Part 1: Chapters One-Seven Chapter One: • Currently December 2001 in San Francisco. • Narrator (learn later that his name is Amir) faced a traumatic experience in 1975. -“frigid overcast day in the winter of 1975” (Hosseini 1). -Atmosphere: Cold and unappealing. • Personification: “Because the past claws its way out” (1). -Foreshadowing: “I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years” (1). -Later events (i.e. Hassan being raped). • Imagery & Juxtaposition:
Hosseini’s work The Kite Runner the reader progresses through Amir’s life and witnesses his change from an immature child to that of a great man. However, his change did not come immediately nor did it take place throughout his youth. The pivotal moment in which Amir undergoes his transition from youth to maturity occurs when he lets
“Modernisation” of Afghanistan: Transformation of Personal and Cultural Identity in The Kite Runner. Annotated Bibliography Algoo-Baksh, S. (2005) ‘Ghost of the Past’, Canadian Literature, 184, pp. 143-144. In addition to Hosseini’s literary style, the brief analysis has outlined several major themes employed in the story, including the contradiction between contrasting social classes, redemption of sins, family, love, betrayal, guilt, fear and redemption. However, the source had not thoroughly
depends upon the severity of one’s sins. It is shown in various pieces of literature that the road to redemption is often difficult. Two examples of literature that demonstrate the difficulties of the road to redemption are; Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner and Ian McEwan’s Atonement. In both novels, the protagonists struggle to deal with their past and unatoned sins. It is questionable whether or not the protagonists are successful in achieving complete atonement. By analyzing the character’s underlying