The Big Picture
At this point in the novel, several issues and themes on life have been portrayed and explored. Of the following, which theme (themes) would you consider to be most important/most explored? Explain why, citing some evidence from the text itself.
1. Role of books, literacy in a person's development
2. Friendship, guilt & redemption
3. Relationship between Fathers & Sons
4. Coming of Age (becoming an adult/"man")
5. Resilience of the human spirit
6. Man's inhumanity to man
7. Discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, and class structure
1. Role of books, literacy in a person's development
2. Friendship, guilt & redemption
3. Relationship between Fathers & Sons
4. Coming of Age (becoming an adult/"man")
5. Resilience of the human spirit
6. Man's inhumanity to man
7. Discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, and class structure
I believe that the theme most portrayed at this point in the book is the relationship between father and son. Earlier in the book Amir talks about how much Baba cares for Hassan and how Hassan would have been the son that Baba would of wanted because he was more athletic and was better at doing many things. This is ironic because we find out that Hassan is Bba's son in fact and this becomes even more ironic because Amir realizes that both him and his father betrayed there best friends. Trough out the book we can tell that Baba has cared very much about Hassan like when he payed for his cleft lip surgery and things like that. In the book on page 89 when Amir asks Baba if he would ever get new servants and Baba got very angry with him and we know now that this is because Baba did not want his son Hassan to leave.
ReplyDeleteI would consider friendship, guilt & redemption to be the most important/most explored themes throughout the book. Hassan and Amir had a very strong friendship as kids, they always did everything together. They were so close Amir engraved both of their names on a Pomegranate tree as described on page 27, “One summer day, I used one of Ali’s kitchen knives to carve our names on it: ‘Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul.’ Those words made it formal: the tree was ours. After school, Hassan and I climbed its branches and snatched its blood red pomegranates. After we’d eaten the fruit and wiped our hands on the grass, I would read to Hassan.” This passage also reminds us how Amir read Hassan stories and Hassan listened fascinatingly. Despite their close friendship, Amir made one poor decision that caused him to live with guilt. On page 125, Amir finally realizes Hassan knows everything and feels guilty about it, “And that led to another understanding: Hassan knew. He knew I’d seen everything in that ally, that I’d stood there and done nothing about it. He knew I had betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time.” Here, we find out Hassan now knows about Amir’s betrayal and decided to sacrifice himself one last time for Amir. Now that Amir knows that Hassan knows about his betrayal, he feels even guiltier about not doing anything about it. Page 87 also describes Amir’s guilt, “I shouldn’t have come up the hill. The words I’d carved on the tree trunk with Ali’s kitchen knife, Amir and Hassan: The sultans of Kabul . . . I couldn’t stand looking at them now.” His guilt doesn’t allow him to look at those words the same way as he did before. Rahim Khan always told Amir there was a way to be good again. Amir’s only redemption is to go get Sohrab to a safe place. At first, he didn’t want to do it. He asked Rahim Khan why he couldn’t he pay someone else to go and Rahim Khan answered him by telling him that they both knew why it had to be Amir. After thinking it over, on page 237, Amir finally decided to go look for Sohrab, “Then I told him I was going to Kabul. Told him to call the Caldwells in the morning.” He can be good again by finding Sohrab and looking out for him. Friendship, guilt, and redemption are significant themes displayed throughout the book.
ReplyDeleteThe most prolific theme throughout The Kite Runner from my perspective would have to be friendship, guilt, and redemption. The entire basis of the conflict is rooted in this theme in particular, following the life of a man haunted by regrets. The book is told from the perspective of Amir and this is something he deals with for the entirety of the book after the incident with Hassan. Amir, even as a middle aged man, is still haunted by what he hadn’t done for Hassan all those years ago. Amir’s entire life takes a certain path because of what he did or didn’t do during and after Hassan’s assault. Amir’s decision affected not only himself, but Hassan. Their lives forever changed. Amir and Hassan were each other’s best friends and they grew together like brothers, though they didn’t know at the time. Amir feels as though he broke the sacred bond they had and he decided to make it right by finding Sohrab. This is the last thing he can do for Hassan. He cannot tell him he is sorry anymore. He doesn’t have any other paths of redemption.
