The Kite Runner: A novel about Betrayal and Redemption

The Kite Runner

It is a novel about relationships and how the complex relationships in our lives overlap and connect to make us the people we are. The Kite Runner also illustrates the similarities as well as the differences between the two countries and the two vastly different cultures. It is the story of both fathers and sons and friends and brothers, and it is a novel about right and wrong and the nature of evil.

Themes & Symbolism of the Novel

Betrayal

Which can be considered a form of sin, is enduring and ends up being cyclical in The Kite Runner. For most of the novel, Amir attempts to deal with his guilt by avoiding it. But doing this clearly does nothing toward redeeming himself, and thus his guilt endures. When Amir finds out about Baba's betrayal of Ali (and subsequent betrayal of Hassan), he realizes that everything he thought he knew and understood about his father was false. And Amir himself feels betrayed. But his Father has been dead for fifteen years, and there is nothing he can do about the situation.

Forgiveness

God who readily forgives those who ask for forgiveness, but it is people who have a hard time forgiving. Thus, the only way complete forgiveness can occur is when one forgives oneself, and that will only occur when one has truly attempted to atone for the mistakes that one has made.Ideas about forgiveness permeate The Kite Runner. Hassan's actions demonstrate that he forgives Amir's betrayal, although Amir needs to spend practically the entire novel to learn about the nature of forgiveness.

Love

The Kite Runner provides multiple examples of the complexity of various types of love.Hassan's love for Amir is selfless, while Amir's for Hassan is selfish. The two relationships thus demonstrate the nature of brotherly love, a love that includes jealousy and insecurity. Most of the characters are living a life that includes a personal quest for love. And most of them realize that both forgiveness and love of self are necessary before you are able to love another.

Social Class and Ethnic Tensions

The socioeconomic conditions in Afghanistan demonstrate the disparity between the majority (Sunni Muslims) and the minority (Shi'a Muslims) and how people discriminate against each other based on physical features and religious beliefs.

The Immigrant Experience

The Kite Runner effectively demonstrates that the difficulty of the immigrant experience begins when one attempts to leave his homeland.

I will end my post with a quote from the novel author Khaled Hosseini “Life goes on, unmindful of beginning or end, crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow dusty caravan of kochis.”

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