Essays on The Kite Runner

Voltaire once said, “Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do”. Every decision made in life is followed by a consequence. Guilt is one of the most frequent consequences in the novel, The Kite Runner. Khaled Hosseini depicts the cataclysmic ability of guilt to consume one’s life through the several relationships between Ali and Baba, Hassan and Amir and Sohrab and Amir. Guilt can be a driver for people in several ways. In The Kite Runner, guilt serves as a driver for a few people, ...

The novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini discusses alienation, and it reveals that the bigotry and disparity between various religious beliefs and ethnic/ physical features of groups of people are typically a direct reflection of the cultural, social, and economic conditions of the surrounding society. Hosseini’s work discusses the concept of ethnic discrimination in Afghanistan by constantly reminding the readers of the rigid divide in treatment between the Pashtun and Hazara people. ...

While the way that we deal with our problems can keep our emotional state stable conflicts and tragedies play a big role in the development of societies throughout and the world. As it surrounds afghan history and impacts Amir’s character, he has been trying to get his father’s approval all along with the novel, and as we continue exploring how the political and religious tensions had an impact, we also see the way tragedy has changed him.As Amir is going through his childhood, there was ...

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light” (Helen Keller). It is true what they say about friendship and how important it is in one’s life during depressing times. In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the main characters in these novels explore the path of friendship and learn how important it can be for one and other. In The Kite Runner, Amir, the main individual learns that his mistakes in the past have caused him ...

In The Kite Runner, conveyed by the protagonist Amir, Khaled Hosseini demonstrates individuals, due to their guilt, will seek to redeem themselves with acts of kindness and good deeds. Hosseini believes differently and thinks individuals can only redeem themselves by fixing their past mistakes.In the Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini demonstrates that, individuals tend to seek redemption for their unatoned sins often through good deeds and acts of kindness. Hosseini however believes differently and ...

Many stories, although their plots are different, can share a significant theme tying them together. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and in the drama Oedipus Rex by Sophocles, both authors use the theme of blindness. With their different plots, writing styles, etc. both authors also have similarities like the use of the same theme but in different aspects. Therefore, each author's use of the theme of blindness is shown by how each author portrays this theme, the way both ...

A journey or a quest both share a similar meaning. A quest is a journey or a long or arduous search for something. Many books revolve around the quest. In the Kite Runner, a Novel by Khaled Hosseini the main character Amir experiences a quest that completely changed him as a person.Amir goes on the quest to rid himself from his past. When Amir was a child he made decisions that he couldn't take back and would dominate him for the rest of his life. Amir watched his best friend get raped. While ...

Love is a universal topic that has been discussed since the advent of language. The idea of love never seems to be out of date. However, many people are struggling to get the love that they desire because love is not expressed in an effective way. Therefore, people’s sense of well-being is affected. This issue is much more prominent today than before especially when it comes to family members and friends. In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, highlights how most relationships are ...

Childhood is formed not by the child, but the ones who raise the child. The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini and, I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings, written by Maya Angelou, are two major novels that prove this statement to be true. The protagonist in both novels is betrayed by their loved ones, leaving them to become stronger as they grow old. Marguerite was not only betrayed by her own parents but as well as someone she looked up to as a father figure. She was left to feeling alone and ...

Raise your hand if you have ever seen a friend being bullied, but you turned the other way. Pretended you could not see them. Why? Because chances are, now that you think of it, you may regret it. Or how about that time your mind told you not to hurt someone but your heart turned cold and hurt them anyway because you wanted them to feel pain for whatever it was they did? You were selfish. Do you regret it? And... what about the time you wanted to apologize to someone but any time you attempted ...

Somebody forgives someone who wasn’t there for them when they needed it the most when they were going through the most painful moment of their life when they treat that person the best they could when this person supported that person even if they were hurting too, would they? The protagonist, an Afghani-American named Amir, relays the story of his childhood: through this, one realizes the issues he went through and the events that will come to shape the plot of the novel. Amir seeks ...

By looking the novel “The Kite Runner”, one can see how the author, Khaled Hosseini, uses foreshadowing device to great effect in the story, which is important because it gives subtle hints about what will occur as the story opens. Foreshadowing is an author nudging the reader and saying, “hey you! Pay attention!” It is also an excellent way to create suspense. Add more drama to the story. The Kite Runner is a story of two boys, Amir and Hassan, and their inside and out struggles while ...

Individuals who are part of relationships and friendships go through challenges and triumphs, some may even break their trust and moral code resulting in betrayal. Throughout the novel, The Kite Runner,  Khaled Hosseini, explores the notion of betrayal and the impact it has on various relationships. The novel follows the protagonist, Amir, and his struggle to deal with guilt after he betrays his best friend, Hassan. Amir faces a turning point in his relationship with Hassan where he is tested ...

The Kite Runner is a novel written by Khaled Hosseini. The text follows the main character Amir as he tries to navigate his way to redemption for mistakes he has made in his past. The text is set in both Afghanistan, at differing points in time, and America. The text looks at the concept of afghan diaspora post-soviet occupation and shows an idea of the life and experiences of Afghan immigrants and the ties they hold to their past and culture. It also gives a context to the Afghan history and ...

This article compared two books about Afghanistan that were very different from each other: The Man Who Would Be King: The First American in Afghanistan, written by Ben Macintyre and the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. The critic of this book review, Nancy Graves, says that both of these books give accurate and well-detailed insights to the Afghanistan culture. Graves goes moreover by explaining how Khaled Hosseini wrote the novel based on his memories of his life in Kabul. Like Amir (the main ...