Symbolisms in The Kite Runner Essay

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, follows Amir, a boy from Kabul, Afghanistan, through his emotion-filled life. Throughout the novel, we witness Amir’s experiences with extreme guilt, unworthiness, selfishness, and selflessness. Majority of his relationships have one of these embedded into them. Including his relationships with Hassan, his family’s servant, and his dad, Baba. Hassan and his father, Ali, both serve Baba and Amir. Hassan is around Amir’s age, and because of that, they often…

The two main characters in the novel “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding are the protagonist Ralph and the antagonist Jack. Even thought they are English schoolboys who are around the same age and they both want to gain power, they have very contrasting leadership styles, personalities, and thoughts about what are the most important things on the island they were stranded on after their plane crash. In the novel, both Ralph and Jack want to be leaders on the island; they want to be in…

When entering the military young men are often looking for themselves; unsure and confused. While in the military young men learn discipline and integrity, this help figure out their manhood. When they leave the military they are able to apply their teachings to real life situations. In the novel Devil in the Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, Ezekiel Easy Rawlins does just that. Easy enlisted for the military to go fight in World War II hoping to find who he is and what he wants. After the war his…

The novel “Cry, the beloved country” is the story of two South African fathers who are searching for their sons. One of the main themes of the story is fear of loss. Alan Paton describes the characters and theme of fear and human experience by narrating the story through two different perspectives. In the novel starts with the search of the son eventually finding him in the custody and the father must admit the fact that his son will face death verdict. Everybody disappears in Johannesburg. The…

In the Ender’s Game by Orson Scott, the author uses irony to create meaning and conflict in the story. Some of this irony includes Enders treatment as a peer to the other kids, he is treated poorly but comes out on top. Also, Ender's personal conflict with being a hero. First, in the Ender’s Game, Enders age creates meaning in the story through the flipped image of adults no longer being the smarter and more wise age group. Now kids 9, 8, 7, and even 6 years old are smarter. This also…

The Flawed Man and Identity in The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Humans have always encountered the idea of the ‘flawed man’ because we see it in ourselves, and in the people around us. The flawed man is never finished and continuously pushes and strives to improve himself or compensate for faults. Diaz’s fascination with the ‘flawed man’ is apparent in all three of his major novels, Drown, This is How You Lose Her, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. The majority of his characters…

Through the novel, A Bridge To Wiseman's Cove, by James Maloney, the character Carl faces many conflicts and hard situations. He faces a sequence of feeling neglected and unwanted. Throughout these many situations in the novel, Carl develops as a character, he finds his sense of belonging and finds a new family who he loves and they both love him. Add more It is clear that the novel demonstrates the effects of neglect. This is shown through the characters Carl and Harley. At the start of the…

sometimes, the protagonist’s friend leaves a deeper impression. Similarly, in The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the title character is Hassan, the buried friend of the protagonist. He is what indirectly drives the entire course of the story. The unusual title shows the emotional journey and character growth of Amir, the protagonist; throughout the story, “the kite runner” changes its meaning for Amir; The kite runner also refers to the selfless love Hassan has for Amir, which is a theme in…

Next, during Beah's’ journey his brother will help him fight through the obstacles and give him motivation to survive. Beah is in a new village and an attack happens unexpectedly. He starts running away with a group which included Junior, Talloi, and Kalilou. Beah uses “we” which shows that he isn’t alone. He is part of group which allows him to commit to his survival because they are able to help each other. Their relationship will grow along the way. “Every few seconds my brother would call my…

In the two pieces of work Hamlet by Shakespeare and the kite runner by Khaled Hosseini there are two presented themes that are strongly enforced. In hamlet for example, one of the obvious themes was the desire of revenge as hamlet wanted to avenge his father 's death. Although on the other hand, in the book the kite runner, the main theme was redemption. This is seen through the main character Amir who needed redemption from his friend Hassan as he abandoned him in his time of need. The theme of…