The Kite Runner: Thoughts, Reactions, and Predictions

This slingshot could have a meaning as simple as it is the weapon Sohrab used to harm Assef when he fights Amir. The slingshot is Amir's saving grace. I believe the slingshot also represents Sohrab and Amir's relationship. Before Sohrab saved Amir's life from Assef, there was tension between the two, and there still is directly following the incident. Their relationship then began to seem as if the slingshot was releasing in slow motion. Slowly, the tension between Sohrab and Amir disappeared and the two became close companions. The slingshot brought the two together. This train of thought I had was more than likely not intended by Khaled Hosseini.

As you may have noticed, my last two blog posts were considerably far apart, yet this one is appearing the day after my most recent. These last few chapters had me trembling on the edge of my seat. The author has an incredible talent of crafting words that leaves the reader desperate to find out what happens next. After finishing the novel, I have one aspect that I cannot make up my mind about: the way it ends. The ending is not a happily ever after. The book concludes with Amir seeing Sohrab smile for the first time since arriving in America. Although this may sound like a happy ending, Sohrab only had a half hearted smile while flying the kite with Amir. He then goes back to his emotionless self. The reason I found the ending difficult to swallow was that Amir and Sohrab had such an amazing connection before arriving in America. Sohrab finally began to trust Amir and they did everything together; Amir risked his life for him multiple times. Then Amir broke the trust and it was never ...

These chapters of The Kite Runner intrigued me, however the novel has become quite predictable from the reader's point of view. I have read enough books to know that there are going to be complications when Baba and Amir move to America. First, the two live off of government money, but due to Baba's pride, he immediately returns the food stamps upon receiving a job at a gas station. Amir also graduates high school and desires to go to a junior college and study Creative Writing. Amir's choice does not make Baba jump for joy. I believe that Baba's problem with Amir becoming a writer is that he wants his son to fulfill a job with more purpose. He want's his son to follow in his footsteps and carry on the family name as he wishes, which does not align with Amir's desires. Amir also finds a suitable wife while selling items at a flee market. During these chapters, Baba is also diagnosed with cancer, I would assume it to be in his lungs because he was an avid smoker...

This is how I felt multiple times throughout the chapters 6-10. First, when Amir is forced to leave his home and live in worse conditions than he had ever before. He is what I call a "spoiled brat". I also felt this way when Kamal was given what he watched and assisted do to another. He was raped. He had assisted Assef in the raping of Hassan and he was raped in return.These are horrible things to wish upon someone, which I do not, but these two brought it upon themselves.

When I wrote my first blog post, I predicted that Hassan would leave due to the war. I was right about Hassan leaving, but I was wrong about why. These chapters developed Amir and revealed his true colors. I am beginning to develop a feeling of dislike for Amir, which is unusual since he is the main character. The way he treated Ali and Hassan is horrible. In the first parts of the book, he respected the two servants. Now, he doesn't defend Hassan. He could have stopped Assef and his gang from raping Hassan. Instead, he cowardly ran and pretended he saw nothing. Even after this, he completely ignores the two servants to the best of his abilities. Lastly, he frames them for stealing money and his new watch, forcing the two to quit and leave the household. Amir's selfish acts inflicted pain upon Hassan, Ali, and Baba. Baba didn't want the servants to leave, he had a deep connection with them; he had grown up with Ali. Before Hassan is raped, Amir wins the Kite Fighting tourna...

As I began The Kite Runner, I was concerned for how I was going to get through the novel and comprehend the different elements of this bestseller. The largest problem I had throughout the first few pages was that there was a slight language barrier. The book is written in English, but multiple words are written in a different language, more than likely the one commonly spoken in Afghanistan. I continued to read and became invested into the relationship Amir and Hassan have. The two boys have more than a friendship, and it can better be described as a brotherhood. Amir is a wealthy and respected individual in his community. Hassan is the son of the household servant. The two boys grew up in the same house, were weened from the same breast, and took their first steps in the same lawn. Throughout the first few chapters it was brought to my attention that Baba, Amir's father, treats Hassan similarly to the way he treats Amir. This caused my mind to race in many different directions. I ...