Consequences Of Desire In The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

When you were a child, do you remember ever making a promise to be loyal to a friend? Maybe you exchanged cute heart necklaces or pendants or carved your names into a tree. In Khaled Hosseini 's The Kite Runner, two kids, Amir, and Hassan seem to have a strong friendship, represented in their names carved into a pomegranate tree. However, Amir reveals weakness in their friendship when he betrays Hassan by not intervening when the town bully, Assef, sexually assaults Hassan. In Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck describes two types of mindsets. One is the fixed mindset, which is the belief that a person has a fixed amount of intelligence, and one cannot see growth in error, and a growth mindset, which is the belief that

The Kite runner is the first novel by Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini, published in 2003 by Riverhead Books . It takes place before Afghanistan’s revolution and its invasion by Russian forces. The kite runner is a vivid and engaging story that gives a picture of how long Afghanis struggled to triumph over the forces of violence, forces that threaten them even today. In this novel , four themes have been introduced, first of all Redemption is a way to make up sins committed , secondly, Adversities contribute to a person’s personality , thirdly , Fear can lead to severe mistakes and long term consequences, before last, After pain and struggles come survival and lastly, Friendship is the essence of a bond that seek the best mutually.

Throughout the whole book, Amir has been vying for love from his father, often against Hassan, and feels powerless when he does not get it; this causes him to attempt to assert power in other aspects of his life, usually over Hassan. Amir feels as if Baba does not love him, and feels powerless to fix it; he says, “I always felt like Baba hated me a little, And why not? After all, I had killed his beloved wife, his beautiful princess, hadn’t I? The least I could have done was to have the decency to have turned out a little more like him. But I hadn’t turned out like him. Not at all” (Hosseini 19). He believes there is nothing he can do to make his father love him; after all, he cannot change the past, and he cannot change himself substantially. This feeling of powerlessness affects him in such a way that he feels the need to compensate for this loss of power elsewhere in his life. He would exploit the kindness and forgiveness Hassan always showed him, and would try and prove his superiority and worth in that relationship. Amir once asked if Hassan would eat dirt if he asked him to, and afterwards said, “I knew I was being cruel, like when I’d taunt him if he didn’t know some big word. But there was something fascinating--albeit in a sick way--about teasing Hassan. Kind of like when we used to play insect torture. Except now he was the ant and I was holding the magnifying glass,” (Hosseini 54). Amir is filling the power gap he feels in his life with power over Hassan, and is trying to show Hassan how much control he has over him. Hassan, Amir’s servant and a genuinely kind person, is in a vulnerable position against Amir,

“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do.” – Voltaire. Guilt is an emotion that comes from believing that you were responsible for a particular mistake (usually the violation of some moral code) whether or not this guilt is accurate. In the novel The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir portrays guilt as being destructive. Amir’s experience leads to him feeling guilty for the rest of his life. This guilt breaks up the relationships he once had, it also affects the people around him. In the novel The Kite Runner, Khlaed uses Amir to show how violence leads to betrayal, then guilt and at some point destroys relationships between people. This is mostly proved in the novel by the impact of violence on Amir which

Within every person, there exists some type of power, but it is the way one uses it that defines if they are good or evil. Power is always unpredictable, it captivates the worst and corrupts the best. In rough times people need leaders to look up to, a voice to guide them and actions to be taken. This leader can either abuse or use the power correctly. For example, in Afghanistan in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the political conflicts caused many people to flee, but some brave individuals stood around to take over the violent and oppressive rulers. This power isn’t just used in political complications but it is also expressed in social life. It is used in homosexual and heterosexual relationships. Usually, one half feels as though they

Acceptance can restrict insecurities and confusion in one’s life. For this reason discovering your true identity can be arduous at times. In the Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir endeavors to connect with his father, Baba, during his childhood. This leads to a conflict that heavily impacts him throughout his entire life. Amir has a difficult time pleasing Baba. They both have different perspectives on life that makes it difficult to develop an imperishable relationship. A parent's most important responsibility when raising a child is accepting them for who they are because it prevents uncertainty of oneself and denial.

