2003 in literature

Rahim Khan may just seem like a fatherly figure of the main character, Amir, in the novel, The Kite Runner; however, Rahim’s characteristics change significantly as time passes in the book and can clearly be seen in the passage. Hosseini makes us perceive Rahim Khan as an old, dying man just trying to give Hassan’s son, Sohrab, a better life than the one he currently is living. However, we also see Rahim as this faithful father-like figure in Amir’s life which adds to his complexity. Rahim Khan…

There is an almost imperceptible line between friend and enemy. In the words of Henry David Thoreau, “[T]rue friendship is never serene" (Brainy Quote). In fact, the more entwined two individuals become, the greater the possibility that complications such as insecurity, jealousy and competition can arise. Friendship fulfills man’s basic need for love and security; however, it also can involve an unequal balance of needs and wants. In Khaled Hosseini’s seminal work The Kite Runner, Amir and…

The Kite Runner is a book about a boy who grows up in Afghanistan and deals with horrible guilt while growing up. It takes place during the war between Russia and Afghanistan and goes over various themes and ideas. One big idea that this novel covers is racism in Afghanistan towards the minority, Hazaras. The other theme is how important family is and how much it matters throughout life. Both ideas are displayed throughout the book help, Amir, the main character on his road to redemption.…

Have you even made a mistake when you were younger that you wish you wouldn't have made, and wanted to get redemption because of the mistake? In the Khaled Hosseini novel,The Kite Runner, amir made a very big mistake that he would regret for the rest of his life. He allowed his best friend Hassan and later Amir would find out that Hassan would be his brother aslo, be raped by another kid named assef. He watched it happen, then instead of stepping in to help or try to stop it he turned his…

Amir Round Dynamic Protagonist About 38 years old Coward, selfish, and ignorant Narrator of the book, changes from being selfish to being selfless “Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.”(1) Amir is guilty of not helping Hassan when Hassan was raped in the alley. He is haunted by the fact that he betrayed his friend and this event repeats in his mind over and over again. Baba Round Dynamic Major Character About 60 years old…

In The Kite Runner, Amir’s makes a life changing decision in his past. When Hasson went to go get the kite just after Amir had won the kite running tournament. When Amir finally caught up to see Hasson getting raped by Assef and did nothing but watch. This decision changed Amir’s life course and made up the plot of the story. But it was also the way Baba treated Amir that influence his decision. Its Amir’s childhood actions that made his future turn out the way it did. Amir’s conflict with the…

Buck’s point of view about particular incidents in the novel develop a theme in the novel. The story is about a dog’s choice to be untamed are affected by its relationships with humans. By Buck wants to become wild, this drives Buck into the wild causing Buck to discover his instincts and to become a leader. Buck’s instinct has always to be a leader, even when Buck was at Judge Miller’s house, he was always a leader. In the story, London states “Buck sprung on Sol-eks putting him in his…

Living with Fear, Acting with Hope Agony, a term that represents the pain and fear felt by a specimen, can plague the essence of life and push people to think and act differently. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, Amir, the main character is faced with conflict and reflects on the related events through a series of flashbacks. Throughout the story, Amir faces his past and attempts to reverse the negative consequences of his cruel actions in a redemption based journey. He tries to…

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a book based on forgiveness, love, betrayal, social class and immigrant experience. The characters in the story actions support the theme of betrayal. Amir, Hassan, Baba, Ali and Sanuabar are the characters that mostly shows their betrayal towards one another. Amir and Hassan’s friendship, Baba and Amir’s relationship, Ali, Hassan and Sanuaber relationship and Baba and Hassan’s relation. Hassan and Amir had been best buds. If anything bad had happen, Hassan…

Fear can cause people to make very drastic choices. Being scared can often make someone do things without thinking about the outcome. The novel The novel The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini is about betrayal of a young boy towards his friend and it reveals that even the people someone thinks they know can hurt and betray them in the worst way. In Khaled Hosseini’s book betrayal is the result of fear out of a difficult situation. The first way that Hosseini's book shows betrayal is when a young…