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    For centuries, stories have been passed down from generation to generation to be shared around the world. The novel The Kite Runner shows a story of a character, Amir, that through his guilt decides to change his lifestyle so that he can compromise for his mistakes. Khaled Hosseini uses character analysis, symbolism, and theme to create a powerful novel with a strong message, The Kite Runner. In the novel, Hosseini’s main character, Amir, starts off with a distant relationship with his father, but in the end learns how to be his own man which pleases Baba. Amir struggles with his relationship with his father, considering that he is as different from his father as he can get. He says, “The least I could have done was to have had the decency…

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    that leads to reformation on politics, social, cultural, and more. Literacy criticism is very important relationship between Amir and Hassan from living without the truth as related brothers. Since the author have wrote other novels that relates to the Kite Runner and Afghanistan society, A Thousand Splendid of Sun for example is the reflection of action and tradition in Afghan society. Is about a girl named Mariam who lived poorly with her mother while her father is wealthy but he do likes her…

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    Symbolism in The Kite Runner In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, after the main character, Amir, fails to prevent the rape of his best friend Hassan, he is forced to deal with the repercussions of his guilt. He makes an attempt for redemption by standing up against the Taliban leader Assef and protecting Hassan’s son, Sohrab. The symbols of the kite, the cleft lip, and the lamb appear to Amir, demonstrating the maturity of his own character and uniting his personality with Hassan’s. The…

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    Many people have something sentimental to them that acts more than just an object because it develops a meaning in their lives. These objects can be described as symbols. A symbol is a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract. Often writers use a technique called symbolism which is the use of symbols in literature that gives a deeper meaning in context to an object, person, situation, or event. Symbols can be used as a…

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    Hosseini wrote the Kite Runner with the intentions of displaying the contrasts of good and evil as well as how one may be able to overcome immorality and become a better person through the use of symbolism. The novel begins with a light hearted and childish tone as it depicts the relationship shared between Amir and Hassan. The two face normal insignificant problems that every child runs into. Such as Hassan and Amir having to go up against the school bully, Assef, and Amir struggling to get his…

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    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…

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    At the end of novel, Amir flied kite with Sohrab, and Amir became kite runner, striving every nerves to defend the kite and Sohrab as well. 2.1.Freedom and Equality in America It can be seen that there are lots of different symbolic meanings of the kite in the novel and one of them is freedom and equality in America. Amir and his father escaped to America when Russia invaded Afghanistan. At that moment, America is somewhat a equal and peaceful place, for there is no terrible wars like…

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    Symbols are utilized by Khaled Hosseini throughout his novel The Kite Runner. Color, and various objects such as the kite are just a few examples of these symbols. However, the symbol of the lamb seems to be the most important one Hosseini uses. He compares it to the characters as well as show the importance of the lamb in the Afghan religion. To understand how Hosseini uses the symbol of the lamb as a sacrifice, one must first understand the significance of the lamb, then how it symbolizes…

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    Who are the characters in the emperor and the kite? How does Djeow Seow save her father the emperor Where did amir and baba flee to? San Francisco, California Who killed Hassan and the book The Kite Runner? The Taliban. What is the mustang significance in The Kite Runner? The black Ford Mustang goes part with Baba's conception of manhood. What symbols can be used to represent Hassan from The Kite Runner? A white dove and a lotus flower can be symbols of purity that Hassan is…

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    Book Report: "The Kite Runner" In the novel, "The Kite runner", Khaled Hosseini tells The unforgettable story of cruelty yet redeeming love. Hosseini creates a powerful and haunting tone. In "The Kite Runner", the plot covers multiple betrayals and redemption. In "The Kite Runner," the father and son relationship between Baba and Amir is not always positive. Amir always struggles to get Baba's attention, and often feels like an outsider in his father's life. An example of their relationship is…

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