In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, there appears to be an abundance of imagery. Imagery is a very important element in a novel because it sets the story up for the reader and aides their understanding of the storyline of the novel.
Hosseini is very good at setting up the scene for the reader and, at the same time, incorporating figurative language. An excellent example of this appears when the main character, Amir, is walking in a nearby park, “They [the kites] danced high above the trees on the west end of the park, over the windmills, floating side by side like a pair of eyes…” This excerpt provides the reader with a very clear vision of the setting while, at the same time, incorporating some pieces of figurative language. Hosseini
Hosseini is very good at setting up the scene for the reader and, at the same time, incorporating figurative language. An excellent example of this appears when the main character, Amir, is walking in a nearby park, “They [the kites] danced high above the trees on the west end of the park, over the windmills, floating side by side like a pair of eyes…” This excerpt provides the reader with a very clear vision of the setting while, at the same time, incorporating some pieces of figurative language. Hosseini