How Does Amir Change In The Kite Runner

The political discourse and historical tragedies that affect a country can cause turmoil in the lives of the citizens that reside there. The people of Afghanistan have been forced to cope with the chaos of their country which has left them traumatized and inconvenienced. In the novel, The Kite Runner, each character has their lives drastically changed as the events of Afghanistan's past world issues create hardship, grief, and difference for the lives of Amir, Sohrab and Farid.
The first character that has been affected by Afghanistan’s world issues is Amir; throughout the novel he has been faced with forced relocation caused by the Afghan-Soviet War and intense emotional and physical trauma caused by the Taliban. During the Russian Invasion, Amir and his father are forced to relocate to America due to the intense warfare that is threatening the peace of Kabul, Afghanistan. In America, Amir is able to assimilate into western culture with ease. His life in America becomes relatively better when compared to his life in Afghanistan. In Amir’s words, “... America was a place to bury
Farid is a symbol of afghan patriotism due to his affiliation with the Mujahideen. Amir explains that Farid was apart of the Jihad (an abbreviation of Mujahideen), “At fourteen, he and his father had joined the jihad against the Shorawi” (Hosseini 242). The Mujahideen were a group of muslim guerilla fighters that fought against the Soviet Union during the Afghan-Soviet war. Farid and his father were members of the Mujahideen and took part of the Afghanistan rebellion in 1979. His heroic act of defending his country shows true Afghan pride when considering he fought against Russian