The Kite Runner Rhetorical Analysis

The circumstances in which this passage takes place is obviously the time after Hassan's rape, in which the guilt is killing is torturing Amir and he is has realized that the choices that he made that day has truly hurt more people than he could've ever imagined. A metaphor that I found that led me to believe this would be him saying, ". . . the monster in the lake". I think that this metaphor represents the moment in which Amir has begun to acknowledge that he is the person that unintentionally is causing the ones around him to suffer with his selfish actions, the monster. Another metaphor that I found would be, "I was the snake in the grass". This metaphor represents Amir seeing that the people who are around him get hurt by him unexpectedly. Think of Amir as obviously the snake hiding within the grass and he's the predator. Hassan would be the prey

Sometimes whats ideal in a situation is not what the truth of the situation and can cause your ideals to be lost. In William Golding’s novel, “Lord of the Flies”, he demonstrates a shift in some of the characters from the thought of idealism to the reality and truth of the world. Ralph is a good example of this shift, he starts out thinking the island will be a fun place and they’ll have fun waiting to be rescued, but soon he realizes that there is going to be more hardship and struggles to keep up the moral and hope of rescue. In the book Ralph wanted to keep everyone safe and get them off the island, but Jack wants to be a leader and messes up his plans, making it so that Ralph is alone in his plan to get rescued.

In Runner, Robert Newton conveys that Charlie the protagonist is bound to mature early to make completely selfless choices. When his father dies, Charlie is contrived to fill his father’s boots, meaning he had to take up his father’s role of being the financial provider of his family. Additionally, Charlie makes an altruistic choice by running for squizzy Taylor. Lastly, Charlie makes the self-sacrificing decision by gambling his large saving from Squizzy on the Ballarat Mile. In summary, Newton demonstrates that Charlie is forced into adulthood early through necessity and make self-denying decisions due to his family's desperate circumstances.

One of this novel’s themes is the ability to redeem oneself by removing political and religious barriers and fighting for what is right, without allowing obstacles to prevent such action. In the first quotation presented, Amir redeems himself for hiding money beneath Hassan’s mattress to frame him for larceny. Years later he has “planted a fistful of crumpled money under a mattress” (pg. 254), this time it’s to provide for an impoverished household. This is Amir’s way of starting to apologize to Hassan. The subsequent quote presents Amir realizing that the only way to be released from his past is by repenting. Amir says ““I have a wife in America, a home, a career and a family”. But how could I pack up and go back home when my actions may have

William Golding’s book Lord of the Flies focuses mainly on a group of boys’ who have been stranded on an uninhabited island where they face many problems with themselves and others. One of the many dilemma’s within this story was the division of power between Ralph and Jack. They both had qualities of a leader, but they had different intentions with where they wanted to go; Jack was primarily the villain in this story showing savagery, while Ralph was civilized. So, why do the boys’ join someone who is cruel? Jack knows that he can manipulate their fears and use activities that are relatable to them because they are still little kids. Although it might seem devious, Jack is intelligent by using these tactics because they prove to be

A Friend is injured, beaten, and blamed. You stand as a witness and accomplice to his pain, yet your voice remains silent, and it tears you apart. Do you confess? It feels like an impossible choice, but one that should not be taken lightly. Since he was a child, Amir has been carrying the weight of his own guilt for not aiding Hassan during his time of great need. This sin has kept him from enjoying the life that he once knew, because the knowledge that he should have done something gnaws at the back of his head, and the repercussions of his actions have had an opposite effect of what he was expecting. Amir is a coward, but knows he is in the wrong and seeks redemption, as an overwhelming need to be punished grows within him. As time passes, Amir seeks the truths of redemption, and realizes that one can be redeemed through courage, sacrifice, and loyalty.

“He was the embodiment of every parent’s dream, a strong, tall, well-dressed and well mannered boy with talent and striking looks”- Hosseini 96

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

The Kite Runner focuses on the journey of Amir as he struggles both mentally and physically to make up for a horrible wrong that he committed in his past that continues to haunt him to this day. He encounters many difficulty, fear, and happiness. Hosseini teaches his readers that it is necessary to channel one’s guilt into a means of redemption because although forgiveness may not be granted right away, as long as moral actions are taken, atonement will eventually ensue.

Sharon Kennedy, I agree with your response because Amir was obviously clueless when Baba told him that Hassan is part of the family. Also, Amir was unaware of the fact that Hassan was really his own family, his own brother at that time. Instead, he thought Baba meant family like relationship. If Baba had revealed the truth to Amir earlier in the book, then Amir might not actually blame Hassan for stealing his watch and the money. Also, Assef and the two Pashtun boys might not really assault Hassan in the alley; Assef only raped Hassan because he was a Hazara Servant. Khaled Hosseini uses these various word choices such as diction to set the tone of the story. You explained very well by clearly describing about the passage you chose. I liked

The Kite runner is a book a book about redemption and betrayal, and uses repetition through different characters to create symbolism. There are several examples in the novel of foreshadowing, where characters reciprocate or resemble another character’s motives or feelings, and how this repetition has a common theme of Betrayal and redemption. In this analytical essay, we will examine and scrutinize the themes through the novel. The Kite Runner was the first novel written by Khaled Hosseini.

In the story the Kite Runner the author tells about a man whose past haunts him. The story shows a man who never confronted his demons and they end up coming back to haunt him. Kite runner displays lessons throughout the story so that the main character can learn from them in his finally quest. Amir’s conflict with his past teaches the reader to always be loyal to your friends and do the right thing through him losing hassaan, and him causing his father to hurt and it all coming back to get him in the end.

Courage and bravery is displayed through a character’s willingness to sacrifice everything they have, or do anything they can for their loved ones, unlike Amir at the beginning of the novel, who is unable to do acts of bravery due to his cowardliness. Compared to Hassan, who completes acts of bravery regardless of what the consequences are.

It's impossible to separate the events that are happening in Afghanistan from Amirs life. Amir and his dad are pressured and forced into leaving the country and moving to the U.S. When Amir tells about how the taliban use religion to justify violence and give them high authority. Assef is the troubled some person of the novel. Since he was a kid, he was portrayed to be a sociopath and an annoying person. At the time he wanted to hurt Amir, so he ending up raping his friend Hassan, and gave Amir a biography of Adolf Hitler as a present for his birthday. The way he saw things on religion became stronger as he grew up, even though they are usually denying with the main principles of Islam. Assef is a cruel racist, incapable of shame, who is just

During the events of The Kite Runner the characters are faced with many unfortunate realities. Although the main characters Amir and Hassan are forced to deal with traumatic events throughout the story, they believe the saying “Better to get hurt by the truth, than comforted with a lie” (Hosseini, ch. 6). The quote is an important one because it can be applied in many contexts, including my own life and be universally accepted that it hurts more when you are lied to rather than being told the truth.