The Kite Runner Quotes Analysis

Quote:
“Standing in the kitchen with the receiver, I knew it wasn’t just Rahim Kahn on the line. It was my past of unatoned sins.” (Hassan, 1)

Response: This quote foreshadows to the reader what the book is going to be about. The reader can assume that the book will be about the narrators past life. Once I read farther into the book and saw what the narrator (Amir) was referring to I realized that there was going to be a theme of redemption throughout the novel. Rahim Khan calling him was the beginning of Amir’s journey to right his wrongs. This quote also reminds me of an old saying “you can run from the past, but it will eventually catch up to you”. This is a good representation of what Amir is doing. He has ran from his past for a long
As children grow up they develop their own personalities. Parents sometimes may want to force a certain way to act or lifestyle on a child hence “coloring them with your favorite colors”. I feel that this quote reflects a problem in society. We as a society have this idea that you are supposed to act a certain way or do certain things and if you don’t then you are different. The reason Rahim Khan said this to Baba was because Baba was complaining about how Amir was not growing up and becoming a young man the way that Baba did. Baba has a want for Amir to be exactly like him and Baba is constantly disappointed when he sees that Amir is very different from himself. This is one of the main reasons that there is a constant barrier between Baba and Amir. Rahim Khan is more of a father figure to Amir than Baba is at this time because Rahim has always supported Amir in everything. While Baba complains about how Amir reads and writes instead of playing football. This is an example of how Baba expects Amir to act then is let down when he is different. I feel that Amir is aware of these expectations and feels guilty for not meeting