he killed him. This is similar to the Kite Runner when Amir plants his birthday money under Hassan’s mattress and lies about Hassan stealing it. Amir does this because he wants to remove Hassan from their house so he can have Babas attention all to himself. Because he is a Pashtun, he believes he is the worthier son. In the bible the Lord said “Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground”(11) to Cain because he knows he must be punished for his actions. Like Cain, Amir is cursed with insomnia because of his betrayal. His guilt has turned into his curse. When “the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him” refers to Baba and Amir moved to
The story of David and Goliath serves as an allusion to show Amir’s transformation from cowardice to courageousness. Hassan as David confronts his goliath through bravery and courageousness. Hassan stands up to Assef and causes him to back down as David stands up to goliath, which ends in his death. He like David threaten their Goliath:
You are right, Agha. But perhaps you didn't notice that I'm the one holding the slingshot. If you make a move, they'll have to change your nickname from Assef 'the Ear Eater' to "One-Eyed Assef, …show more content…
In the bible the Lord asks “Where is your brother Abel?”(Genesis 4:9) and Cain says he doesn't know and that he isn’t his brother's keeper, even though he knows exactly what happened to Abel because he killed him. This is similar to the Kite Runner when Amir plants his birthday money under Hassan’s mattress and lies about Hassan stealing it. Amir does this because he wants to remove Hassan from their house so he can have Babas attention all to himself. Because he is a Pashtun, he believes he is the worthier son. In the bible the Lord said “Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground”(11) to Cain because he knows he must be punished for his actions. Like Cain, Amir is cursed with insomnia because of his betrayal. His guilt has turned into his curse. When “the LORD put a mark on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him” refers to Baba and Amir moved to