The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

People are different in many ways. Ranging from colour of their skin to their ethnic backgrounds. How society copes with these differences is what defines prejudice and discrimination. Racism, social class and ethnicity have become a never ending cycle that begins to shape the opinions of how people treat one another. The novel The Kite Runner written by Khaled Hosseini revolves around a society constructed around two socially diverse ethnic groups the Pashtuns who practice Sunni Islam and the Hazaras who follow Shia Islam. Throughout the novel The Kite Runner, a variety of characters have made decisions that affect the overall outcome of the novel which base around ethnicity, race and social class.

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.

In The Kite Runner, a novel by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir is a non-athletic intellectual boy who enjoys stories and flying kites. In the beginning of the novel, Amir thinks back on how he became such a troubled adult. Reflecting on his childhood, he contemplates how he had been scared to stand up for others. He was the child of a wealthy man and taken everything he had for granted. He had a Hazara boy who served as his best friend, figuratively and literally, yet he still depicted between the classes. One day Amir witnesses Hassan being taken advantage of in an alley following a kite flying competition. He has the opportunity to stop it, but does not. He could not accept a Hazara as his true friend, or get over

​In the novel, “The Kite Runner”, written by Khaled Hosseini, was taken place in Afghanistan during the 1970’s to the year of 2002. Many historical events happened during this time period and Hosseini portrayed it into his novel. Kabul, the capitol of Afghanistan, was a free, living area for many Afghanistan families to enjoy the life they were given. Until one day, Afghanistan was then taken over and attacked. In the novel, Amir, the protagonist, must redeem himself and the history behind his actions because of his past decisions and make himself good again for the Afghanistan people.

Hassan was Amir’s best friend; he had a good heart, and cared deeply for Amir. The two boys spent their time watching movies together, flying kites and listening to Amir’s stories. Hassan did not feel as smart at Amir, but he knew how to stand up for himself, and Amir. Hassan was always there for Amir when something horrible was happening. Amir seemed to never know what to do when Hassan was in trouble, and would run away, pretending nothing ever happened. Hassan was a kid that cared for everyone. He would chase kites that got cut by another, run and catch them by following the shadow. That’s what made him special, something most of the kids couldn’t do. Hassan had won Baba’s heart because he was actually a son to Baba. Something that Amir never knew until he was an adult. All Amir could do was see favoritism of Hassan by Baba. At one of the kite flying events, Hassan put himself in a terrible position and was raped. Even at this low moment in his life, he still

sin and forget about it. Amir then faced the long bumpy road to redemption. Khaled Hosseini’s

The human body is built to attack infections, cuts, bruises, or bacterial cells as a way to repair the damages caused. The human mind will not repair the damages by itself; it usually needs an outside source to heal. One outside source that could heal a mind is the act of forgiveness. It can put a guilty conscience at peace. In the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, Amir’s body could fix itself after the physical injuries Assef caused, but his mind took years to heal from guilt, if it ever did. Amir wished for his absolution, but it took decades to find it. “...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...I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years” (1). Amir mishandled finding forgiveness in his childhood by treating Hassan and Ali badly, attempting to remove them from his house, demanding Hassan to throw a pomegranate at him and then as an adult, he found relief by being beaten by Assef and having a sudden realization of tranquility.

The setting of the novel “The Kite Runner,” by Khaled Hosseini is primarily in Afghanistan. I found it difficult to follow at times because of my limited knowledge of the country and language. However once I started to get the jest of it, it became easier for me to understand. When Amir won the kite tournament I was hopeful this win would prove him worthy in his father’s eyes so that he would begin to feel less insecure. I enjoyed how the author used “the kite” as two contrasting symbolic features. The kite symbolized Amir’s happiness because he was able to make his Baba proud because he won; as well it symbolized his guilt because it served as a reminder of that day that changed his life. I was extremely disappointed in Amir after the kite

Amir establishes here that he constantly replays the horrible events of Hassan’s rape for the last twenty-six years. Clearly, the past defined Amir’s viewpoint on the world and how everything works.

It 's easy for an adult to look down on the acquaintances that are made during one 's childhood. Childhood values, friendship, and memories cannot be underestimated, which is usually occurred by the parents of the child. This is one of the greatest messages that Khaled Hosseini tells us throughout his most famous novel "The Kite Runner". In this novel, Khaled Hosseini shows us how bonds grow stronger and how it affects your life in the future from the scenes of when both Amir and Hassan are forced to go through adult problems, when Hassan helps Amir and his father 's bond grow, and how the master and servant relationship does not really affect their bond.

In Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, Hassan is practically Amir’s brother as their raised together, motherless, even feeding off the same breast milk (10). There, however, is where their similarities end. In the first thirteen chapters of the novel, Hassan’s character experiences dynamic character development. Moreover, Hassan’s moral code can be described as obedient, loyal, and pure, which is evident through Hosseini's employment the symbol of kite flying.

The author introduces the conflict that Amir struggles with that show how classism was related to his betrayal of his relationship with Hassan. Early in the novel, Hosseini shows how Amir is always questioning his relationship with Hassan because of the differences between the Hazaras and the Pashtuns. For example, at the beginning of the novel when Amir and Hassan have their first encounter with Assef “ But he is not my friend! I almost blurted. He’s my servant! Had I really thought that? Of course I hadn’t. I hadn’t”(41). Hosseini shows us this internal conflict that Amir faces with Hassan not knowing where he stands in their friendship because of their religious differences. Then later on in the book during a pivotal scene when Assef rapes Hassan we see the great betrayal of Amir by not standing up for Hassan and just watching this as it happens.

It is 2001, and Amir has not been in Afghanistan for several years. He is living the life he always imagined, and has finally achieved what many call the “American Dream.” However, a slight homesickness is what allows him to tell a story of his past, and the struggles he faced living in a strict Afghan society, from discrimination of Hazaras, to the oppression of the Taliban. Amir has faced and witnessed things one should never as a child, and makes mistakes which he ends up regretting for little less than half a lifetime. However, with his newfound mindset in America, he sets complications right, and ultimately aids his family in escaping such obstacles one should never face. In the novel The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, through Amir’s experiences as a child and as an adult, events that have impacted the region can be perceived through the character’s own point of view. From discrimination at childhood, to the Taliban regime as an adult, Amir has faced more than once can imagine, and (in the realistic fictional sense) has lived, and will live on to tell the stories of his ventures to his adopted son.

In the novel, The Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini, there is the stark notice of the surrounding of an young boy named Amir. The novel is full of many emotional conflicts that Amir endures. The Kite Runner depicts a history upbringing that is overshadowed by the constraints of the modern era.

Plot summary: Amir flashbacks to when he was twelve years old in Afghanistan. He lives with his father, Baba, and has two servants, Ali and Hassan, who are also a father and son duo. The latter two are Hazaras, Afghan’s minority, and as such, are subjected to racial slurs and cruelty. Amir and Hassan are playing when Assef, Kamal, and