Choosing The Book 'The Kite Runner'

Many authors often use two contrasting places, such as two different countries, to emphasize the differences in ideas and reinforce opposed forces that are central to the work. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, two countries that are seen as two polar opposites, Afghanistan and America, are brought together to reinforce two completely different lifestyles for a boy named Amir. Growing up in a country known as a land of terrorists and war changed him as he moved to America, known as the land of opportunity and freedom.

The Kite Runner and Osama are very correspondent and very different. The differences between Osama and The Kite Runner are as followed: in Osama the story was based around on a girl and what she went through, the agitations of women in the Taliban, and a lot more brutality was in this rather than in The Kite Runner. In, The Kite Runner the Taliban wasn’t as prominent in the beginning as to where in Osama that was the main aspect of the movie. In The Kite Runner, there was definitely sadness, and the martyrdom of the people, but it wasn’t as bad as Osama. The similarities between the two: The Taliban are taking over the county, Hassan takes up for Amir like Espandi takes up for Osama, both are Middle

In The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost, the authors prove that one decision can have a lasting impact and have a snowball effect. Even in the title The Road Not Taken, Frost refers to the option other than the one he actually chose. By doing this, the reader’s attention is brought to what the outcome might have been if he had chosen the other road. Likewise, many times throughout The Kite Runner, Amir finds himself wondering how his life would have been different if he would have made a different choice at the age of twelve. From this point on, all of the events in his life are somehow connected to this one decision. Hosseini includes the line “I became what I am today at the age of twelve” to show how big of an impact this one choice had on his life as a whole (Hosseini 1).

When put into perspective, life proves to be truly unfair. It is often difficult to serve justice and distinguish between good and evil. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, there is no optimum justice, but instead a constant theme of mercy. Mercy is found to be an important virtue that allows characters to come to terms with their flaws and grow with benevolence. Amir is a character who began as a deceitful coward, burdened with the guilt of his mistakes. The mercy Amir receives from Rahim Khan, Hassan, and what comes to be himself, gives him the opportunity to do what is right and find goodness in his life again. On Amir’s journey back to Afghanistan, the forgiveness and compassion he discovers is what is most important in determining his future.

The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini establishes a theme of selfishness through Amir’s eyes through the course of the novel. Amir was an Afghan boy who was born in Kabul, Afghanistan who lived the majority of his life behind enemy lines. Amir had been living in a large mansion with his father Baba, and two family servants Ali and his son Hassan. Throughout the novel, Amir began to become annoyed at how Baba had almost favored Hassan over his own son. After a kite flying tournament in downtown Kabul that Hassan and Amir had participated in, Hassan had begun to track down his kite that had flown away. Upon finding it, Hassan had found himself cornered in an alleyway with the biggest bully in Kabul, Assef. Followed by two other boys, Assef and the boys had threatened to steal Hassan’s kite because he was of a religion that wasn’t “pure” in Kabul, Hazara. When Hassan refused to give up his kite, he had been raped by the boys with Amir watching and not acting to help Hassan. Through the course of The Kite Runner, Amir often felt sorry for himself for the incident with Hassan, when in reality he kept watching as the events unfolded in front of him, which ultimately transformed him into a selfish character.

Paul Tillich once said, "Cruelty towards others is always also cruelty towards ourselves" (brainyquote). This quote rings true in much of the novel, The Kite Runner, and is especially true in Amir's character. Throughout the novel, Amir receives a lot of cruelty from his father and carries on that cruelty toward Hassan. This effect allows Amir to see what he has lived through as a child and reflects the cruelty upon himself when he watches the rape in the alley and tells no one, letting the guilt eat him alive. In Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner, cruelty is present in many aspects while it works to drive the plot and reveal the characters personalities, creating an incredible, heart-breaking story.

The Kite Runner, Amir is sought to be bad growing up. Amir is shown to be an ambiguous character. When he was younger he witnessed his best friend get rapped. He did nothing to stop it, he says, “I could step into that alley, stand up for

Throughout the novel, the protagonist and narrator Amir receives many acts of loyalty from his brother and friend Hassan; these acts start off simple and almost meaningless to Amir, but as times get harder, Hassan’s loyalty proves strong. Hassan was very loyal and humble to those close to him and showed his devotion when he listened to everything Amir had to say and did whatever he wanted when he asked. Amir was reminding himself of the past and constantly bring him memories of Hassan and felt guilt at every moment. Amir reminded himself of the days in Afghanistan when Ali scolded Hassan for the things he had asked him to do, “But he never told on me. Never told that the mirror, like shooting walnuts at the neighbor’s dog, was my idea” (4). These actions were created by Hassan’s surroundings as he grew up, he was taught to be a Hazara servant, but once that friendship sparked between the two boys, Hassan didn’t want to lose that, Amir was his only friend. These small acts of loyalty sparked and grew more important to Amir. A major turning point in the novel was during the kite tournament, but upon finishing the race, Hassan tells Amir, “For you a thousand times over!” (67). This statement is a constant reminder throughout the novel that Hassan will forever be with him and that he will constantly put himself in danger for him and the people he loves. The proof of his loyalty increased that very same day when Hassan found the kite in an alley, but being cornered and harassed by Assef and his friends, he chose to stay and run that kite for Amir instead of handing it over. “‘Amir agha won the tournament and I ran this kite for him. I ran it fairly. This is his

