What Are The Similarities Between 1984 And The Kite Runner

The books “1984” and “The Kite Runner” are two extremely good books that show the harshness of society and contain great characterization. Both books containing characters which are extremely unique to literature overall. Khaled Hosseini and George Orwell characterized the supporting characters in their books extremely well making them very unique to the people around them and the society they live in. Hassan being a Hazara as well as the half brother of Amir and secret son of Baba. Though what makes him unique is how he is selfless, warm and caring despite the many forms of suffering he has been threw. Julia’s characterization in “1984” is also very unique because she is the one character other then the protagonist who is openly against Big

Brother. Though what makes her unique is the amount of rebellious actions she’s already committed. As well she told Winston randomly that she loved him in a society where uncontrolled love is restricted. Characterization is a critical element in the book “1984” by George Orwell with Julia and in the “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini with Hassan through their personality, motivation and interactions.
In literature a characters personality is an extremely important part of their characterization and it is sometimes very hard to distinguish their personality. A main character with a good or bad personality can make or break a book entirely for you. On the other hand a supporting character with an odd or unique personality can make the book much more entertaining. In “1984” and “The Kite Runner” both supporting characters have semi similar personalities and are extremely significant to the over all characterization. First of all both characters personalities are an important part of their characterization and the book because it is what makes them unique to their surroundings and others. Hassan’s personality makes him unique because it is completely different then everybody else in the book. He is extremely kind, loyal and selfless, much more then everyone else around him, especially during that time in Afghanistan. Even though he went threw much more pain then all of them. This uniqueness in his personality is also why he allowed himself to get raped so he could get a kite for his friend. Julia’s personality is extremely unique itself and makes her unique in the same way it did with Hassan. Her personality is so much different then everybody else it makes her extremely unique on her own. What makes her unique is how she is active in government activities and participates passionately during the two minutes hate. Though does many other rebellious acts such as having sex with many other party members and falling in love with Winston. Her personality is also unique in the way she bases most of her actions off sex, including telling Winston she loves him which can result in death. Secondly there personalities are extremely important to characterization and the story because the decisions they make based off their personalities can completely change the plot. For example in Hassan’s case his personality is vastly centered around loyalty and respect. This sense of loyalty and respect is the reason he ran the kite down and his loyalty to Amir is the reason he let himself get raped. If he didn’t have that sense of loyalty he wouldn’t have felt the need to let himself get raped. Julia’s personality would effect “1984” and her characterization drastically. Julia has ragging hormones and a cunning spirit which is why she has sex with so many part members. This could have also been the only reason she gave Winston the love note. If she wasn’t as cunning with raging hormone’s she certainly wouldn’t have gave Winston the love note and fallen in love with him. Third of all their personality is extremely important for their characterization because it shows the amount of loyalty they have for the protagonist. Both characters personalities are extremely loyal and this is displayed many times throughout both books. Both characters show an extreme amount of loyalty which effects the plot as well. This is seen with Hassan in “The Kite Runner” in how he always runs Amir’s Kites down. As well he let himself get raped because he wanted to stay loyal to Amir and bring him a kite. At one point in the book Amir even talks about how Hassan has to much loyalty “Everywhere I turned, I saw signs of his loyalty, his goddamn unwavering loyalty”. Julia’s loyalty to Winston in “1984” is extremely evident with how she decides to join the rebellion with him even though she doesn’t want to rebel nearly as bad as Winston. Her loyalty is also shown with how she runs off with him whenever he wants and risks being executed to help him join the rebellion when she doesn’t really want to. Personality is an extremely important factor of characterization and the book as a whole which can make or break certain characters or even entire books.
Motivation is an extremely important quality of characterization and a character overall.

Motivation is what drives a character to make certain decisions and actions. A characters motivation can be anything from money to another character. First of all With Hassan, his motivation is an extremely important factor to his characterization because we must understand where his motivation stems from. It comes from an underlying guilt with how Amir’s family took Hassan’s in. He is trying to always prove himself to Amir and Baba and his motivation is to try and repay Amir and Baba for taking him in. Looking past Hassan but to Amir his motivation is also stemmed from guilt. By the end of “The Kite Runner” Amir feels guilty for what he did to his friend Hassan back in Afghanistan. The world press says “Throughout the novel Amir is plagued by guilt. He constantly thinks about his actions, is bothered by them, but doesn’t seem to know how to resolve the situation”. This guilt talked about in the previous quote motivates Amir to go back to Afghanistan and claim Hassan’s son. Their motivation is an important factor to their characterization because it shows why they do what they do. Julia’s motivation is centered around lust, she is addicted to sex. Before meeting Winston her actions were centered around having sex with many party members which she hid from the thought police by doing a lot of community work. When she met Winston her motivation changed to pleasing him. Julia’s motivation is key to understanding her characterization because what she is motivated by is what she is centered around. She is motivated by love and this is clear because she is always trying to find it by having sex and once she found it with Winston she couldn’t let it go. This motivation of love adds to her characterization with the fact that she is Winston’s first love. Secondly both characters motivation are key factors of their characterization because when you understand their motivation in life