ReplyDeleteThe line “For you, a thousand times over” appears throughout the book. This line represents the devotion held by Hassan for Amir. These were the last words Hassan told him as a happy person. This is why, as Farid tells Amir this, he bursts into tears. These are words that will remain with Amir for as long as he lives. Amir recognises his mistakes, destroying the best relationship he had for the fantasy of his father’s approval, and because of this he must “make things good again” as Rahim Khan stated. As dangerous as it may be, Amir is determined to find Sohrab to prove that he, too, loved Hassan a thousand times over.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the book I feel the theme is friendship, guilt, and redemption. I feel this is the theme because Amir is trying to help Hassan and make up for what happened in the past by finding his son. Amir wants to find Hassan's son so he can give him the home and the life he deserves and he wants to make it up to Hassan because he has never lost the guilt of what happened in the ally when they were younger. Amir feels helping Hassan's son will make up for the guilt he has put on himself for most of his life. Hassan wants to gain redemption and get his friendship back with Hassan and remember the good memories they once had instead of always thinking about the negative ones. Amir knew the orphanage where Hassan's son was living was not safe and that he needed out and needed to be somewhere he has a future.When Amir came upon the orphanage he wanted to go in and just get Hassan's son out because it was not good living conditions and there were over 250 children living there. When they walked in all Amir could see were children playing in this building together where walls were falling, there were only a few mats on the floor, a table, and maybe two chairs (page 254). There was not enough beds for everyone some slept on the floor and there was not enough food to eat three meals a day(page 257). Amir feels he can get redemption by getting Hassan's son out because he does not think it is healthy for him to be living in the orphanage.
Being this far into the book I think that the relationship between father and son is a big theme in the book. I say this because Amir and Baba had disagreement's at the beginning of the book and with what Baba wanted Amir to do and what Amir wanted to do. Baba bonded with Hassan more because he was more like Baba and that's what he wanted in a son. Early on in the book we could tell that there was some type of bond closer than a servant between Baba and Hassan. We now know that Hassan was Baba's son and that's why Baba and Amir had such a dispute when Amir asked him about getting new servants. Another father, son relationship problem was when Rahim Khan actually tells Amir that he and Hassan were actually brothers. This is quite a big deal and Baba always thought that theft was a bad thing. But really Baba went against him self and never told Amir ever that he and Hassan were brothers. So really i think that the major theme of this book is the the relationships between father and son.
ReplyDeleteThe theme I notice the most is 7. Discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, and class structure. In the book, the place where I see this most, is when Hassan and Farzana are shot and killed, and the case is judged as self-defence for the taliban. This shows that the law system is rigged against the public, and for the taliban.
ReplyDeleteI believe in Kite Runner that friendship, guilt, and redemption is the most important theme in this book. I believe this is the theme for many reasons. This theme all starts out in the beginning of the showing Hassan and Amir's friendship. They were great friends almost like "brothers". The characters, Amir and Baba show and live through guilt their whole life. Amir was guilty of betraying his friend/ brother Hassan. Also Baba betrays Amir by not telling him that Hassan was his brother. Amir and Baba both live with guilt throughout the whole book that haunts them. Also later in the book when Hassan wrote the letter to Amir, he wanted redemption back by getting his friendship back with Amir, but it is all to late because Hassan got murdered by the Taliban. Amir wants redemption back from Hassan after he read the letter also. Amir thinks he can gain redemption back by getting Hassan's son, Sohrab, ouit of the orphanage because he thinks it is unhealthy for a child to live in one at this extent, but Amir soon finds out that he is taken by Taliban. Now Amir has to find Sohrab and bring him back to America to get his redemption back and to clear all the guilt from his past.
ReplyDeleteI believe that friendship, guilt, and redemption has been the most explored theme in this book. The roots of all conflict presented in this novel has come back to this theme. Amir has been struggling dealing with his redemption with what had happened in the past before he left to America. Even then Amir knew he would not live in peace until getting another conversation started about this conflict with Hassan. He starts to grew up and mature to the point where he realizes that all the guilt and redemption will stay with him, but its his decision whether he wants to be mature about and live up to his knowledge of what had happened. Amir travels to Afghanistan to visit Kharim and all the secrets that were revealed to Amir were context clues that a reader would acknowledge to find out that most conflicts that were presented to him were because of him and his father. In every recent chapter s that I read, a new secret or conflict is revealed. Amir understands that everything went down the wrong pathway ever since his childhood, or even worse, since Baba had a relation with Ali's wife. As far as the book goes on about all these secrets and conflicts, Amir has retained the loss of a memorable friendship, guilt, and redemption.
