his novel, The Kite Runner. Throughout the novel, key symbols are repeatedly referenced in significance to the main protagonist, Amir, including the title, the kite runner, the Afghan ceremony of slaughtering a sheep, and the pomegranate. Firstly, the title is a significant symbol for the relationships in the novel. The kite runner symbolizes loyalty and the need to prove one’s self to their master (the kite fighter) by retrieving the kite. Initially, Amir’s servant, Hassan, runs kites for Amir,
Out of all the themes The Kite Runner decided to go with, the main theme would have to be redemption. Throughout the book, Amir tries to find redemption for the sins he ran away from when he was younger. Amir says in the first chapter that he has “unatoned sins.” In The Kite Runner, the author uses symbolism like Amir’s scar, the blue kite, and the lamb to show the overall theme of redemption. The scar on Amirs lip symbolizes how Amir finally got redemption for the things he did to Hassan by rescuing
Remorse Leads to Redemption: The Kite Runner “Contrary to what we may have been taught to think, unnecessary and unchosen suffering wounds us but need not scar us for life. It does mark us. What we allow the mark of our suffering to become is in our own hands.” ― Bell Hooks, All About Love: New Visions. As time passes by, one may remorse of their dishonest behaviour. Hence, they are filled with compunction. Amir searches for Sohrab in Kabul, attempting to rescue him from the Taliban with an
In The Kite Runner, Rahim Khan illustrates the fear in Kabul in this time. He keep in mind, "The infighting involving the group was violent and no person knew if he would live to witness the end of the day. Our ears became familiar to the rumble of shooting, our eyes
1. The thesis of The Kite Runner is how the journey of betrayal, abuse, and redemption of a man, Amir, reflects the tale of a war-torn Afghanistan. Hosseini is trying to prove that the war in Afghanistan and with Islamist radicals/fundamentalists has had a long-term effect on the Afghans and on those who inhabit Afghanistan. He argues that the political events of Afghanistan have intersected and radically interfered with the private lives of the people. 2. I think the best example of bias is what
everyone suffers through guilt at some stage in their life. Humans make mistakes and through these mistakes redemption is sought after to ease a guilty conscience. This journey to redemption is highlighted in the novel written by Khaled Hossieni, ‘The Kite Runner’. The idea that full redemption can only be achieved through one’s own sacrifices has been depicted through several stylistic techniques. These techniques include characterisation, symbolism and point of view. The protagonist, an Afghani-American
compared to his adulthood. In Khaled Hosseini’s book, The Kite Runner, Amir at first glance does not seem to grow in character. He lived a privileged childhood, but did not take advantage of it because he was overcome by the anguish of his inner guilt of taking his mother’s life by being born. His guilt of taking his mother’s life was an excuse to abandon another life, which was his relationship with his close friend and servant, Hassan. Amir’s betrayal of Hassan, who has always been loyal to him, leaves