The Runners

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.…

In the first few chapters of Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, the stark contrast between Amir and Hassan’s strong relationship and its demolition highlights one of the book’s major themes, which is even explicitly mentioned by Rahim: if people form a relationship which is actively being deterred by society, societal pressure will inevitably destroy it (99). Furthermore, it establishes some of the book’s most prominent motifs, those of betrayal and deception. Prior to their falling out, Amir…

“Now, no matter what the Mullah teaches, there is only one sin, only one. And that is theft. Every other sin is a variation of theft” (Hosseini 17). In The Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini mentions how a young boy grows up with his father in a small town in Afghanistan. During his life he faces many tribulations, but with great persistence he overcomes each roadblock he encounters. Hassan wished Amir and him were able to go on just as the did before the incident in the alleyway; he misses…

Many people have guilt. Some people live with guilt their whole lives; but some seek redemption. In the novel, “The Kite Runner”, Amir is a character with guilt. Amir is a young boy that lives in Afghanistan. His father, Baba, is rich so they live in a big house. His father has a servant and his name is Ali. Ali also has a son named Hassan. Amir and Hassan are best friends and they do everything together. One day, the neighborhood bully, Assef, attacks Hassan but Amir did nothing about it. Since…

I. Introduction A. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini tells the story of Amir Qadiri and his servant Hassan. The story begins in Kabul, Afghanistan in 1978. Amir and Hassan are best friends, and Hassan will do anything for Amir. After Amir wins the kite flying competition, Hassan runs to get the last fallen kite for Amir. After Hassan gets the kite, he is cornered in an alley by a local bully named Assef. Hassan refuses to give up the kite, and is raped by Assef. Amir sees what is happening but…

flashing signs that something needs to change” (brainyquote.com). In Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, he talks about true redemption being achieved through guilt leading to good. Ultimately, One can achieve redemption from the guilt they struggle with only by acts of extreme selflessness and by putting your life at risk. There are multiple ways Hosseini demonstrates selflessness in his novel, The Kite Runner, whether it’s Amir risking his life to rescue Sohrab or going into the heart of the…

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini shows the ideas of how classism and truth or morality affects the life of Amir, a young Afghan boy and main character through his travels in Afghanistan and America. These are major roles in how Amir's journey is changed and how the truth can unfold on top of him, but he's too scared to let it and take the guilt of blame.These themes are shown over and over throughout Amir's story and this affects everyone in the novel. In the begging of the book it shows how…

The Kite Runner is an extraordinary novel where the author, Khaled Hosseini emphasizes that the most dominant theme throughout the story is betrayal and redemption. This book focuses on the childhood of an Afghani-American named Amir and the issues he undergoes that soon become the main plot of the story. Amir struggles to seek redemption after his betrayal of his childhood best friend, Hassan. Amir had huge cowardness after Hassan's rape, betrayed Hassan soon after the rape, and created one of…

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…

signs that something needs to change” (brainyquote.com). In Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, he talks about true redemption only being achieved due to guilt leading to good. Ultimately, One can achieve redemption from the guilt they struggle with but only by acts of extreme selflessness and by putting your life at risk. There are multiple ways Hosseini demonstrates selflessness in his novel, The Kite Runner, whether it’s Amir risking his life to rescue Sohrab or going into the heart of the…