ReplyDeleteThe most prevalent theme in this novel discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, and class structure. I say this because there is a big part of the book where Hassan and his wife are shot. The Taliban simply claim self defense and no one bats an eye. This is only one instance of many but this is the biggest one that proves there is terrible social classes.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the book I would say the theme is truth and regret. Amir finds out that Baba was Hassans father and realizes that him and Baba were more alike than he ever knew. They both lived their lives with regret after betraying their best friends that would do anything for them. Baba and Amir have both lived their lives with regret and never truly been happy since their mistakes. That creates a new theme. Redemption is another theme because Amir goes back to Afghanistan to try and find piece and also help Hassans son to safety. By saving Hassans son it will in a way pay back his debt to Hassan for not helping him that day and make him feel like a better person.
ReplyDeleteI think that friendship, guilt, and redemption is the most important and the most explored theme throughout the novel. Amir friendship in the beginning of the book was really good with Hassan. But because of how loyal and good Hassan was he felt guilty for what had happened to him, and that Hassan was still there for Amir. Their friendship ended when Amir got rid of him and he started to distance himself from Hassan. Since Amir’s guilt has always been with him he could never have a normal life anymore since were ever he was and when he tried to forget about Hassan and what had happened was always there. Like on page 188, he thought that what had happened to Hassan and what was happening to him, not being able to have kids, was karma. Through the beginning of the book it was all about friendship and guilt, but now as we get near the end we can start to see that the theme redemption is showing more. When Amir goes to see Rahim Khan, Rahim tells him on page 192, that there is a way to be good again, so he goes because he wants redemption to what he did and he wants to live peacefully without having to carry the guilt that he has been carrying around all his life. The way he’s going to get his redemption is by going to look for Hassan son and getting him somewhere safe, his redemption is to do something for Hassan, and return the favor for everything that Hassan ever did for him.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, the strongest and most relevant theme for Amir is the coming of age, becoming a man. In the beginning of the book, Amir was smart, however he was caught up in trying to get his father's attention rather than making the best choices. He made choices to get his father's approval, however he let things happen that were cowardly and ironically his father would have appreciated Amir to be brave instead of worrying about things like a kite. As Amir grows up, he realizes that the kite was not worth it. He is much wiser now and more honorable. He realizes now what is right from wrong. When Raheem Khan asks Amir to find Sorhab in dangerous Kabul and bring him back to Pakistan where he can have a better life, Amir was hesitant. He knows Kabul is dangerous and is worried about his family back home. However he realizes that he must do the right thing, as Hassan would do anything for him. He could have easily left and gone back home to America and never see Sorhab or Raheem Khan again, but he decides that he isn't a coward anymore and that he has to do this.
ReplyDeleteI would consider that relationship between fathers and sons to be the most important/most explored theme at this time of the book. Due to the fact that Baba treat Hassan and Amir the same, but Baba leans more toward Hassan a little more. For an example Baba paid for Hassan surgery for his cliff lip on page 44-45 “well, Dr. Kumar said, “my job is to fix things peoples bodies. Sometimes their face.” This shows that Baba really cares about Hassan as his on child, also when Amir ask Baba if he will ever get new servants. But both Baba and Amir kept secrets from each other and both probably living with guilt that Hassan was raped and stepbrother to Amir. That Baba and Amir are likely the same like said on page 226 “ But it was true, wasnt it? As it turned out, Baba and I were more alike than I’d ever known. We had both betrayed the people who would have given their lives for us.” like father, like son both tried to make things right but end up hurting each other and living with guilt
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the book the most relevant theme for Amir is the friendship, guilt and redemption. In the beginning of the book, Hassan and Amir were super good friends. Then after Hassan's assault and how Amir did nothing to stop it from happening it really damaged their strong friendship that they had. The guilt has never and probably still will never leave Amir, it is definitely an event that would make it unforgettable for anybody in their lifetime. Amir wants redemption after reading Hassan's letter. Amir wants redemption from Hassan to get his son out of the orphanage.
