The Kite Runner Violent Scene Analysis

In literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. In the book titled The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini there are many scenes that contain violence, and these violent scenes do not exist for their own sake. The Kite Runner showcases the friendship between Hassan and Amir, and how one disloyal action can lead to years of guilt. The violent scenes in this book include war, murder, fighting, and sexual abuse. All of these scenes all contribute to the overall meaning of the book and each scene impacts the book in a different way. The meaning or theme of this book is disloyalty and redemption from the guilt someone may have caused themselves. The two major scenes of rape in this book contribute a lot to the meaning of the book. The first …show more content…
At this time in the book, Amir and Hassan are great friends.The two boys have known eachother since they were born, they live next to each other, and they share many things including the same father. Since they are so close, the reader would think that they would stand up for each other, but Amir does not stand up for Hassan. In this scene it is during the Winter of 1975 and it is time for the kite-fighting tournament. Amir had won the kite-fighting competition and went to go look for Hassan to tell him the good news. Amir finds Hassan about to be raped by Assef, the neighborhood bully, unless he hands over the kite. Amir wants to stand up for Hassan but he does not and runs away. After the incident, Hassan and Amir never talk about what happened and they also spend less time together. The boys relationship goes downhill from that point when Hassan and his dad, Ali, move away to Hazarajat. Amir now feels a lot of guilt and sadness for not standing up for Hassan. He develops insomnia because his tremendous guilt will not let him sleep at night. This incident leaves Amir with guilt for the rest of his life until he has an opportunity to redeem himself. This motivates him to go and find Hassan’s son Sohrab and stop him from being raped also by Assef. This violent scene contributes to the meaning of the book by showing disloyalty and someone should be loyal to someone …show more content…
These two scenes in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini exist to contribute to the meaning of the story. The first scene shows how you should be loyal to the people who are loyal to you. The second scene shows how you are able to redeem your guilt after many years. The plot, meaning, and ending of the book are all affected by these two violent