Thomas Rabenold
Mr. Vaspol
English 10
November 1, 2015
Kite Runner Essay (Make Up)
In “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, published in 2003, a boy must reconcile on his past and confront his childhood mistakes. Hosseini uses diverse literary devices throughout the novel to grasp the reader’s attention and develop the novel. However, the most common and effective is irony. In “The Kite Runner” Hosseini‘s use of irony enriches the story and helps to develop the theme and characters.
Throughout the novel ironic situations are presented abundantly; Hosseini does this in order to develop the characters. For instance, Baba’s dishonesty shows his hypocritical side. In the beginning of the book Baba says “You steal his wife's right to a husband, …show more content…
For example, the irony of Sohrab’s rescue and adoption relates directly to the theme. In the first couple of chapters Hassan gets raped by a local bully and Amir is merely just a bystander, which adds to the betrayal half of the theme. Then towards the end of the book, Hassan’s son (Sohrab) is abducted by the same childhood bully who happens to be a major figure in the Taliban. So Amir, trying to make things right, goes to rescue Sohrab. However, in order to rescue him, he must accept a beating from Assef. This ironic circumstance shows the redemption half of the theme.
Another use of irony is to develop plot. Both Amir’s and Hassan lip abnormalities, help to develop the plot in the novel. Hassan is born with a cleft lip which shows his lower class. Hassan’s father doesn’t have enough money to fix his lip so; Baba pays for it likely out of guilt. Amir is left with a permanent scar on his lip after receiving a beating from Assef, while rescuing Sohrab. Since they both have lip abnormalities it creates a connection or bond between the half brothers, developing the plot.
In “The Kite Runner” Hosseini‘s use of irony enriches the story and helps to develop the theme, and characters. Like many other authors, Hosseini recognizes the influence of irony on his writing, therefore he uses it abundantly within his
Mr. Vaspol
English 10
November 1, 2015
Kite Runner Essay (Make Up)
In “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, published in 2003, a boy must reconcile on his past and confront his childhood mistakes. Hosseini uses diverse literary devices throughout the novel to grasp the reader’s attention and develop the novel. However, the most common and effective is irony. In “The Kite Runner” Hosseini‘s use of irony enriches the story and helps to develop the theme and characters.
Throughout the novel ironic situations are presented abundantly; Hosseini does this in order to develop the characters. For instance, Baba’s dishonesty shows his hypocritical side. In the beginning of the book Baba says “You steal his wife's right to a husband, …show more content…
For example, the irony of Sohrab’s rescue and adoption relates directly to the theme. In the first couple of chapters Hassan gets raped by a local bully and Amir is merely just a bystander, which adds to the betrayal half of the theme. Then towards the end of the book, Hassan’s son (Sohrab) is abducted by the same childhood bully who happens to be a major figure in the Taliban. So Amir, trying to make things right, goes to rescue Sohrab. However, in order to rescue him, he must accept a beating from Assef. This ironic circumstance shows the redemption half of the theme.
Another use of irony is to develop plot. Both Amir’s and Hassan lip abnormalities, help to develop the plot in the novel. Hassan is born with a cleft lip which shows his lower class. Hassan’s father doesn’t have enough money to fix his lip so; Baba pays for it likely out of guilt. Amir is left with a permanent scar on his lip after receiving a beating from Assef, while rescuing Sohrab. Since they both have lip abnormalities it creates a connection or bond between the half brothers, developing the plot.
In “The Kite Runner” Hosseini‘s use of irony enriches the story and helps to develop the theme, and characters. Like many other authors, Hosseini recognizes the influence of irony on his writing, therefore he uses it abundantly within his