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ReplyDeleteI believe the strongest and most relevant theme in, The Kite Runner, is friendship, guilt and redemption. In the book Amir witnesses Hassan getting raped in an alley by a person named Assef. Amir has to then decide if he would want to step in and try to help defend Hassan. Amir then decides not to because Hassan was a Hazzara. Later in the novel Hassan leaves because Amir gets him in trouble on purpose. Amir then gets older and moves to America. Once he's older, his guilt starts to come back because he realized that he should of been a better friend to Hassan, especially since he was such a loyal friend to Amir. Amir then gets asked by an old friend, Raheem Kahn, to come to Pakistan and visit with him because he was dying, Raheem Kahn tells Amir he can be good again. Raheem Kahn wants Amir to go to Kabul and get Hassan's kid from the orphanage to make up for what has happened in Amir's past. Now since Amir realizes what he has done wrong he would do anything for Hassan, so then he goes to Kabul in search for Hassan's kid. Amir wants to make up for his wrongs from his past and hopes this could help make up for them.
ReplyDeleteThe most explored theme in this book seems to be Friendship, guilt, and redemption. This theme has been noticeable since the very beginning of the book when Amir lets Hassan stand up for him but he never stands up for Hassan in return. Amir feels guilty when he lets Hassan down, but he also continues to do so. Amir also struggles with knowing how he thinks of Hassan. He thinks of Hassan as his friend yet when others are around he treats him as just his servant. In the end, Amir goes back to Afghanistan to try to find "A way to be good again". He thinks he can redeem himself, but it is too late for Amir to make things right with Hassan. Amir realizes he can't leave until he has done the right thing for Sohrab and for himself.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most explored theme in the book would have to be friendship, guilt & redemption. I believe that this is the most explored because through the whole book people keep telling Amir that he is a good man, but in is head he still thinks of the friendship that he lost because he was to scared to help the person who cared for him most. Another way i believe this comes into factor, is when you find out Baba is Hassan's real father. I say this because while Baba and Ali were much like Hassan and Amir are, Baba slept with Hassan's mother. Making Hassan Baba's child, and a sense of redemption when Ali took Hassan with him earlier in the book.
ReplyDeleteI believe the main them displayed throughout this whole book is friendships. We can tell this because all of this book has been based around relationships. From Amir and Hassam’s all the way to Baba and Amir’s. The most important relationship in this book is Hassan’s and Amir’s. These two considered each other brothers and didn’t even know that they were actually brothers. Even though there was betrayal between the two, they still loved each other. The relationship between Baba and Amir at the beginning of our story is not good. It gradually gets better but only if Amir does something to make Baba proud. Amir is always trying to get his father to be proud of him, but always is failing. Until he wins the kite tournament, then this helps their relationship a lot. We can tell that Amir is becoming a man because he accepts to go into Kabul and get Hassan’s kid. This is a big step for Amir because his whole life he has been afraid to take action for Hassan, but now he is finally doing it. Amir is showing resilience by going into a very dangerous Kabul area, and trying to rescue a Hazard girl. The discrimination shown towards Hazard’s in this book is terrible. The reason that Hassan was killed was because he was a Hazara. And they show no respect towards them and do not consider them as good as Pashtuns. Also you can tell that their classes are very divided. Because Amir growing up as a rich boy never knew what poor kids went through. He didn’t know this because he never got to witness it as a kid, and that is why he is called a tourist by Farid. This just shows the class division in a country like this, where the rich have no clue how the poor live.
ReplyDeleteI believe the strongest theme throughout this novel so far is friendship, guilt and redemption. While growing up Amir and Hassan were very close, almost like brothers. They did everything together and Hassan would of done anything for Amir, until one day Hassan needed Amir to help him. Hassan was getting picked on by Assef and his friends. Amir was standing behind a building watching everything that Assef and his friends were doing to Hassan. Amir had two choices: he could have went and help Hassan like Hassan would of did for Amir a thousand times over again or Amir could run. Amir decided to run and for that he has always carried with him the guilt from that day. Amir moved to America for a better life and hoping for that guilt to leave because he is starting fresh, but he learns nothing is different. He visits an Rahim Khan in Peshawar and he tells Amir about Hassan and his wife getting shot and their son, Sohrab, being sent to a orphanage. Rahim tells Amir that he should go get Sohrab and bring him to a new home in Peshawar. I feel as if Amir goes and finds Sohrab and gives him a new life it might show that Amir actually does care for Hassan and it might show how much he truly is sorry for what he did to Hassan.
