The Blue Kite

Starts out with betrayal, and ends with a start of a new relationship. The Kite Runner is a very unique book, it tells a story about a young boy who experiences struggles in his life that inspires many young readers. The protagonist, Amir, is challenged by the events that occur in his life, which change his views on the people around him, as well as his thoughts. He struggles to keep a strong relationship with his father and his best friend. However, one event completely interferes his life and Amir

all you can do is smile. Betrayal is to disappoint or disloyal someone. In the novel, “The Kite Runner,” kites are used as a symbol of Amir’s happiness and the betrayal of his best friend, Hassan. Amir had many thoughts of betraying Hassan for his father’s love and acceptance that he thought would bring him happiness. Khaled Hosseni (Amir) comments “If I changed my mind and asked for a bigger and fancier kite, Baba would buy it for me - but the he’d buy it for Hassan too. Sometimes I wished he wouldn’t

Introduction The Kite Runner is the first Afghan novel written in English. It narrates family, love, friendship, betrayal and redemption which become one of the best-sellers in New York Times. It tells the story of Amir, a young boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul, whose closest friend is Hassan, his father's young Hazara servant attempts to atone for transgression by rescuing Hassan’s son over two decades later. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall

delivered by Rahim Khan Amir’s father Baba’s closest friend, to Amir in order to encourage him to help Hassan’s son escape Afghanistan and finally free him from the guilt of his past. The quote also embodies the struggle and salvation the novel The Kite Runner attempts to bring its readers. The book taps raw human emotions about life situations that challenges a person and brings out the best and worst in him, but the book also shows the value of personal redemption. The story begins during the innocent

white Hawaiian flowers on them. He is consistently talking about a trip he took to China. There is another other man in the group and he is attempting to fly a kite, but is having troubles getting the kite itself into the air. The kite is triangularly shaped with a blue spiral on it and a green background; there is a short tail to the kite with red ribbons along it. Two of the kids are now in front of me playing with green and yellow small shovels. They have zinc on their faces to protect against

“Kite” appears at the end of the story in America. In Kabul, Hassan is good at running kites. “Over the years, I had seen a lot of guys run kites. But Hassan was by far the greatest kite runner I’d ever seen. It was downright eerie the way he always got to the spot the kite would land before the kite did, as if he had some sort of inner compass.” (Hosseini,2003). Hassan devotes his sincerity and loyalty to Amir. In general, to sacrifice for master is a responsibility of a servant, but in reality

another than through sacrifice. To sacrifice yourself or something for somebody ultimately proves how deep the love and respect for them in no other way. In the book The Kite Runner, it demonstrates one of the best examples of sacrifice and what it really means to love somebody else and make them happy. In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, a little boy named Hassan demonstrates love and sacrifice the most out of all the characters in the book. Hassan admires Amir an immense amount and his loyalty

“The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini, is the complex story about a father and a son who struggle to find common ground. They are from Kabul during a time where danger was everywhere. Amir was a conflicted boy trying to find his place and purpose. He believed his father; Baba disliked him because his birth was the reason his mother passed. While Amir’s father favored the son of their family servant, Hassan. Amir’s friendship with Hassan was genuine until a tragic event Amir witnessed of Hassan and

The film adaptation of The Kite Runner does not diminish the complexity of the story. The complexity of the friendship between Amir and Hassan still preserves its complexity in the film adaption. The strength of the friendship between Amir and Hassan is portrayed well enough in the film adaption. The loyalty Hassan has for Amir is still prevalent in the film adaption. Although the impact the friendship has on Amir is not reflected on much in the film adaption the story still remains complex. The

1. “The Kite Runner”, directed by Marc Forster, is a film that contains many elements; power, childhood, loyalty and bravery. These elements are highlighted in many ways through the use of camera angles, emotional audio, and both verbal and non-verbal communication. 2. Here, Hassan and Amir are discussing kite running, a sport which is very popular among the children in Kabul. It involves two people, one holding the kite spool, and the other controlling the movement of the kite. The idea of the