Cowardice In The Kite Runner

Khalede Hosseini’s The Kite Runner represents the story of a young, aspiring author Amir, who takes a journey of sin and guilt, and his path to redemption through the power of words.

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.

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.

Life is an endless cycle of ups and downs. The "ups" represent the most wonderful moments that occur in an individual's life, while the "downs" exemplify the moments where an individual experiences the lowest point in his or her life. With this idea in mind, it is essential to recognize that a person cannot experience the "highs" without the "lows", or the "lows" without the "highs". In other words, a human can achieve happiness if he or she has the courage to try again or to live again when he or she has fallen down. For instance, Sandra Cisneros and Amir, a character from the unforgettable story, The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, show how the virtue of courage allowed Cisneros to achieve her dream of becoming a writer and Amir to finally atone for his past sins.

Courage or bravery is something that isn't easy to do, especially if it is a physical act of courage. Acts of courage leads to satisfying endings to stories, and also may come from trying to begin a new like for yourself or for others. The novel, The Kite Runner tells a story of a man named Amir and follows his life since childhood, all the way to his adulthood. He carries burdens on him which reminds him of the wrongs he has done in his childhood and carries these burdens for over twenty years. Because of his troubled past, Amir seeks a way of redemption and fulfills it.

Amir, on the other hand, struggles to stand up for himself and never feels the need to be courageous during his youth. He feels inferior to his best friend, Brother and loyal servant, Hassan. Hassan is constantly being praised by Baba for being brave, loyal and Baba views Hassan as his proudest achievement. Amir has a strong craving for

Amir wakes up and finds his breakfast waiting for him on the table and his clothes already ironed. Amir makes sure that he doesn't bump into Hassan because Amir doesn't want want to remember what happened in the alleyway and feel guilty. Then, Amir asks Baba if he has ever considered getting new servants and Baba becomes extremely angry. Amir realizes Baba's frustration and knows that he has driven a wedge between their good relationship. Later on that summer, Amir and Hassan walk up to their old pomegranate tree. Amir begins to read Hassan's favorite book, but becomes bored and throws a pomegranate at Hassan. Amir is craving for Hassan to fight him back but being the loyal friend he is, he can't do it. Amir throws another pomegranate at Hassan. Hassan finally reacts by walking over to Amir and crushing it over his forehead. The chapter finishes with Amir's thirteenth birthday party. Assef shows up with his parents and actually has a present for Amir. Baba and Assef have a long conversation about soccer and Amir hanging out with Assef. Amir leaves the entrance to the party and sits down to open Assef's present. The present was a biography on Adolph Hitler, so Amir tosses it into the grass, like a piece of trash. Rahim Khan sits and talks to Amir about how he almost got married to an Hazara servant by the name of Homaira. The marriage never happened due to the reaction his

Through the character of Amir, The Kite Runner’s protagonist written by Khaled Hosseini, the author brings to life a character flawed by indecisiveness. This character battle against opposing forces but perhaps the greatest one of them is his own consciousness. Amir’s actions, cause one to question his honor, his morals, and whether or not he is able to live up to them. As a child, Amir grew up with privileges, with servants and perhaps the world at his feet, the one ting he most longed for however was his father’s love and affection.

On May 29, 2003 Khaled Hosseini published his first book, The Kite Runner. It is a tale of Amir, an Afghan boy trying to make up for the mistakes of his childhood. The Kite Runner has gained many awards including a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year and an American Library Association Notable Book award. People have praised this story across the globe calling it “powerful” and “unforgettable”. One interesting factor of Khaled Hosseini’s book is his fragments that might only be a phrase or a single word.

The past has such an incredible influence on the people that we become, and The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a testament to that. The book follows the life of Amir, a young boy in Afghanistan that grows up in the midst of a war. As a child, Amir fights for his father’s affection and all he desires is to feel accepted and loved. His childhood friend, Hassan, becomes more than just a friend to him that teaches him so much and more about himself. This book is a testament to just how powerful psychological needs are and how the past can motivate us to change the present.