ReplyDeleteI think the stongest theme of the novel has to be friendship, guilt and redemtion. This theme seams to keep coming back the entire novel. Early in the novel Amir sturggles to have a freindship with Hassan because he is a Hazzara. Even thought he know that Hassan is ultimatly loyal to him and would do just about anything for him. As the novel continues Amir notices that his father seams to treat Hassan better than him at times. He even got Hassan a surgery for his cleft lip. Amir didnt like this. He was always trying to prove himself to his father yet it seamed that Hassan already has. This makes Amir quite jealous. DUring the scene in the ally way is when their freindship unfolds. Amir watches Hassan get raped by a local bully and does nothing about it. This is wear the guilty side comes in. Amir not doing anything starts to eat away at him and he cant deal with it so he decides he needs to find a way to get Hassan to leave. Amir does another act that he will be guilty for. He puts money and a watch that he got for his birthday and tells his father that Hassan stole it. To Amirs surprise, Hassan confesses that he did it because he knew his friend wanted him to go. this shows Hassans blind loyalty to Amir, and further shows Amir that Hassan is a better person than him.
ReplyDeleteThe most important theme that has presented itself in the novel would be friendship, guilt and redemption. Amir and Hassan had a very strong friendship during their childhood. They had their names carved on a pomegranate tree as it was said on page 27, “ One summer day, I used one of Ali’s kitchen knives to carve our names on it: ‘ Amir and Hassan, the sultans of Kabul.’ Those words made it formal: the tree was ours.” That strong connection they had was ruined by one big mistake that Amir did, which caused him to live with that guilt he had in him. At a point Amir knew that Hassan knew that Amir saw what happened to him on the day of the kite tournament. Amir still holds on to that guilt throughout his childhood and adult life. On page 105, Amir realizes that Hassan knows everything, “ Hassan knew. He knew I’d seen everything in that alley, that I’d stood there and done nothing. He knew I betrayed him and yet he was rescuing me once again, maybe for the last time.” After several years passed Amir got a call from Rahim Khan, so he can get a shot at redemption. On page 227 as it is described he takes a shot at redemption by bringing back Sohrab, “ Hassan loved me once, loved me in a way that no one ever had or ever would again. He was gone now, but a little part of him live on. It was in Kabul.” “ Then I told him I was going to Kabul. Told him to call the Caldwells in the morning.” There is a chance for Amir to be good again by going for Sohrab.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the most important/most explored themes would be friendship, guilt and redemption. I think this theme is really important because it is portrayed through the whole book in many different ways. Throughout the book Amir and Hassan have always been friends and always hung out with each other. Even though they were such good friends, Amir made some bad decision, which affected their friendship. In the beginning of the novel, they would go to a top of a hill, and on one of the trees they engraved their names into it. But it was suddenly changed when Hassan was getting raped by Assef. Amir knows they will never be the same after he just witnessed it and did nothing about it. Later on in the book Amir gets a letter from Hassan and you can tell Hassan is hopeful and forgiving. On page 218, as Amir reads the letter “I read the letter twice. I folded the note and looked at the photograph for another minute. I pocketed both.” You can tell that Amir is feeling guilt for what he has done. For redemption Amir is granting Rahim Khans wish of going to save Hassans son Sorab and bring him back. Amir didn't like the idea at first because he had a family back home and stormed out of the room. That day Amir was thinking about all the memories with Hassan and Baba, and on page 226 remembered wheat Rahim Khan had said “There is a way to be good again.” So Hassan went over to Kabul, to try to find Sorab and bring him home.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the novel, I believe that the most important theme is friendship, guilt and redemption. Friendship is important in this novel because Hassan and Amir are friends, and so are Baba and Ali. One example of friendship is shown when Hassan is Amir's only loyal friend because he won't give up the kite, even if it means him getting hurt. Late ron, another example of friendship is when Hassan wouldn't give up Baba's house to the Taliban because he told them he would take care of it, and e was keeping his word. Guilt is another important aspect because when Amir was on the phone with Soraya, she told him her past so she wouldn't have to feel guilty, but when it could have been Amirs turn to tell her, he didn't. Another guilt part in this book is starting on page 216 when Amir read Hassan's letter he wrote to him, he felt bad that he was always mean to him and never got to say sorry for everything. Redemption is shown when Amir is trying to become good again by finding Sohrab to help him have a better life out of the orphanage.
