Has one ever tried so hard to forget something? Has that past event ever come to haunt one in the future? In the novel The Kite Runner(underline title), Khaled Hosseini portrays the theme of guilt through the character of Amir by illustrating that Amir cannot live his life the way he wishes to without remembering what he has done in the past. Guilt is hard to live with in the present because ones past will always come to haunt one. Guilt is evident through the use of metaphors, similes and personification.
Firstly, through metaphors, Hosseini illustrates that it is difficult to move on with ones’ life before confronting what has happened in the past. It has been 2 two (write the actual number) years since Amir and Baba left Kabul to move to …show more content…
Amir was with his old friend Rahim Khan. Rahim khan was telling Amir how his life has been over the past years. Rahim tells him that Hassan had been living with him in Baba’s house in Kabul “‘Hassan ‘I said. When was the last time I has spoken that name? Those thorny bulbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had broken a spell, set them free to torment me anew.” (Hosseini 202). Hearing Hassan’s name to Amir was as if his worst nightmare is becoming reality. He personifies the guilt as if it has thorns like a rose or a flower. Hearing and speaking Hassan’s name allowed all of his guilt that he was trying to bury to resurface again, which starts to remind him how he betrayed his only friend. Comparing the guilt to thorns because they both are painful. Amir’s guilt of the incident is a life time pain that he’s been trying to bury with the rest of the remaining memories from Kabul. By hearing Hassan’s name again his guilt is back into his new life to torture him once again. Secondly, Amir receives a call from Rahim Khan. He recalls the details of how he betrayed his old friend. Amir mentions how the incident has shaped him up as the person he is now. “That was a long time ago, but its wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.” (Hosseini 1). Amir gives the past living things characteristics; he gives it an ability to crawl. When something crawls, it moves at a really slow pace. This shows that Amir’s past is slowly catching up to his present life. The rape in winter 1975 has made him feel guilty for his whole life. Regardless of it being 26 years later. One call from Rahim Khan has made all of Amir’s guilt resurface again. He has tried his
Firstly, through metaphors, Hosseini illustrates that it is difficult to move on with ones’ life before confronting what has happened in the past. It has been 2 two (write the actual number) years since Amir and Baba left Kabul to move to …show more content…
Amir was with his old friend Rahim Khan. Rahim khan was telling Amir how his life has been over the past years. Rahim tells him that Hassan had been living with him in Baba’s house in Kabul “‘Hassan ‘I said. When was the last time I has spoken that name? Those thorny bulbs of guilt bore into me once more, as if speaking his name had broken a spell, set them free to torment me anew.” (Hosseini 202). Hearing Hassan’s name to Amir was as if his worst nightmare is becoming reality. He personifies the guilt as if it has thorns like a rose or a flower. Hearing and speaking Hassan’s name allowed all of his guilt that he was trying to bury to resurface again, which starts to remind him how he betrayed his only friend. Comparing the guilt to thorns because they both are painful. Amir’s guilt of the incident is a life time pain that he’s been trying to bury with the rest of the remaining memories from Kabul. By hearing Hassan’s name again his guilt is back into his new life to torture him once again. Secondly, Amir receives a call from Rahim Khan. He recalls the details of how he betrayed his old friend. Amir mentions how the incident has shaped him up as the person he is now. “That was a long time ago, but its wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.” (Hosseini 1). Amir gives the past living things characteristics; he gives it an ability to crawl. When something crawls, it moves at a really slow pace. This shows that Amir’s past is slowly catching up to his present life. The rape in winter 1975 has made him feel guilty for his whole life. Regardless of it being 26 years later. One call from Rahim Khan has made all of Amir’s guilt resurface again. He has tried his