Later, the same guilt that Amir obtains hurts Baba and Ali’s relationship as they leave because Amir makes a plan to get rid of Hassan as he cannot stand looking at him which creates darkness in their

For instance, Amir feels responsible for his mother's death since his father shows very little endearment towards him making Amir believe he doesn't love him. He doesn't understand the problems that can happen while giving birth, so he takes it upon himself, which also becomes a part of his internal conflict. Throughout Amir’s adulthood, his feelings grow to a point where he seems to have no way out. Revealing the regret Amir had for his actions in the past. Amir shows to be a bit hard on himself, especially when he remembers all times Hassan stood up for him revealing his loyalty. Most of Amir’s internal conflict is connected to his regret of not stopping Hassan from getting raped. Therefore, all he feels he can do is “[bury his] head under the pillow, and cry”(Hosseini 88) as he believes that “the nature of [his] new curse: [is] to live [his] life getting away with [his sin]” (Hosseini 86). Further into his older life we realize Amir has an overwhelming need to be chastised in order to feel redeemed from his guilty

Jesus sacrificed his own life for everyone’s sins in order for redemption, allowing his followers to gain forgiveness. In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, Amir understood that he must risk his own life in order to free him and his father from their sins. Amir desired rebirth of a new life, but he was unsure of how to live a life free of sin. In relation to the poem, Redemption, by James Casey, Amir was also running and hiding from his problems. Escaping to California with his father did not give Amir the refreshing start he had hoped for. Desires of Amir included: redemption for wronging Hassan, the approval of his father, and for overall acceptance and forgiveness.

“And the harder I laughed, the harder he kicked me, punched me, scratched me... For the first time since the winter of 1975, I felt at peace. I laughed because I saw that, in some hidden nook in a corner of my mind, I’d even been looking forward to this” (Hosseini 289). From the young age of 12, Amir Agha has been letting his guilt get the best of him. For years Amir tries to run away from his past, believing that it will make everything better. Amir soon comes to terms that projecting his guilt in a negative way only creates more problems. Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, teaches the reader that guilt can either destroy a person mentally or make that person stronger through Amir, as he tries to get rid of Hassan to make himself feel better and Amir going back to Afghanistan to get Hassan’s son, Sohrab, and bring him to safety.

In the novel The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini tells a notable coming-of-age story portraying the actions and thoughts of Amir, a penitent adult living in the United States and his reminiscence of his affluent childhood in the unstable political environment of Afghanistan. Throughout the novel Khaled Hosseini uses character description to display his thoughts on sin and redemption.

When Amir distinguished himself as young, he made many poor decisions. Amir allowed Hassan to make many sacrifices for him. He watched Hassan get beat up and raped without doing anything to help because of his own selfish reasons. This only ended up putting a wall up between them. Amir knew he betrayed Hassan and couldn’t deal with the guilt. He then told Baba Hassan stole a watch and money from them, hoping Hassan would get kicked out. This act of betrayal just ruined Amir’s and Hassan’s relationship further. Amir wanted nothing to do with a boy who would do anything for him. Hassan knew he ultimately needed to leave, leaving Amir to only feel emptier than before. These acts of betrayal never left

From generation to generation, the constant struggle for males to live up to the expectations of their fathers often affects the choices made and actions taken by the sons. Perhaps, the overbearing testosterone levels claim responsibility for the apparent need for sons to impress their fathers, but not all boys consider the realistic consequences of their decisions. In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner, young Amir's admiration for his father Baba, coupled with the constant tension in their relationship obscures his mind from making clear decisions as he strives to obtain his father's love and approval.

The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, follows the maturation of Amir, a boy from Afghanistan, as he discovers what it means to stand up for what he believes in. His quest to redeem himself after betraying his friend and brother, Hassan, makes up the heart of the novel. When Amir hears that his father’s old business partner, Rahim Khan, is sick and dying, he travels to Pakistan to say his goodbyes. Rahim Khan tells Amir about Hassan’s life and eventual death; the Taliban murdered Hassan while he was living in Amir’s childhood home. As his dying wish, Rahim Khan asks Amir to rescue Hassan’s son, Sohrab, from an orphanage in Afghanistan. Although Amir refuses at first, he thinks about what Rahim Khan had always told him: “There is a way to be

“I lifted Hassan’s mattress and planted my new watch and a handful of Afghani bills under it… Then I knocked on Baba’s door and told him what I hoped would be the last in a long line of shameful lies.”(Hosseini,104)- The guilt building up in Amir is causing so much tension between him and Hassan that he just wants Hassan to leave. However it won’t be easy because his father will not fire his “family”. Theft is the only sin Baba cannot tolerate and Amir knows this.