ReplyDeleteI think that the most important theme that is talked about in the book is friendship, guilt and redemption. Every part of the novel has to do with Amir and Hassan’s friendship and what happened between them. In the beginning of the story Amir and Hassan were very close friends and Amir would even say that he felt like a brother to him. Then when the rape happened and Amir didn’t step in to help Hassan and Hassan knew, their relationship fell apart. Amir has the guilt of never stepping in, never telling anymore, and then placing the money under Hassan’s mattress. As Hassan grows older, he forgives Amir for every way that he betrayed and hurt him. He tries to make Amir feel as if they can be friends and brothers again. This just makes Amir feel more guilt because he never got to apologize or say anything about the rape to Hassan. Amir now feels that he has to do anything in his power to make things right because at the end of the day there is no way he can say anything to Hassan anymore after his death. On page 226 it talk about the redemption for Amir to Hassan, “There is a way to be good again, he’d said. A way to end the cycle. With a little boy. Hassan’s son. Somewhere in Kabul. This is the only way that Amir can make it up to Hassan about the rape. He must go save Hassan’s son that is in Kabul struggling from the effects of the war.
ReplyDeleteI think that main themes that has a major role in this story would be friendship, guilt and redemption. I think that this theme is really important because In this novel Hassan is a great friend to Amir and would so anything for Amir. He would always obey Amir and do everything in his power to make Amir happy and to do anything to not upset him. In the novel after Hassan and Amir won the Kite competition Hassan ran to go find the kite so that Amir could bring it home to his father to make his father proud, because Hassan knew that that’s what Amir wanted. Hassan was always a great friend to Amir and when Amir saw Hassan getting raped he didn’t do or say anything about it. That ultimately ruined Hassans and Amir's friendship and Amir has been living the rest of his life with the guilt. He knew that he should have said said something done with but he was too big of a coward to do so. He was filled with so much guilt that he couldn’t even stand to be around Hassan. But when they are older and by the end of the novel Amir gets a chance to redeem himself and to make up for what he did to Hassan. Everyone gets a second chance and this is Amir's second chance to make up for what he did. He can save Hassan's son and take him back to a family and a safe place where he can live a happy and fulfilling life. Amir is still not sure if he should go and try to save Sohrab because he has a family and life back in America and doesn’t want to get hurt but he knows that he should do this one this for Hassan and try to make up for what he did to him. Because maybe if things would have been different and Amir would have stood up for Hassan all those years back, Hassan's life would have turned out differently and he wouldn't have been shot and killed. This story is all about Amirs and Hassan's friendship and the guilt that Amir has be struggling with since the rape.
ReplyDeleteOf all the themes shown throughout the novel, the most relevant one is becoming an adult/man. Of all the people that change throughout the novel, I believe that Amir grows or matures the most. In the beginning of the novel, Amir is just a young boy who has been pampered his entire life. Unlike most children at that time, he has many privileges that other don’t, such as good schooling, servants, and the wealth that his father has earned. In the beginning, Amir is rather selfish and only looks for the personal benefits in things instead of what it could do for others. For example, in the scene where Hassan is attacked and raped by the other boys, the only thing that Amir can think about is the thought of getting the kite so he can return to his father and their relationship can be normal for once. He does think about trying to help Hassan, but that was never the true goal Amir had in mind. As time goes on and the novel progresses, Amir starts to see the value in helping others and doing things not just for his personal needs and wants. An example of this would be his decision to go and get Sohrab. Amir is rather reluctant to do so, but realizes that that’s what Rahim Khan and Hassan want him to do. Hassan has basically devoted his entire life to Amir, and Amir finally realizes that he owes Hassan this favor that he asks of him. This theme is a reoccurring one especially for Amir throughout the entirety of the novel, and that’s why I believe it’s one of the main ones portrayed in the book.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the book I believe the main theme is discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, and class structure. When Hassan and Amir were young, they did everything together such as inscribing a phrase they both loved into a tree. They would hang out and be great friends but when they were out in public Amir treated him different because of his social status. I believe this because when Amir would read to Hassan, Amir would make up stories because Hassan was illiterate and couldn’t understand certain things. Jumping ahead of the novel when Hassan is trapped in the alley, Amir doesn’t step in because he knows that Hassan is just a Hazara even if they are “great friends.”
