Kite Runner Essay

.The kite, the pomegranate tree that grows by Amir's house and the story Shahnameh all pop up throughout the novel. The kite is the first obvious motifs. I believe that it stands for the boys childhood. Amir often remembers the carefree days of winter with his friend. The tree, where the boys read books and carved her name into is obvious symbolism for there relationship. The only place Amir wants to go when he visits his old home is up to the tree. He looks out over the landscape and reads the…

others might be generous as a way of redeeming themselves after they’ve done something wrong. In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the motivation for the character’s generosity is driven by guilt as opposed to goodwill. Specifically, Amir is generous to Hassan’s son, Sohrab, because he felt guilty about how he treated Hassan in the past. To better understand Amir’s generosity in The Kite Runner, it is important to know what he did to create such guilt. When Amir and Hassan were younger,…

As we delve under the surface of The Kite Runner we begin to retain a deeper understanding of what this tragically beautiful novel is really about, and the main idea that Khaled Hosseini wants the readers to discern. This novel is centered around guilt and redemption. The main character, a boy named Amir, is plagued by guilt at a young age in such an immense way that it influences his every thought and action for the next thirty years of his life. Despite leaving his past behind and moving from…

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…

Traditionally, kites symbolize freedom and happiness, in other perspectives, restraint and control, all ideas that can be applied to events and characters in The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. However, kites symbolize so much more in the novel, the three stages of Amir and Hassan's relationship: love, betrayal, and redemption. The beginning of the novel displays the kite fighting contest as the last good time that Amir and Hassan shared together. Hassan is attacked immediately after this, and…

with his father and their two servants Ali and his son Hassan. Amir is jealous of his father's relationship with Hassan, it is later revealed that Hassan is actually Baba’s son with Ali’s wife. One day Amir is in a kite fighting tournament, when Amir wins Hassan goes to retrieve the kite for Amir. Hassan takes to long and when Amir finds him he discovers Hassan being raped. Instead of helping him, Amir takes the cowardly way out. Due to his guilt Amir decides Hassan has to go, so he frames him…

Redemption is an altruistic and noble sacrifice to make up for one’s action. On the other hand, it is also a long and difficult journey for one to suffer. In the story, did the main character Amir Jan fully redeems himself at the end? The author has hinted a moral that regardless of what was done to make up for the past, the wound that was made is permanent. Thus, full redemption does not exist in reality. Moreover, there are many things that lead to redemption. Guilt, time and responsibility…

The story of Kite Runner is an epic story of forgiveness and redemption. Amir betrays the one who is most loyal to him for selfish reasons and starts a chain of reactions. Amir wanted to make his father proud and made his friend pay a big price because it. The secret splits up the household and changes the course of the story. The only one Amir felt was proud of him was Rahim Khan because of the care and attention Rahim Khan showed him. In The Kite Runner, Rahim acts as father figure to Amir. In…

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini raises many questions, both moral and society based. The novel shows the main characters constantly making mistakes; this leads to guilt, forgiveness, and a chance for redemption. All of these faults make the reader start to ponder on many moral questions. One of the most essential questions in my opinion being, can all mistakes be redeemed and forgiven, or is there a limit? Kite Runner is filled with main characters making immoral decisions. For example, Amir…

Amir, a young arrogant boy, who learns and grows into a kind and wise man, goes through many life-changing experiences throughout the novel, “The Kite Runner”. The reader watches his personality and lifestyle change, as the plot progresses and the setting shifts. Khaled Hosseini, the author of Amir’s story, uses his character to show, that even after betrayal with massive effect on surrounding characters, redemption is still possible with enough effort put into change. Hosseini describes the…