Translating a book into a movie can be a very elusive task for many reasons. This is due to the fact that a book has many key points in it and compressing them all into a certain time frame can be very arduous. Mark Forster’s adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s novel the Kite Runner is a rather weak portrayal of what the author had originally wrote because of its bad casting choices, very significant and harmful cuts to the novel and scenes added throughout the film. Although the director’s intention to recreate a very touching story into a movie was a great idea, the author could have given more attention to some crucial and important aspects of the novel.

Many people have experienced situations that challenges their survival. Sometime people may experience a situation, like a friend betrayal or violence, in life that changes him/her short-term or have a long-term effect on the person you hurt or even yourself too. Everyone experiences, their own definition of survival, like taking five tests in a day or simply making it through the day, that can lead and help them find the insights of life that will guide them. Survival plays a role throughout two completely different stories which is what makes it different, but also displays resemblance that makes their stories similar. Amir, The Kite Runner, and the leader Ralph, Lord of the Flies, have both faced dramatic situations, betrayal of their friends, and violence making their each experience unique.

In the novel The Kite Runner the text explores many different ways the relationships and people surrounding a person can shape one's self, this is most prevalent in Amir. During Amir's childhood, he is constantly vying for Baba's attention and affection. Amir's cowardice is seen through many different examples in the novel, mainly Assef and his violent actions bring forth his cowardice in many forms. Hassan is Amir's best friend in the beginning of the novel, he is also a role model to Amir.

The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini is a novel with multitudes of themes but the theme most integral to the story concerns friendship, guilt, and redemption. This theme was most important to the novel because the conflict in the book is intertwined with this theme, following the life of a man haunted by regrets. The book is told from the perspective of Amir and this is something he deals with for the entirety of the book after the incident with Hassan. Amir, even as a middle-aged man, is still haunted by what he hadn’t done for Hassan all those years ago. Amir’s entire life takes a certain path because of what he did or didn’t do during and after Hassan’s assault. Amir’s decision affected not only himself, but also Hassan. Their lives forever changed. Amir and Hassan were each other’s best friends and they grew together like brothers, though they didn’t know at the time. Amir feels as though he broke the sacred bond they had and he decided to make it right by finding Sohrab. This is the last thing he can do for Hassan. He cannot tell him he is sorry anymore. He doesn’t have any other paths of redemption.

In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, a little boy named Hassan demonstrates love and sacrifice the most out of all the characters in the book. Hassan admires Amir an immense amount and his loyalty towards Amir is always present in almost everything he does. Throughout the book he constantly sacrifices things for Amir and does whatever he can to make Amir happy. Hassan makes sure Amir is always pleased and does anything and everything Amir tells him to do. Hassan has an unconditional love and loyalty towards Amir that he does not change his feelings for Amir no matter how badly Amir treats him. Hassan is absolutely selfless, to a point where he sacrifices himself for the one thing Amir has wanted his entire life, his father’s admiration. When Hassan goes running for the blue kite, Amir asks him to come back with it and Hassan

Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, depicts the conflicting life of Amir, a young boy who lives in Kabul, Afghanistan. His life becomes complicated at age twelve when he witnessed his best friend and Hazara servant, Hassan, get raped and abused. Amir just idoly stood by but was he feeling helpless, or was Hassan just a servant that meant nothing to him. This is when the question of good and evil comes out. While Amir shows significantly redeemable qualities throughout the book of doing, it does not change that he was toying with the fact that he let such a vial ast be committed in the first place. Later Amir finds out that Hassan was his brother and he tries desperately to do whatever he can to do good things in Hassan's name like adopt

The discussion of wether film adaptations are better than their novels is ongoing. Khaled Hosseni’s “The Kite Runner” was a New York Times bestseller that was better than the film made for it. Films have time constraints as a long novels must be fit within a 1-2 hour time frame. They have production issues as some scenes from the book are inappropriate for all viewers. Movies also need to target a range of audiences to become blockbuster hits, whereas, novels do not. Although directors strive to make novel-based films as closely related to the books as possible, inevitable distinctions continue to exist.