you can understand their life goals. Hassan’s motivation was proving himself to Amir and Baba. His characterization of being extremely loyal comes hand in hand with his motivation. This is because his extreme loyalty to Amir and Baba stem from his motivation to please them. This being the same with Julia with that fact that her motivation was love. Her life goal was to find love and when she finally found love it went hand and hand with her characterization of loyalty because she stayed loyal to whoever she loved. Lastly motivation is extremely important for characterization because if you understand why a character has a certain motivation you can get the complete view of them as a character and their past. For Julia her motivation is love so you can make an assumption that she might not have gotten much love as a child. This adds more to her characterization. This can also be said for Winston as well because his motivation is rebelling and he has a memory when he was a child of a free London. For Hassan his motivation is proving himself to Amir. This can stem from him never being able to prove himself in society. Overall, motivation is a key factor in characterization and understanding a characters motivation entirely can help you completely understand their characterization.
A characters interactions are extremely important to the plot of the story but also a key figure in their characterization. Through a characters interactions you are able to tell their personality and many other things that build up their characterization. This stays true with “1984” and “The Kite Runner” because the supporting characters interactions with other characters and the main character clearly shows their motives, personality and other factors that go into characterization. First of all in “The Kite Runner” Hassan and Amir’s interactions with other characters can clearly show their personalities and motivations. This is mainly seen when Hassan is talking to Assef and is showing no intention of giving the kite to them. This interaction clearly shows how brave Hassan is for standing up to three people for a kite. This interaction with Assef also shows Hassan’s loyalty for Amir by doing anything to get him the kite. Julia’s first interaction with Winston clearly shows her characterization of motivation for love. They have never spoken before and randomly out of the blue she gave Winston a note saying “I love you”. Obviously she doesn’t love him yet because they never talked but it shows her motivation to find love. As well it shows how cunning she is by bein smart enough to pass him a note. Secondly Hassan’s interaction with Baba and Amir when he was framed for steeling the watch clearly shows his loyalty and respect for Amir. Even though Hassan knew he didn’t take the watch and Baba said he could stay even if he did take it Hassan still chose to leave. Showing the respect he has for Amir realizing Amir wants him gone so he left. Julia moreover shows her motivation for love and her personality of cunningness when every her and Winston go to there apartment. When ever they go to that apartment together they just have sex. In almost every scene with Winston and her up there they either just had sex or are about to. This clearly shows Julia’s desire for sex an her cunningness because she risks her life multiple times while hiding from the thought police just to have sex. Third of all Hassan shows his love, respect and loyalty to Amir once again in one of their last encounters. This is when Amir is throwing fruits at Hassan calling him a coward. Instead of Hassan crying or reacting badly to Amir he showed his respect and loyalty by walking up to Amir taking a fruit and rubbing it in his own face. Hassan is always showing loyalty even when being treated badly. Also stated at enotes.com “Amir constantly has to test Hassan's loyalty because Amir can not comprehend anyone being that loyal”. This clearly shows his personality of kindness and especially his loyalty to Amir because he would never disrespect him by throwing something at him. Instead showed his respect by doing it to himself. A characters interactions are a key component to their characterization and their encounters are what builds there characterization threw out the story.
The books “1984” and “The Kite Runner” are two extremely well known books based around loyalty and contain great characterization. Both books containing extremely unique characters and characterization. Personality is a key factor of characterization and the book as a whole which can make or break certain characters or even entire books. Overall, motivation is a very important factor in characterization and understanding a characters motivation completely can help you entirely understand their characterization. As well a characters interactions are a key component to their characterization and their encounters are what builds there characterization threw out the story. Characterization is an important factor in the books “1984” and “The Kite Runner” with Hassan and Julia through their motivation, personality and interactions. Over all characterization is one of the most important elements in any form of literature and the right characterization can make or break a book.