Khaled Hosseini develops many themes through this story but he offers a message through Rahim can that can universally be used: “there is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2). This powerfully simplistic statement from Rahim Khan to Amir is what is at the core of this book, and through Amir’s struggle to reach absolution, it is clear that Hosseini wants every single person to self-reflect and support each other through tough times. In totality, The Kite Runner offers a sense of hope for the future of its characters and perhaps a war-torn Afghanistan as

Miguel Anguel Ruiz once said, “People like to say that the conflict is between good and evil. The real conflict is between truth and lies” (Ruiz). Many conflicts are faced by the protagonists in Khaled Hosseini’s writing of The Kite Runner, where the protagonists: Amir and Hassan must survive an ever changing cultural landscape; where corrupt governments and deceit are commonplace. Throughout the progression of the plot, the audience views a very different side of Amir, from a boy immersed in a world of affluence and privilege to a young gentleman; who returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to redeem his family’s reputation. The youth, adolescence and adulthood of Amir Khan clearly demonstrate conflict in a world so different from ours. Afghanistan from the 1970s to the year 2001 was a very trying time in the life of the Afghanistan culture; with the overthrowing of the government and where the the Taliban became the power figure. Amir’s actions in failing to support his friend, his longing for love from his father and how his father lacked affection, how Baba was secretive towards his love towards both boys and Amir’s feeling of inadequacy when he received Hassan’s gift demonstrates conflict among the protagonists and antagonists in The Kite Runner.

Sometimes it is seen as admirable to be born with certain qualities that are positively shown throughout a person’s lifetime. However, this is not always the case; some people must gain these traits through the trials and tribulations of life. Whether the characteristic is present since birth or is later adopted, it is still exceptionally important that the attribute is eventually manifested. These two opposing situations are exhibited through the antagonists in Khaled Hosseini’s 2003 novel, The Kite Runner. All through Hassan’s life, his courage was always present and never faltered; on the other hand, Amir lacked this bravery until he was a grown man after many years of maturing.

When we think about how we have grown up into who we are today, there are many different aspects that have shaped us. It could be our cultural backgrounds with family, childhood experiences, or just how we think as individuals. Author of The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini, is no exception to this as he reveals his fragile transformation of who he has become, growing up as a boy in 1965’s Kabul, Afghanistan. In this novel, the author captivates the true Afghan culture beyond the single story and gives us genuine insight into what has shaped him into the man he has become today. Khaled Hosseini uses these intimate relationships built between his family, culture, and himself, to show this transformation as a person throughout the novel.

One’s actions can shape the fate of others and change their futures. In Khaled Hosseini’s historical fiction novel The Kite Runner, the charmed life of a young boy named Amir is depicted in which the decisions he makes during his adolescence in Afghanistan affect him as an adult in America. At the beginning of the novel, Amir lives an opulent yet simplistic lifestyle with his father, Baba, and his servants, Ali and Hassan. This quickly changes when an eventful confrontation during the annual kite-fighting tournament causes Amir to betray Hassan’s loyalty and to forsake their relationship permanently. Soon after, Baba and Amir emigrate to America as a result of being forced out by the Soviets, leaving Ali and Hassan behind in Afghanistan. Amir eventually conforms to the United States and pursues a writing career, marrying General Taheri’s (an old friend of Baba’s) daughter Soraya, and forgets about his past life and adolescence in Afghanistan until he is contacted by Rahim Khan, Baba’s best friend, who urges Amir to return to Afghanistan. There, Amir is informed of the true nature of his relationship to Hassan, being his half-brother, as well as of Hassan’s untimely death at the hands of the Taliban, the political faction that overthrew the Soviets. Consequently, Rahim Khan urges Amir to make amends and confront his past by saving Sohrab, Hassan’s son. Amir’s journey of atonement as he walks a path towards redemption is one of many examples in the novel that demonstrates how