Finding Peace In Khaled Hosseini's 'The Kite Runner'
Discuss how and why one of the main themes in the novel is about finding peace in one’s soul.
In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, finding peace in one’s soul or redeeming oneself is key to the plot. Ever since the beginning of the novel, the protagonist has been trying to find redemption, as well as forgiveness and appreciation from his father in order to mend their skew relationship. He blames himself for the death of his mother. Moreover, betraying his best friend, and half-brother, did not bring him any closer to redemption. Furthermore, the author makes it seem as if the mistakes that he had made in the past, are the ones that he can never forget. However, on one fateful day he received a phone call from an old friend, Rahim Kahn, a phone call which brought him all the way back to his childhood.
The novel begins with a complicated relationship between Amir, the protagonist, and his Father, Baba. “I always felt like Baba hated me a little… I had killed his beloved wife… The least I could have done was to have the decency to have turned out a little more like him.” Makes it clear that Amir feels that he is …show more content…
The author, Khaled Hosseini, makes it seem as if Amir’s past returns to haunt him in the future. As he receives confirmation that Soraya will marry him, he also finds out that she had lost her virginity to an Afghan man before Amir. This does not stop the marriage, however Amir is not very happy. He also seems to realize his sins as their relationship progresses. “Perhaps something, someone, somewhere, had decided to deny me fatherhood for the things I had done. Maybe this was my punishment, and perhaps justly so.” Tells us that Amir believed he was being punished with infertility for what he had done to Hassan many years ago. Soraya gives him an opportunity to share his sins, which would be a huge step in redeeming himself, however he refuses to speak about the past, and moves
In the novel, The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini, finding peace in one’s soul or redeeming oneself is key to the plot. Ever since the beginning of the novel, the protagonist has been trying to find redemption, as well as forgiveness and appreciation from his father in order to mend their skew relationship. He blames himself for the death of his mother. Moreover, betraying his best friend, and half-brother, did not bring him any closer to redemption. Furthermore, the author makes it seem as if the mistakes that he had made in the past, are the ones that he can never forget. However, on one fateful day he received a phone call from an old friend, Rahim Kahn, a phone call which brought him all the way back to his childhood.
The novel begins with a complicated relationship between Amir, the protagonist, and his Father, Baba. “I always felt like Baba hated me a little… I had killed his beloved wife… The least I could have done was to have the decency to have turned out a little more like him.” Makes it clear that Amir feels that he is …show more content…
The author, Khaled Hosseini, makes it seem as if Amir’s past returns to haunt him in the future. As he receives confirmation that Soraya will marry him, he also finds out that she had lost her virginity to an Afghan man before Amir. This does not stop the marriage, however Amir is not very happy. He also seems to realize his sins as their relationship progresses. “Perhaps something, someone, somewhere, had decided to deny me fatherhood for the things I had done. Maybe this was my punishment, and perhaps justly so.” Tells us that Amir believed he was being punished with infertility for what he had done to Hassan many years ago. Soraya gives him an opportunity to share his sins, which would be a huge step in redeeming himself, however he refuses to speak about the past, and moves