The Kite Runner Analytical Essay

The Kite Runner’s framing has the feeling of being very intentional. In the beginning of the book, Hassan is Kite running for Amir. Hassan doesn't get very much respect at all because he is a Hazara which is a very unrespected type of people in this area. Amir, however, does get some form of respect thanks to his father. Due to Hassan basically being hated on because of his ethnicity, he is raped in the alley, and Amir does nothing to save him. Over multiple years, the boys stop being friends and become more and more distant This is due to the fact Amir feels horrible for not being able to do anything and not treating Hassan as his friend. Amir moves to America, and then his father died. Later on, he meets the love of his life and gets married. He is then called back to Afghanistan by a …show more content…
This applies directly to the theme I found in the book which is that life goes on but we must keep moving even when it is really hard because it will get better. I think those events are an example of that, The quote shared in the description of what I am supposed to talk about in this essay is very reminiscent of the theme I just elaborated on. It supports this ideology that events come and go, but they will get better. Throughout the book that is shown as an example with Amir's life events. He would always think of kite running as a bad memory because the one time he actually won a tournament was the day he witnessed his half brother being raped. Kite running is now a good memory because of the happiness of Sohrab when Amir is kite running for him. It is now a memory of happiness, and supports the theme of life having terrible things, but that they can turn into good things down the road. I think the framing relates to the theme because, after you read it, you now think of kite running, which literally is the title of this book. As an ideology of life, it will remind you that when things are hard, they will get better and maybe one traumatizing event could turn into a loving