Friday, January 14, 2011

SYMBOLS found within "The Kite Runner"


Kites:

The kite acts as a symbol for Amir’s in opposite ways.  Fighting kites is what he enjoyed most when he was younger with Hassan, but it also reminds him of the guilt from the night Hassan was raped; because of the kite. He wanted Baba to be proud of him, and in order to do that he needed to present Baba with the last kite that went down in the fight. He will always remember the kite as a sign of his betrayal of Hassan. But after Amir redeems himself by adapting Sohrab, he then fly's a kite with him and does not feel the previous guilt. He feels the joy he had when him and Hassan would fight kites when they were younger. Flying the kite with Sohrab at the end is what starts a real connection between him and Sohrab.

Hassan's cleft lip:

Hassan’s cleft lip is one of his most obviouse features as a child, and it is one of the features Amir refers to most in describing him. Hassan being a Hazara does not have the money to pay for the surgery to fix it. Baba being Hassan's secret biological father pays for his surgey for his birthday showing his secret love for Hassan.

When Amir ans Assef get into their big fight, Assef splits Amir's lip and leave a scar similar to Hassan's. This helps Amir feel like part of Hassan is always with him and helps him do what is right. Which is adopting Sohrab, and being a loving father to him.

No comments:

Post a Comment