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The Dangers of Loyalty Over time, loyalty has been one of the most influential qualities one can possess, contributing largely to the development of wars and the destruction of relationships. In the novel The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, one dependable boy sacrifices himself multiple times in order to protect and serve a close friend, proving himself to be a loyal companion. In being loyal to Amir, Hassan’s actions have harmful long-term effects on himself. While loyalty is an important quality to aspire for, being too loyal has deleterious effects on one’s own health, both physically and psychologically, which can be proven through the analysis of Hassan’s character, as well as through the symbol of the kite. The above theme, based on the thematic idea of loyalty, is evident in the gist of the novel, including the scenes of Hassan’s rape, Hassan and Ali leaving, and Amir’s final confrontation with Assef. For example, after Hassan dashes off after the blue kite, he encounters the reprobate Assef who asks for the kite, but Hassan refuses and says “Amir agha won the tournament… This is his kite” (Hosseini 72). When Hassan runs into a dangerous bully that he avoids through sacrificing the blue kite, he keeps the kite because he believes that it rightfully belongs to Amir. Hassan would never betray Amir by giving away his kite, even though it means that he will be assaulted by Assef and his friends, because he only aspires for Amir’s approval in his actions. Next, when Amir…

“When a coward stops remembering who he is...God help us” (Hosseini 241). These words should resonate with any guilt-ridden person, as to be guilty is to recognize one’s own cowardice and mistakes. Amir, the protagonist of The Kite Runner, speaks these words to himself in a time of great internal turmoil. The author, Khaled Hosseini places an emphasis on guilt’s effect on the individual as a main theme, mostly made manifest through the character of Amir. In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini…

After committing a wrong or failing in some way, there are many people that believe they need to be punished for their offenses, with the reason behind it varying and sometimes unclear to whomever is observing their situation. Amir, the main character and narrator from Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, betrays his brother, Hassan, by abandoning him in his greatest time of need: Hassan is raped and otherwise abused by a group of boys that are easily able to overpower him. Despite the fact that…

In life people change over time, at one point you can be very self centered and at other times you can become a hero, throughout the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Amir demonstrates how people can change over maturity. In the novel Amir is at first portrayed as a negative and jealous person who treats his servant Hassan unfairly. Amir is very jealous how Baba behaves with Hassan, because he feels that he is getting less attention. Throughout the novel Amir comes around and becomes a…

Thesis: While homes have sentimental value that can’t be replaced, people find ways to create new homes because they’ve lost touch with their past homes, have their homes destroyed and taken away, or must adjust to their surroundings and create new homes. Paragraph 1: Losing the connection to your past home is a recurring theme in both Khaled Hosseini 's The Kite Runner and Ernest Hemingway’s A Soldier’s Home. Both of these texts have significant events, both being war, that draws the main…

Character Analysis- The Kite Runner How one acts in the past does not dictate how they will turn out to be in the future. Sins can always be atoned and amends can always be made. No matter how immense the wrongdoing, or how much devastation it causes, every human has the chance to repay their debts and make up for their transgressions. “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 1). However, jealousy can drive one 's self to act without thinking and can hurt the people they are the closest to.…

“That I believe is what true redemption is, when guilt leads to good.” Redemption is often seen as freeing one’s self from error or sin but in Khalid Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, it proves that true redemption is when good is brought out through guilt by helping both yourself as well as other’s. Amir has a past of “unatoned sins” and although he destroys the lives of many, he has several opportunities to redeem himself of his guilt; he works to not be the selfish little boy he once was.…

Often people can change their behavior based on an event that has impacted them or their life, either in a good way, or bad way. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, Amir was always too scared to stand up to anyone and would even lie to protect his dignity, that was until he discovered that Hassan had a son. Amir transformed from a helpless boy who was easily influenced by his role in society, but he realized that he needed to be his own person and do what he thought was right so he became a…

In An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde, the theme of self discovery is presented through the character Sir Robert Chiltern. As the play progresses Sir Robert begins to walk the road of regret, change, and hope as he begins to think about the life he could have lived or could live in the future and how it has been affected by the choices he has made. Not only does Sir Robert Chiltern go on a journey of discovery but while Robert struggled to come to terms with his past, Oscar Wilde was also…

The book Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini describes life in Afghanistan. Hosseini Talks about how he grew up in Kabul. This book gives a complete background of the Afghani culture and History. There are two different setting in this book, one in Kabul and the other in US, and narrates the Kite runner through his voice. The author expresses a lot of his emotions in the book like fear, jealousy, lies, betrayal and loyalty. His writing is very simple which makes it a valuable and easy to read book.…