The author shows that for friendship, it does not matter if people have or do not have much in common. The main themes of the book are forgiveness and friendship. Being a very kind person, Hassan also forgave his mother, who left him when he was a child and sheltered her at his house during the war in the 1970s. It remains unclear if it is caused by the lack of Amir’s love for Hassan or by peculiarities of his personality. Amir, on the contrary, “never displayed his feelings toward Hassan” (Hosseini and Zohdi 2016, 37). He forgave Amir for his betrayals and was always ready to spend time with him. Even being unaware of the fact that Amir was his brother, he loved him and considered his best friend. It is evident that Hassan and Amir have many differences. However, it turned out that he was not brave enough to tell Amir and Hassan that they were brothers. In contrast to his son Amir, Baba is a very independent and decisive person. He considers it the worst sin he ever committed, and, in his desire to redeem himself, helps other people until the last days of his life. He puts much effort into taking Sohrab to the USA and giving him a better life.īaba, the father of Amir and Hassan, also feels guilty for his affair with a servant’s wife. Trying to make amends, Amir uses “a chance to put to rest his tortured past” ( Summary and Analysis of The Kite Runner 2016, 8). On the other hand, he is capable of feeling guilty and admitting his mistakes. On the one hand, his sneaky nature allows him to betray his best friend. It is not possible to tell if the personage of Amir is positive or negative. The protagonist of the story is Amir, a young boy who was born in a wealthy Afghan family. The Main Characters and Themes of the Narrative However, the author gives readers the hope that the characters of the story will eventually find peace and harmony. Even the protagonist of the story mentions that he does not know for sure if the story of Hassan and his nephew, Sohrab, ends happily (Hosseini 2013). Thus, it is not entirely clear if the story has a happy ending or not. One day, Amir buys a kite for Sohrab, and, for the first time, he sees a smile on his face. Even though the boy survives, he starts to keep to himself being silent most of the time. One day, when Sohrab notices that Amir is about to break his promise, he tries to commit suicide. Even though it turns out to be difficult for Amir to adopt him, he promises Sohrab never to send him to an orphanage again. Amir decides to go to Afghanistan and finds his nephew there. He was sent to an orphanage, and the author of the letter asks Amir to save the child and take him to the USA. Unfortunately, Hassan died with his wife during demonstrations in their country, but their little son, Sohrab, managed to survive. From this letter, he learns that Hassan was his brother and that he knew about Amir’s betrayal but still loved him until the end of his life. Many years later, after his parent’s death, Amir receives a letter from a family friend. To save their lives, Amir and his father immigrate to the USA. Soon, the Soviet Union troops intervene in Afghanistan. He blames him for being a thief, and Hassan and his father leave their home. Feeling guilty for what he did, Amir stops talking to Hassan and does not want to be his friend anymore. Amir is scared to interfere and help his friend and decides to go away and pretend he did not see anything. After waiting for him for a long time, Amir decides to follow his friend and becomes a witness to the rape of Hassan by his enemy Assef. Hassan runs away, trying to find a place where the kite fell. Even though the two boys could keep their kite in the sky for a long time and won the first part of the competition, the event ended tragically. To deserve his father’s love, Amir decides to take part in the kite competition with Hassan. Amir feels jealous when he notices Baba’s cordial treatment of his friend, Hasan, the son of their servant.
He lives with his father, Baba, a wealthy man who never has time to spend with his son.
The story revolves around the life of a young boy from Kabul, Amir. In this essay, the summary of the story, information on the main characters and themes, as well as a personal opinion about the composition will be presented. Hosseini has written three novels, and The Kite Runner “has sold millions of copies worldwide and been classified as one of a classic” (Khadawardi 2017, 88). This experience is partially reflected in the narrative of the author. When Hosseini was a child, his family moved from Afghanistan to France, and then to the USA. The Kite Runner is a novel written by an Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini.
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