The Kite Runner, author Khaled Hosseini wrote after when he heard a news about Talban had banned kite flying in Afghanistan in 1999.The book is all about guilt,redemption,betrayal , class issue,jealousyand love between father and son.It is an historical novel about the pre-Russian invasion and pre-Taliban rule of Afghanistan, as well life in Afghanistan under Taliban rule and life in a post-Taliban Afghanistan.Actually The Kite Runner is a bildungsroman that also shows how the two country are similar and dissimilar and even differences in culture.
So the story starts with two boys Amir (rich Pastun boy) and Hassan (a hazara).Amir is the son of a rich merchant believes that his father blames him for his mother death who died at the time of giving birth to Amir wheras Hassan along with his father ,Ali,were servants to Amir and his father,Baba,who love both the boys but Amir feels jealous of this..Though unequal in status but both are close and inseparable. Once Babba talked to his closest friend Rahim Khan abouhis concerns with his son's lack of courage and strength. At the time of kite flying tournament in ,Amir won the match and finally earns Baba's praise.Hassan runs for the last cut kite , a bigger trophy ,and says to Amir "For you, a thousand times over". However, after finding the kite, Hassan encounters Assef(old boy) on the way and Hassan refuses to give up the kite, and Assef beats him severely and rapes him. Amir witnesses the act but is too scared to save him.As he was busy in thinking to win the kite and Baba will be proud of him. He feels incredibly guilty but knows his cowardice behavior will destroy his Baba's love and affection, so he keeps quiet about the incident. Afterwards, Amir keeps distant from Hassan; his feelings of guilt prevent him from interacting with him.So he played a trick to exile Hassan from home by putting watch and some money inside his mattress. But Hassan falsely confesses to Baba and Baba forgives him . But anyway Hassan and Ali leave.
In Second Part
After few years passed ,Amir and Baba escape to Peshawar,Pakistan and then to Fremont ,California as the Soviet Union militarily intervenes in Afghanistan. Baba begins work at a gas station and after graduation Amir took classes. Amir fall in love with Soraya Taheri. As Baba was suffering from cancer therefore he convinced Soraya'father for their marriage. Shortly After some days of marriage baba die. Amir and Soraya settle happily but came to know that thwy will never have child.
One day ,Amir received a call Rahim khan and asked Amir to come Peshawar.So from Rahim Khan ,Amir came to know that Ali was died and Hassan and his wife were killed in saving Baba's house and he also came to know that Hassan was his half-brother ,he was son of Baba.Rahim asked Amir to save Hassan' son Sohrab. Therefore Amir decides to make thing right . Amir learns from Farid(taxi driver)that Sohrab is kept at Assef ' house ,where Amir saw Sohrab dressed as a girl and even Assef had raped him also.Assef fights with Amir and Sohrab defends Amir with his father's slingshot that Amir gave to Hassan for his birthday. Amir eventually manages to take him back to the United States. When Amir's father-in-law, General Taheri, questions Amir what he is to tell people why he has taken in a Hazara into his home. Amir stood up to General Taheri, and told him that he was the Sohrab's real uncle and that the General will not refer to Sohrab as that Hazara boy in his presence.Amir's courage and loyalty was tested several times but at last he showed courage
According to me moral of the novel is that you can't run away from your mistakes, and no matter what you will one day face the consequences and will have to accept them. Redemption and forgiving yourself for the thing you have done in past.Fight for your own and others also ,don't be coward.It's better to forgive yourself than doing something that can make you feel so sorry.
So the story starts with two boys Amir (rich Pastun boy) and Hassan (a hazara).Amir is the son of a rich merchant believes that his father blames him for his mother death who died at the time of giving birth to Amir wheras Hassan along with his father ,Ali,were servants to Amir and his father,Baba,who love both the boys but Amir feels jealous of this..Though unequal in status but both are close and inseparable. Once Babba talked to his closest friend Rahim Khan abouhis concerns with his son's lack of courage and strength. At the time of kite flying tournament in ,Amir won the match and finally earns Baba's praise.Hassan runs for the last cut kite , a bigger trophy ,and says to Amir "For you, a thousand times over". However, after finding the kite, Hassan encounters Assef(old boy) on the way and Hassan refuses to give up the kite, and Assef beats him severely and rapes him. Amir witnesses the act but is too scared to save him.As he was busy in thinking to win the kite and Baba will be proud of him. He feels incredibly guilty but knows his cowardice behavior will destroy his Baba's love and affection, so he keeps quiet about the incident. Afterwards, Amir keeps distant from Hassan; his feelings of guilt prevent him from interacting with him.So he played a trick to exile Hassan from home by putting watch and some money inside his mattress. But Hassan falsely confesses to Baba and Baba forgives him . But anyway Hassan and Ali leave.
In Second Part
After few years passed ,Amir and Baba escape to Peshawar,Pakistan and then to Fremont ,California as the Soviet Union militarily intervenes in Afghanistan. Baba begins work at a gas station and after graduation Amir took classes. Amir fall in love with Soraya Taheri. As Baba was suffering from cancer therefore he convinced Soraya'father for their marriage. Shortly After some days of marriage baba die. Amir and Soraya settle happily but came to know that thwy will never have child.
One day ,Amir received a call Rahim khan and asked Amir to come Peshawar.So from Rahim Khan ,Amir came to know that Ali was died and Hassan and his wife were killed in saving Baba's house and he also came to know that Hassan was his half-brother ,he was son of Baba.Rahim asked Amir to save Hassan' son Sohrab. Therefore Amir decides to make thing right . Amir learns from Farid(taxi driver)that Sohrab is kept at Assef ' house ,where Amir saw Sohrab dressed as a girl and even Assef had raped him also.Assef fights with Amir and Sohrab defends Amir with his father's slingshot that Amir gave to Hassan for his birthday. Amir eventually manages to take him back to the United States. When Amir's father-in-law, General Taheri, questions Amir what he is to tell people why he has taken in a Hazara into his home. Amir stood up to General Taheri, and told him that he was the Sohrab's real uncle and that the General will not refer to Sohrab as that Hazara boy in his presence.Amir's courage and loyalty was tested several times but at last he showed courage
According to me moral of the novel is that you can't run away from your mistakes, and no matter what you will one day face the consequences and will have to accept them. Redemption and forgiving yourself for the thing you have done in past.Fight for your own and others also ,don't be coward.It's better to forgive yourself than doing something that can make you feel so sorry.
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