The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

The novel The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, is the story of a young, upper class boy by the name of Amir and his friend, a lower class boy named Hassan. While Amir is a Pashtun and a Sunni Muslim, Hassan is a Hazara and a Shi’a muslim, which causes the main conflict between the two. Amir and Hassan learn more and more about their social status, as well as their personal friendships and problems as they grow up in Afghanistan.

The Kite Runner is a historical fiction book written by an Afghan-born American, Khaled Hosseini. Hosseini, the son of an Afghani diplomat, was born and raised in Kabul, Afghanistan, where he lived until the age of eleven. In his novel, The Kite Runner, Hosseini shows the path from guilt to redemption for Amir, the son of a wealthy businessman in Kabul. It shows Amir’s struggles and successes in finding and staying true to himself. Hosseini changes setting many times throughout the course of the book. He uses this element extraordinarily well to help the reader understand how life changed for Amir, to help the reader understand the emotions of the characters, and to help the reader relate to some of the circumstances that Amir encountered.

The novel The Kite Runner by xyz is a story about an Afghan boy named Amir and his journey from his youth in Afghanistan to his adult life in the United States. Throughout this novel the symbolism in his childhood is important to how the main character lives his life. One of the most important symbols and title of the book is the kite runner and their relationship with the kite flier.

Baba seems to be calling Amir a coward, as if he needs someone to do everything for him. Amir always tries to impress Baba, however Amir truly disappoints Baba. Amir wouldn't have heard this conversation, but this leaves him with major regret. The one thing he cares about the most is pleasing Baba and he can’t even do that. This quote also becomes true later in the book. After the kite competition Amir searches to find Hassan who is running the blue kite. As Amir comes to a dark alley he hears voices. He peeks around the corner to see Hassan being interrogated by Assef, Wali, and Kamal; “I opened my mouth , almost said something. Almost. The rest of my life might have turned out differently if I had. But I didn’t. I just watched. Paralyzed” (73). In the book this is Amir's biggest regret and it hants him. He could have stopped Assef from rapping Hassan if he just said something, but as Baba said he “can’t stand up for anything”. Khaled Hosseini makes the audience

The Kite Runner was written by Khaled Hosseini the main characters of the book are Amir, Baba, Rahim Khan, and Hassan. The kite runner is about 2 youngs boys who grew up in afghanistan named amir and hassan. Amir is of a higher class then Hassan who is Amir’s servant. Amir’s father baba is a rich man and the family owns servants. Amir and Hassan are close friends until Hassan is raped by a older boy named Assef who bullies both of them. After this Amir is wracked with guilt and pushes Hassan away to try forget what happened. Amir frames Hassan for theft and Hassan and his father leave the family. Later Baba and Amir are forced to flee to america by the russian invasion. Amir lives in america and gets married until he gets a call from Rahim Khan a friend of his father who tells him that he has a chance to redeem himself by saving Hassan's son Sohrab from the taliban who have killed Hassan. Amir goes to

There are many points in the story were the protagonist of the novel, Amir struggles with his past because of how he let his close friend and also servant in his home, Hassan, be treated in a way that you would not want a friend to be treated.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini is a criticism of the political circumstances that have existed in Afghanistan over the last 50 years. Hosseini expresses his message by using characters and symbols to reflect powerful relationships, hardships and guilt throughout the novel.

The Kite Runner is a story about a boy named Amir who grew up in Afghanistan and has gone through some hardships in his life, like the war in Afghanistan and moving to America. Hosseini shows betrayal, forgiveness, and redemption through the scenes of violence such as rape, Amir/Assef fight, and murder.

None would believe that the innocent kite flying could lead to an epic story of betrayal and redemption. However, the heartbreaking and unforgettable story of Amir, a Pashtun, and Hassan, a Hazara, was caught in the novel, The Kite Runner. The book touched millions of its readers and marked the debut of The New York Times' #1 best selling author, Khaled Hosseini. The Kite Runner is the best book ever written and should be lauded and shared with future generations.

The protagonist of the story the kite runner would have to be the main character Amir. Amir is a very sensitive and intelligent son of a businessman in Kabul. But like most good protagonists, Amir is a fairly complex character because the reader not only has to pay attention to Amir's actions but also how Amir describes his actions. Amir during the novel grows up and you see how he is affected by where he is living and moving to whether that’s Afghanistan or California. One quote that supports this “That was a long time ago, but it’s wrong what they say about the past, I’ve learned, about how you can bury it. Because the past claws its way out. Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.”(pg 2) Amir say in this quote that after 26 years he has learned that the past is the past and you have to forget it because you can’t change

The Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini, is a story about a Pushtun boy who experiences a life full of guilt after consciously betraying his best friend. Several minor characters serve dramatic roles that contribute to the development of the novel. These supporting characters include Rahim Khan, Soraya, Sohrab, Sanaubar and Assef.

The Kite Runner is the story of Amir, a Sunni Muslim, who struggles to find his place in the world because of the traumatic impact of a series of childhood events upon his mental state. The novel opens in the present-day United States with adult Amir giving a reference to one of these events, and then the novel flashes back to Amir's childhood in Afghanistan. As well as normal childhood experiences, Amir struggles to develop a closer relationship with his father, Baba, while trying to determine the true nature of his relationship with Hassan, his Shia Muslim servant; and eventually finding a way to atone for youthful decisions that have had lasting impacts and consequences. Throughout the novel, readers experience growing up in Afghanistan.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, is a story about the life of Amir, a young, wealthy boy that lives in Afghanistan, later to become a middle class man living in America. The Kite Runner describes many characteristics of life in Afghanistan. Such as, the tensions between the Pashtuns and Hazara, and the large role of religion in their culture. By reading this book, the reader can get an inside look into the culture of Afghanistan, this provides a new outlook at this otherwise exotic country.

Lastly, we are told about the narrator himself. We know that Amir is a very regretful character as he is told he can be “good again,” insinuating that he knows he is bad. We also know that he is a slightly broken individual, as his life, and by extension, he was defined by this moment in the winter of 1975, and this moment was not an enjoyable one.

‘The Kite Runner’ is a Historical fiction/Drama film directed by Marc Forster. The film is based on the award winning novel “The Kite Runner” which was written by an Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. The film was released on the 14th of December 2007, it was shot in three different places Kabul, Peshawar and California. There are several themes embedded in this film such as Loyalty, Friendship, Love, Courage, Family, Power and Sacrifice.