Without supporting characters, protagonists would never develop to their full potential. In novels, the main character frequently relies upon close friends and relatives to listen and sympathize with the challenges they face throughout the story. Secrets in literature are usually told to someone that a character believes to be trustworthy and who they can confide their troubles. Although the confidant is mainly there to comfort the main character, he frequently serves to encourage the protagonist’s growth. In the novel The Kite Runner Rahim Khan is the confidant to both Hassan and Amir, because both are able to discuss life changing events with him and get sympathy from him. Rahim also serves to move the plot along by challenging characters to succeed.
When Amir first confides to Rahim, he tells him about his ability to make up stories. Rahim Khan is proud of Amir’s skill, and unlike Amir’s father, believes that this gift can be powerful if he chooses to pursue and enhance it. “As always, it was Rahim Khan who rescued me. He held out his hand and favored me with a smile that had nothing feigned about it. ‘May I have it, Amir jan? I would very much like to …show more content…
For example, in The Kite Runner, after Hassan is raped, he feels alone and distant, but like all human beings he needs to communicate what has happened to him. Rahim Khan admits to Amir “You were right all those years to suspect that I knew. I did know. Hassan told me shortly after it happened.”(Hosseini 301) Rahim Khan’s knowledge of secrets reinforces his importance in the story and fosters the protagonists’ development. Both Amir and Hassan freely share things with Rahim and in turn they receive support and encouragement. Through this sharing of secrets between the characters the reader better understand the motives behind the protagonist’s
When Amir first confides to Rahim, he tells him about his ability to make up stories. Rahim Khan is proud of Amir’s skill, and unlike Amir’s father, believes that this gift can be powerful if he chooses to pursue and enhance it. “As always, it was Rahim Khan who rescued me. He held out his hand and favored me with a smile that had nothing feigned about it. ‘May I have it, Amir jan? I would very much like to …show more content…
For example, in The Kite Runner, after Hassan is raped, he feels alone and distant, but like all human beings he needs to communicate what has happened to him. Rahim Khan admits to Amir “You were right all those years to suspect that I knew. I did know. Hassan told me shortly after it happened.”(Hosseini 301) Rahim Khan’s knowledge of secrets reinforces his importance in the story and fosters the protagonists’ development. Both Amir and Hassan freely share things with Rahim and in turn they receive support and encouragement. Through this sharing of secrets between the characters the reader better understand the motives behind the protagonist’s