Representation of Amir’s evolution Human nature revolves all around evolution and Khaled Hosseini hoped to reflect just that in his book, “The Kite Runner”. The protagonist, Amir, is an extremely dynamic character all throughout the story. As he grows, he sheds his feeling of jealousy and guilt and starts replacing them with qualities such selflessness and a feeling of redemption. In this Bildungsroman narrative, the author traces the evolution of the protagonist in several ways, including changes in Amir’s appearance, changes in his actions and abilities and changes in his moods, feelings, and attitudes. This essay aims to explore how the author formulated Amir’s character to effectively show his progression to a better personality.
To portray the progression in Amir’s character, the author used a particular appearance, namely Hassan’s, as an archetype. We hardly know anything about Amir’s appearance at first, just like we barely knew about his character in the beginning. Slowly, as we learn the specifics of …show more content…
He starts off being jealous and insecure, particularly of Hassan, at a point, wishing that he “too had some scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy” (50), or wanting Baba all to himself (14). The epitome of his selfishness was portrayed when he called Hassan “… the lamb I had to slay to win Baba” (82). However after that incident, Amir starts changing. He goes through a cycle of guilt and suffering, eventually coming out as a better person, hence, earning the feeling of redemption. Amir’s period of guilt was stricken with insomnia and internal conflicts. He only is freed from that cycle when Rahim khan calls him over to tell him “There is a way to be good again” (2). By going back for Sohrab, Amir proves his selflessness. Amir’s confrontation with Assef rids him of guilt hence completing the circle, and the progression of Amir into a better
To portray the progression in Amir’s character, the author used a particular appearance, namely Hassan’s, as an archetype. We hardly know anything about Amir’s appearance at first, just like we barely knew about his character in the beginning. Slowly, as we learn the specifics of …show more content…
He starts off being jealous and insecure, particularly of Hassan, at a point, wishing that he “too had some scar that would beget Baba’s sympathy” (50), or wanting Baba all to himself (14). The epitome of his selfishness was portrayed when he called Hassan “… the lamb I had to slay to win Baba” (82). However after that incident, Amir starts changing. He goes through a cycle of guilt and suffering, eventually coming out as a better person, hence, earning the feeling of redemption. Amir’s period of guilt was stricken with insomnia and internal conflicts. He only is freed from that cycle when Rahim khan calls him over to tell him “There is a way to be good again” (2). By going back for Sohrab, Amir proves his selflessness. Amir’s confrontation with Assef rids him of guilt hence completing the circle, and the progression of Amir into a better