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the novel the biggest and most important theme is friendship. It's friendship because I feel that Baba and Amir could've had a better father son relationship and friendship. Baba and Ali had been friends their whole life and they were on opposite sides of the wealth spectrum. Baba and Rahim Khan they were friends forever and it seemed that Baba just payed more attention to everyone but his son. Then there is Amir and Hassan they were kind of friends but it needed work, like they would be friends when no one was around, but Hassan was always loyal and faithful to Amir. Where Amir was just never really nice to Hassan no matter what he did for him.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the novel, the major theme that I believe is being portrayed in the text is the relationship between fathers and sons. Throughout the whole story, Amir is just trying to find love between him and his father. From the beginning of the novel, I could tell that Baba's love is all Amir wanted. When Amir saw Baba giving his attention and love to Hassan, Amir became jealous and betrayed his "brother" Hassan by getting him in trouble with his Baba. This caused Ali and Hassan to leave the family, which devastated Baba. Later in the story, you learn that Baba was devastated because Hassan was actually his son as well. While Amir thought destroying the relationship between Hassan and Baba would bring him closer to Baba, his actions caused the opposite. Later in the story, when Baba is dying of cancer and refuses to be treated to prolong his life, Amir falls in love with a woman named Soraya. Amir asks Baba to ask Soraya's father, retired Afghan General Taheri, for Soraya's hand in marriage. Amir springs the question quickly because he knows his father is dying and wants to impress his father before he passes. Although the text doesn't clearly say this, one could draw conclusions because of how quickly they married. From the start of the novel, Amir has been trying to impress his Baba, but could never achieve his desires. With this marriage, Amir finally gets the chance to impress his father. Everything Amir does in the novel is to impress his Baba and earn his father's love. For these reasons, I believe the main theme in this story is the relationship between fathers and sons.
ReplyDeleteThe most explored theme would be friendship, guilt and redemption. I say that because Amir and Hassan have been together for a long time since childhood. They did many things together, like there names on a pomegranate tree as said on page 27. Also Amir reading stories to hassan as said in page 28. They had a well friendship a close one even though Amir would say to others that Hassan wasn’t his friend. They were so close together, best friends until the incident with Amir not helping Hassan. Amir didn’t step in a helped him out instead he ran as said in page 77. Because of Amir not helping Hassan that day he has had that guilt in him. Years has past and the guilt has not gone away. Redemption is shown when Amir has the opportunity again to do something right this time. With that it can help him get “rid” of that guilt he has. That opportunity is going to get Hassan’s son back. To get Sohrab so he can have a better life then where he is.What also helps him take that opportunity is because of the dream he has as it is told in page 239-240 he hears what Hassan would say “A thousand times over”. That was what Hassan would say to Amir. That he would do things for him over and over, that being defending him or what ever came up that Amir would need help on.
ReplyDeleteAt this point in the book, the main theme is Amir coming into adulthood/manhood. At the beginning of the novel, he is just a young boy growing up in Kabul. He watches Hassan get raped, and he doesn't do anything about it. The guilt that he feels eats away at him for his next 20-something years. At 18, he leaves the country with his Baba. They flee to America, and the readers see Amir go to college, meet a woman and marry her, and bury his father after he dies from cancer. This shows that he is coming into adulthood because he has to make hard decisions without his father to back them up. He has to go from his own judgment, thinking: will this work or not? Then, towards the end of the novel, he gets a call from Rahim Kahn, telling him to come back to Kabul because there is "a way to be good again." When Amir agrees to go, this shows more adulthood because he knows that he will face struggles and see horrible things when he gets there, but it is the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteThe major theme explored would be friendship, guilt, and redemption. I think throughout the novel, Hassan and Amir have a good bonding relationship and I feel that Hassan would do anything for Amir. In the novel after Hassan and Amir had won the kite competition Hassan ran to go find the kite. He did this so that Amir could bring it home to show his father and make him proud. Hassan was always a great friend to Amir, and when Hassan got raped Amir didn't do anything and ran away. Amir running away ruins his relationship with Hassan. Amir was filled with lots of guilt and I feel that's why he ran away like he did. By the end of the novel, Amir gets an opportunity to redeem himself and make up for what he did to Hassan. He could've saved Hassan's son and take him back to a safe place with a family where he could be happy. The Kite Runner is mainly about Amir's and Hassan's friendship and the guilt that has been rather challenging for Amir since the rape.
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