The Use Of Symbolism 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.

Hosseini uses the symbol of the pomegranate tree to develop a theme of Amir and Hassan’s friendship because this tree is the foundation for their relationship. This tree shows significance because it is where Amir and Hassan share their childhood memories. The unbalanced relationship between Amir and Hassan is re-established

The Kite Runner is the first novel of Afghan-American author Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of Amir, a boy from Kabul, Afghanistan, whose closest friend is Hassan, a young Hazara servant. Novel turns around these two characters and Baba, Amir’s father, by telling their tragic stories, guilt and redemption that are woven throughout the novel. Even in the difficult moments, characters build up to their guilt and later on to their redemption. Their sins and faults alter the lives of innocent people. First, Amir and Baba fail to take action on the path to justice for Ali and Hassan. Moreover, Amir and Baba continue to build up their guilt due to their decisions and actions. Although Amir builds up more guilt than Baba throughout the novel, he eventually succeeds in the road to redemption unlike his father. After all, Amir and Baba have many chances to fix their atonements but Baba chooses not to and Amir does. Baba uses his wealth to cover up his sins but never atone himself while Amir decides to stand up and save Sohrab and finally finds peace. Amir and Baba’s reaction to sins essentially indicate their peace of mind and how they react to guilt and injustice.

Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, shows events of a boy named Amir who experiences many life changing events in his life. Amir had made decisions that he didn’t like in his life. Hosseini wrote a story about Amir from the time that he was a child all the way to his adulthood. In The Kite Runner, Hosseini showed the themes that guilt can lead to a life filled with regret many times in the book through Amir.

The Kite Runner is a historical fiction novel written in 2003 by author Khaled Hosseini. Set in Kabul Afghanistan, we follow the footsteps of characters and the hardships and challenges they face. Hosseini utilizes multiple symbols to shape the reader’s reaction towards the teetering relationships within the novel. Symbols such as a bear, pomegranate tree and a cleft help show the importance of different relationships.

Alfred Whitehead, an English mathematician and philosopher, once said, “Symbolism is no mere idle fancy or corrupt degeneration: it is inherent in the very texture of human life.” In almost every story, there is some form of symbolism being used. Sometimes it is used in the characters, the setting, certain objects, the weather patterns, etc. Not only does symbolism have a great effect on the story itself, but it affects how the story is perceived. “Young Goodman Brown”, “The Minister’s Black Veil”, and “The Birthmark” are all full of many forms of symbolism. The themes of these stories are shown through the symbolism of the characters, their traits, and the objects.

Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner is a fascinating book that through the story it releases a remorse content. Amirs character in the novel centers on Amir struggling throughout his life. When we discover how the winter of 1975 in Kabul makes Amir Jan become guilty of his actions. Amir is a character who Hosseini makes us feel compassion for. Amir has conflicted feelings toward his father, Baba, and especially his best friend servant, Hassan. Amir attempts to avoid his guilt, but it does nothing to help him redeem himself and therefore his guilt remains. That is why every time he hears his friend's name, Hassan, he quivers from the flashbacks he gets. Making us grasp how Amir stops himself from actually moving on and achieving more, proving that a life

In real life, a distinguishing marking such as a scar or disfigurement can reveal an aspect of its bearer’s history. A crooked nose recounts the time when a throw went astray in little league. A veteran with a missing limb lets his or her injury speak for itself about the brutality of war and the sacrifice soldiers make for their country. A blotch left by frostbite unearths memories of a long winter adventure. Markings have the ability to tell stories without using words.

A soaring kite, deep blue and barely distinguishable from the sky, danced at the mercy of the young boy below holding its string in scarred, bloody hands. The juxtaposition between this jubilant activity and the scars hidden in the palms of the participants accurately parallels the situation in Afghanistan. To most Americans, talk of the war in Afghanistan is commonplace, just like kite flying. However, comparable to the scars that each kite flyer holds within his hands, Afghanistan’s true miseries are hidden from the world, overlooked and “a testament to the Western-backed government's failure to assert authority and curtail rogue strongmen” (Rasmussen). Though the Western government sends troops, the government of Afghanistan remains too feeble to rebuild and revert the country back to its almost forgotten state of comfort and security. Recognizing the muted cry for help in war-torn Afghanistan, Khaled Hosseini develops kite flying as a major symbol throughout his book, The Kite Runner, to further his point that Afghan society has the potential to change, and the choices we all make now will decide its fate, for better or for worse.

In The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini reveals a socioeconomic issue, war, which is still relevant in today’s society. The novel portrays the difference between common life battles and a real revolution during both the nineteen seventies, and two thousand one. The common battles include battling for approval by a role model, overcoming bullies, and finding yourself. Throughout time, war has continually ripped seams all over the world. Hosseini reveals this through war between countries and inner conflicts within a character. Because war still exists today, this socioeconomic element is still relevant in tearing apart countries, allies, and families.

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.

Hosseini incorporates Amir’s scar in his novel, to develop the idea about what the scar means. The scar reflects how Amir and Hassan have similar personalities although they were of different religions and social classes. Hosseini magnifies his use of symbolism when he includes Amir’s scar by writing how it represents brotherhood because just like his half­brother Hassan he now has a scar on his lip, “... with him is the lip injury—it’s split down the middle like Hassan’s cleft lip (Hosseini 255). The scar also symbolizes peace and redemption for Amir because the scar puts is a physical representation of the pain that he feels he has put Hassan through.Hosseini is saying that Amir was just like his 'brother' Hassan because he now had a scar on his lip.

Kite Runner is an unforgettable novel that accompanies us on a trip to Afghanistan from the late royal era until the rise of the Taliban and its takeover of power. It is a story of friendship between two young boys who live together in Kabul, in one house, but in two different worlds. Prince is the son of a rich businessman, but Hasan is the son of their servant, who belongs to the Hazara, the outcast ethnic minority. But when the Soviets invade Afghanistan, Amir and his father flee the country in search of a new life in the United States,Amir thinks that he finally managed to escape the secret he was in, and Hassan's memory goes back to chasing him. Kite Runner is a novel about friendship, betrayal, and the price of fulfillment. It is a novel

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a story of a boy as he unravels his journey throughout his life. The novel consists of multiple themes such as love, friendship, betrayal, guilt, , secrets, loyalty, and redemption. As the main character, Amir recalls his past events, all of these themes start to unravel specific events that occurred in his life. “There is a way to be good again” (Hosseini 2) is where the novel unfolds the deep dark life of Amir’s regret and guilt, Baba’s secret, and Hassan’s devotion. The book is a true masterpiece which keeps the readers glued to the story as it unfolds. One of the reasons, the story attracts many readers is due to The United States recent conflict with Afghanistan. However, the story has a personal