Analysis Of The Kite Runner By Khaled Hosseini

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The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, dives into the life of a boy living in Afghanistan before and after its downfall. Amir lives with his father, Baba, and they have two servants that live in a shack at their house. Baba is known throughout the land as a high ranking citizen who has accomplished much good in his life. Ali and Hassan, the servants are also like family to Baba and Amir. Hassan and Amir fed from the same breasts and have grown up entirely together. Rahim Khan and Baba usually converse about life together daily. Many struggles and conflicts continually bring the four characters together and recurringly push them apart. Amir has to make many crucial decisions as the protagonist in the story. Amir endures many hardships throughout Amir does not loves sports as much as Baba, but he does love participating in the kite-fighting tournament. In the winter of 1975, Amir and Hassan compete in the tournament. Amir feels that this is a way to gain some of Baba’s loves back, therefore winning is crucial. Hassan is a master at kite running. No matter the weather conditions or the amount of people running a kite, Hassan always knew where the kite was going to land. During the tournament, Amir fought the kites and Hassan ran them. Amir cut the string of the last kite and Hassan began to ran. That day, Amir witnessed Hassan being raped by a childhood bully and his friends. Amir ran away instead of helping Hassan escape. This is where Amir’s morals are first questioned in the Not only that, just two nights before, he’d asked me if I wanted to see El Cid with Charlton Heston at Cinema Aryana” (81). Amir seems to love this kind of treatment from Baba. The rape is still a lingering thought in the back of Amir’s mind that is trying to escape. Does Amir tell somebody about the rape and ruin his own reputation, or does he keep it a secret and let Hassan suffer from the pain he feels? Amir chooses the latter. Some would say that this decision was brought on by Baba’s treatment of Amir. If Baba would have treated Amir like a son and not favored Hassan throughout his childhood, he might not yearn for Baba’s approval so deeply. Not only does Amir keep the rape a secret, he also tries to completely remove Hassan and Ali from his life by getting them fired as servants. Amir tries to get rid of his guilt by committing more immoral

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