The Blue Kite

As one ages, the importance of forgiveness and redemption of past actions becomes stronger. This is effectively shown in Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, through the use of symbols, Khaled Hosseini shows the importance of redemption and how it affects the main character, Amir, in his quest for making up for the terrible actions that occurred in his childhood. Amir grows up in Afghanistan near war times, causing Amir’s ideals and morals to be challenged. The first symbol is shown through

actions taken by the sons. Perhaps, the overbearing testosterone levels claim responsibility for the apparent need for sons to impress their fathers, but not all boys consider the realistic consequences of their decisions. In Khaled Hosseini's novel The Kite Runner, young Amir's admiration for his father Baba, coupled with the constant tension in their relationship obscures his mind from making clear decisions as he strives to obtain his father's love and approval. Amir and his father share a very strained

In Khaled Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner, friendship is a major theme. The protagonist and narrator, Amir, has a strong friendship with the character of Hassan. Amir is Pashtun and Hassan is Hazara, two different religious groups that do not get along, but growing up together, that did not stop Amir and Hassan from becoming best friends. Their friendship began when they were young and they experienced traumatizing events along the way, leading to their friendship shaping Amir’s life and emotional

Eventually, the child can use color to invoke feelings into other people; even the word of a color can have a similar effect on an audience member. This is exactly what Khaled Hosseini hoped to accomplish in different areas of “The Kite Runner.” In the book “The Kite Runner,” the author uses color in a variety of different ways to convey a deeper meaning into what is happening in the story, invoke feelings in the audience, and express how the characters are feeling.

Wayne Dyer, an American philosopher, once said, “Problems in relationships occur because each person is concentrating on what is missing in the other person.” This is the protagonist's main source of conflict in the book, the Kite Runner, written by Khaled Hosseini. Amir and Hassan appeared to have a brotherly friendship. Even though they grew up together, it was intriguing how Hassan develops a brotherly bond with Amir while Amir does not reciprocate the love. By concentrating on what is missing

The phrase, “For you, a thousand times over,” (Pg. 67, 194, 371) can mean a multitude of things in many different contexts. In the context of The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, a common theme is friendship and how the treatment of one person can effect the lives of everyone around a person. This theme of friendship specifically effects Amir over his entire life. Since this phrase is only said three times, this essay is going to focus on why the phrase is used in each situation, how the phrase effects

Kite Runner Outline Thesis: Betrayal leads to feeling of guilt which forces the person in search of redemption either directly or through indirect actions and gestures. What truly constitutes forgiveness? Forgiveness has a different context depending on where the person is from or what he believes. Religion places a great emphasis on the view of forgiveness. Love is the major reason why people want to forgive and thus move on to normalize their relationships. In the Kite Runner, Rahim

The Kite Runs in the Family The symbol exists to represent something that is conventional. However, literature exists to prove that symbols can be much more. Following their ability to represent, what is represented can lead to drastic changes in how people function. The idea of people changing as a result of symbology can be illustrated effectively in Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner. Arguably the most significant symbol in the novel is the kite; being able to represent both grief and redemption

particular mistake (usually the violation of some moral code) whether or not this guilt is accurate. In the novel The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, the main character Amir portrays guilt as being destructive. Amir’s experience leads to him feeling guilty for the rest of his life. This guilt breaks up the relationships he once had, it also affects the people around him. In the novel The Kite Runner, Khlaed uses Amir to show how violence leads to betrayal, then guilt and at some point destroys relationships

boy has to put lots of objects up into the tree to get his kite unstuck. The second book, Block City is about a boy who builds a city of blocks using his imagination. The illustrations in the books are vastly different since you are looking at two different pictures of boys. The drawing types are different as the illustrator put their unique touch on the artwork in each book. The first book is called Stuck about a boy who got his kite stuck in a tree. This book’s illustrations are very simplistic